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1 startled
startled ['stɑ:tld]∎ there was a startled silence il y a eu un silence étonné;∎ the startled waiter dropped the tray le serveur, surpris, a laissé tomber son plateau;∎ the startled guests didn't move les invités, ahuris, restaient sans bouger -
2 startled
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3 startled
1 ( taken aback) surpris (at de ; to do de faire) ; -
4 startle
startle ['stɑ:təl](person → surprise) surprendre, étonner; (→ frighten, alarm) faire peur à, alarmer; (→ cause to jump) faire sursauter; (animal, bird, fish) effaroucher;∎ I didn't mean to startle you je ne voulais pas vous faire peur;∎ it startled me or I was startled to see how much he had aged j'ai été surpris ou ç'a été un choc pour moi de voir à quel point il avait vieilli;∎ the noise startled him out of his reverie le bruit l'a brusquement tiré de ses rêveriess'effaroucher -
5 jump
1. verb1) (to (cause to) go quickly off the ground with a springing movement: He jumped off the wall / across the puddle / over the fallen tree / into the swimming-pool; Don't jump the horse over that fence!) (faire) sauter2) (to rise; to move quickly (upwards): She jumped to her feet; He jumped into the car.) sauter3) (to make a startled movement: The noise made me jump.) sursauter4) (to pass over (a gap etc) by bounding: He jumped the stream easily.) franchir (d'un bond)2. noun1) (an act of jumping: She crossed the stream in one jump.) bond2) (an obstacle to be jumped over: Her horse fell at the third jump.) saut3) (a jumping competition: the high jump.) saut4) (a startled movement: She gave a jump when the door suddenly banged shut.) sursaut5) (a sudden rise, eg in prices: There has been a jump in the price of potatoes.) montée en flèche•- jumpy- jump at - jump for joy - jump on - jump the gun - jump the queue - jump to conclusions / jump to the conclusion that - jump to it -
6 startle
startle [ˈstα:tl][sound, sb's arrival] faire sursauter ; [news, telegram] alarmer• you startled me! tu m'as fait sursauter !* * *['stɑːtl]transitive verb1) ( take aback) surprendre2) ( alarm) [sight, sound, person] effrayer -
7 let fall
(to drop: She was so startled she let fall everything she was carrying.) lâcher -
8 startle
(to give a shock or surprise to: The sound startled me.) faire sursauter -
9 startle
1 ( take aback) [reaction, tone, event, discovery] surprendre ;
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startled — adj. 1) startled at (startled at the news) 2) startled to + inf. (she was startled to hear of their divorce) * * * startled to + inf. (she was startled to hear of their divorce) startled at (startled at the news) … Combinatory dictionary
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startled — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. frightened, alarmed, shocked; see surprised … English dictionary for students