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1 surprised
adjective (showing or feeling surprise: his surprised face; I'm surprised (that) he's not here; You behaved badly - I'm surprised at you!; I wouldn't be surprised if he won.) surprins -
2 taken aback
(surprised and usually rather upset: She was taken aback by his rudeness.) surprins, uluit -
3 surprise
1. noun((the feeling caused by) something sudden or unexpected: His statement caused some surprise; Your letter was a pleasant surprise; There were some nasty surprises waiting for her when she returned; He stared at her in surprise; To my surprise the door was unlocked; ( also adjective) He paid them a surprise visit.) surpriză2. verb1) (to cause to feel surprise: The news surprised me.) a surprinde2) (to lead, by means of surprise, into doing something: Her sudden question surprised him into betraying himself.) a surprinde3) (to find, come upon, or attack, without warning: They surprised the enemy from the rear.) a surprinde•- surprising
- surprisingly
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4 astound
(to make (someone) very surprised: I was astounded to hear of his imprisonment.) a şoca -
5 be floored
1) (be completely surprised or shocked: We were completely floored by his behavior.)2) (to have a floor of: Our bathroom is floored with ceramic tiles.) -
6 faintly
1) (in a faint manner: A light shone faintly.) slab2) (slightly; rather: She looked faintly surprised.) oarecum -
7 familiarity
[-li'æ-]1) (the state of being familiar: I was surprised by her familiarity with our way of life.)2) (an act of (too) friendly behaviour: You must not allow such familiarities.) -
8 flabbergasted
(very surprised: She was quite flabbergasted when we told her.) uluit -
9 fluency
noun (ease in speaking or expressing: Her fluency surprised her colleagues.) fluenţă (în exprimare) -
10 frequency
plural - frequencies; noun1) (the state of happening often: The frequency of her visits surprised him.) regularitate2) ((in electricity, radio etc) the number of waves, vibrations etc per second: At what frequency does the sound occur?) frecvenţă3) (a set wavelength on which radio stations regularly broadcast: I regularly listen to this frequency in order to hear my favourite music.) frecvenţă -
11 inability
[inə'biləti](the lack of power, means, ability etc (to do something): I was surprised at his inability to read.) neputinţă -
12 man of the world
(a sophisticated man who is not likely to be shocked or surprised by most things: You can speak freely - we're all men of the world.) om trecut prin viaţă/cu experienţă -
13 prompt
I [prompt] adjective(acting, or happening, without delay or punctually: a prompt reply; I'm surprised that she's late. She's usually so prompt.) prompt, punctual- promptly- promptness
- at one/two o'clock prompt II [prompt] verb1) (to persuade to do something: What prompted you to say that?) a face2) (to remind (especially an actor) of the words that he is to say: Several actors forgot their words and had to be prompted.) a sufla•- prompter -
14 refusal
noun I was surprised at his refusal to help me; When we sent out the wedding invitations, we had several refusals.) refuz -
15 should
[ʃud]negative short form - shouldn't; verb1) (past tense of shall: I thought I should never see you again.) voi..., vom...2) (used to state that something ought to happen, be done etc: You should hold your knife in your right hand; You shouldn't have said that.) a trebui3) (used to state that something is likely to happen etc: If you leave now, you should arrive there by six o'clock.) a urma (să)4) (used after certain expressions of sorrow, surprise etc: I'm surprised you should think that.) a nu-i veni să creadă că...5) (used after if to state a condition: If anything should happen to me, I want you to remember everything I have told you today.) aş, ai, ar, am, aţi, ar6) ((with I or we) used to state that a person wishes something was possible: I should love to go to France (if only I had enough money).) doar dacă...7) (used to refer to an event etc which is rather surprising: I was just about to get on the bus when who should come along but John, the very person I was going to visit.) şi iată că... -
16 that
1. [ðæt] plural - those; adjective(used to indicate a person, thing etc spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: Don't take this book - take that one; At that time, I was living in Italy; When are you going to return those books?) acel, acea, acei, acele2. pronoun(used to indicate a thing etc, or (in plural or with the verb be) person or people, spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: What is that you've got in your hand?; Who is that?; That is the Prime Minister; Those present at the concert included the composer and his wife.) acela, aceea, aceia, acelea3. [ðət, ðæt] relative pronoun(used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned in a preceding clause in order to distinguish it from others: Where is the parcel that arrived this morning?; Who is the man (that) you were talking to?) (pe/cu/de) care4. [ðət, ðæt] conjunction1) ((often omitted) used to report what has been said etc or to introduce other clauses giving facts, reasons, results etc: I know (that) you didn't do it; I was surprised (that) he had gone.) că2) (used to introduce expressions of sorrow, wishes etc: That I should be accused of murder!; Oh, that I were with her now!) dacă (...)!5. adverb(so; to such an extent: I didn't realize she was that ill.) atât de- that's that -
17 wonder
1. noun1) (the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary: He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.) mirare2) (something strange, unexpected or extraordinary: the Seven Wonders of the World; You work late so often that it's a wonder you don't take a bed to the office!) minune3) (the quality of being strange or unexpected: The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.) revelaţie2. verb1) (to be surprised: Caroline is very fond of John - I shouldn't wonder if she married him.) a (se) mira2) (to feel curiosity or doubt: Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money?) a se întreba (dacă)3) (to feel a desire to know: I wonder what the news is.) a se întreba•- wonderfully
- wonderingly
- wonderland
- wondrous
- no wonder
См. также в других словарях:
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surprised — index unaware Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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surprised — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very … Collocations dictionary
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surprised — [[t]sə(r)pra͟ɪzd[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, oft ADJ at/by n, ADJ to inf, ADJ that/how If you are surprised at something, you have a feeling of surprise, because it is unexpected or unusual. This lady was genuinely surprised at what… … English dictionary
