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1 speculate
['spekjʊleɪt] 1.verbo transitivo supporre, congetturare2.1) speculare, meditare2) econ. speculare* * *['spekjuleit](to make guesses: He's only speculating - he doesn't know; There's no point in speculating about what's going to happen.) speculare* * *['spekjʊleɪt] 1.verbo transitivo supporre, congetturare2.1) speculare, meditare2) econ. speculare -
2 wonder **** won·der
['wʌndə(r)]1. n1) (feeling) meraviglia, stupore m2) (object or cause of wonder) miracolo, portentoit is no or little or small wonder that he left — c'è poco or non c'è da meravigliarsi che sia partito
the wonder of it was that... — la cosa incredibile or sorprendente era che...
to do or work wonders — fare miracoli
2. vtchiedersi, domandarsiI wonder whether or if... — mi chiedo se...
I wonder where/how/when — mi chiedo dove/come/quando
3. vi1)(ask o.s., speculate)
to wonder about — pensare diI was wondering about going out for dinner — pensavo di andare fuori a cena, magari
does she know about it? — I wonder — lo sa? — è quello che mi chiedo anch'io
2) (be surprised) stupirsi, meravigliarsi
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