astonishing
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a·ston·ish
(ə-stŏn′ĭsh)tr.v. as·ton·ished, as·ton·ish·ing, as·ton·ish·es
To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise.
[Alteration of Middle English astonen, from Old French estoner, from Vulgar Latin *extonāre : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin tonāre, to thunder; see (s)tenə- in Indo-European roots.]
a·ston′ish·ing·ly adv.
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astonishing
(əˈstɒnɪʃɪŋ)adj
causing great surprise or amazement; astounding
aˈstonishingly adv
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as•ton•ish•ing
(əˈstɒn ɪ ʃɪŋ)adj.
causing astonishment or surprise; amazing.
[1520–30]
as•ton′ish•ing•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | astonishing - surprising greatly; "she does an amazing amount of work"; "the dog was capable of astonishing tricks" surprising - causing surprise or wonder or amazement; "the report shows a surprising lack of hard factual data"; "leaped up with surprising agility"; "she earned a surprising amount of money" |
2. | astonishing - so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; "such an enormous response was astonishing"; "an astounding achievement"; "the amount of money required was staggering"; "suffered a staggering defeat"; "the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying" impressive - making a strong or vivid impression; "an impressive ceremony" |
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astonishing
adjective amazing, striking, surprising, brilliant, stunning, impressive, overwhelming, staggering, startling, sensational (informal), bewildering, breathtaking, astounding, eye-opening, wondrous (archaic or literary), jaw-dropping, stupefying, gee-whizz (slang) an astonishing display of physical strength
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astonishing
adjectiveSo remarkable as to elicit disbelief:
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Translations
مُدْهِش، عَجيبمُذْهِل
udivující
forbløffendeforbavsende
hämmästyttävä
zapanjujući
furîulegur
驚くばかりの
놀라운
udivujúci
presenetljiv
förvånansvärd
น่าประหลาดใจ
đáng kinh ngạc
astonishing
[əˈstɒnɪʃɪŋ] ADJ [achievement, coincidence, news] → asombroso, pasmosoI find it astonishing that → me asombra or pasma que ... + subjun, me parece increíble que ... + subjun
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astonishing
[əˈstɒnɪʃɪŋ] adj [speed, success, variety, achievement, result] → étonnant(e), stupéfiant(e); [attack, outburst, story] → étonnant(e), stupéfiant(e); [beauty] → étonnant(e), stupéfiant(e)I find it astonishing that ... → je trouve incroyable que ...
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
astonishing
adj → erstaunlich
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
astonishing
[əˈstɒnɪʃɪŋ] adj → sorprendente, stupefacenteI find it astonishing that ... → mi stupisce che...
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
astonish
(əˈstoniʃ) verb to surprise greatly. I was astonished by his ignorance.
aˈstonishing adjectivean astonishing sight.
aˈstonishment nounTo my astonishment she burst into tears.
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astonishing
→ مُذْهِل udivující forbløffende erstaunlich καταπληκτικός asombroso hämmästyttävä étonnant zapanjujući stupefacente 驚くばかりの 놀라운 verbazingwekkend forbausende zadziwiający surpreendente ошеломляющий förvånansvärd น่าประหลาดใจ şaşırtıcı đáng kinh ngạc 令人惊异的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009