s'étonner in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for s'étonner in the French»English Dictionary

I.étonner [etɔne] VB trans

étonner

to surprise

ta réaction m'étonne

I'm surprised by your reaction

‘il viendra?’—‘ça m'étonnerait (fort)’

‘will he come?’—‘I'd be (very) surprised if he did’

ça m'étonnerait qu'elle refuse

I'd be surprised if she refused

tu m'étonneras toujours

you never cease to amaze me

‘tu vas accepter?’—‘tu m'étonnes inf!’ (évidemment)

‘are you going to accept?’—‘of course I am!’

II.s'étonner VB refl

s'étonner refl:

s'étonner

to be surprised (que that, de qc at sth)

il ne faut pas s'étonner que …

it should come as no surprise that …

pourquoi s'étonner de voir

why should it come as a surprise to see

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son courage ne cesse de m'étonner

his/her courage never ceases to amaze me

comment s'étonner qu'il ait échoué?

it's hardly surprising that he failed!

voici qui va vous étonner/amuser

here is ou this is something that'll surprise you/that you'll find amusing

cela ne laisse pas d'étonner

it is a continual source of amazement

Translations for s'étonner in the English»French Dictionary

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astonish

surprendre, étonner

to marvel that …

s'étonner de ce que …

marvel

s'étonner (at de)

to wonder at sth

s'étonner de qc

s'étonner in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for s'étonner in the French»English Dictionary

I.étonner [etɔne] VB trans

étonner

to astonish

II.étonner [etɔne] VB refl

s'étonner de qc

to be surprised at sth

s'étonner que qn fasse qc (subj)

to be surprised at sb doing sth

Translations for s'étonner in the English»French Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

astonish

étonner

to marvel at sb/sth

s'étonner de qn/qc

to wonder that

s'étonner que +subj

to wonder at sb/sth

s'étonner de qn/qc

s'étonner Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

s'étonner de qc

to be surprised at sth

s'étonner que qn fasse qc (subj)

to be surprised at sb doing sth