Sentence examples of "astonishing" in English

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Translations: all13 étonner9 étonnant3 other translations1
It is astonishing to witness that the Iranians, onto whom the Arabs imposed Islam through military defeat, have become its most zealous followers to the point of oppressing those of Zoroastrianism, though it is the religion of their own fathers. A kind of Stockholm syndrome on the national scale. Il est étonnant de constater que les Iraniens, auxquels les Arabes ont imposé l'Islam en les battant militairement, sont devenus ses plus zélés adeptes au point d'opprimer ceux du Zoroastrisme, qui est pourtant la religion de leurs propres pères. Une sorte de syndrome de Stockholm à l'échelle nationale.
The skyscraper's elevators ascend at an astonishing rate of speed. Les ascenseurs du gratte-ciel s'élèvent à une vitesse étonnante.
I have been more than once intoxicated, my passions have always bordered on extravagance: I am not ashamed to confess it; for I have learned, by my own experience, that all extraordinary men, who have accomplished great and astonishing actions, have ever been decried by the world as drunken or insane. J'ai été plus d'une fois intoxiqué, mes passions ont toujours été près de l'extravagance : je n'ai pas honte de l'avouer ; car j'ai appris, par ma propre expérience, que tous les grands hommes, qui ont accompli de grandes et étonnantes actions, ont été dénoncés par le monde comme intoxiqués ou malades.
I was too astonished to speak. Je suis resté sans voix tellement j'étais étonné.
I was astonished at the news. J'ai été étonné de ces nouvelles.
I was astonished by his ignorance. J'étais étonné de son ignorance.
I'm astonished by her cleverness. Je suis étonné par son habileté.
His memory never ceases to astonish me. Sa mémoire ne cesse jamais de m'étonner.
I was astonished at sight of him. Il était étonné de le voir.
I was astonished to hear what had happened. J'ai été étonné d'entendre ce qui s'était passé.
I was astonished by the clarity of the picture. Je fus étonné par la clarté de l'image.
It's astonishing, the size of his head. C'est impressionnant la taille de sa tête.
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