Translation of “astonishment” to French

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Dictionary: "astonishment" - translations and examples

astonishment [əsˈtɔnɪʃmənt] noun

pl. astonishments

l' étonnement m (emotional condition)

We were struck dumb with astonishment.

Nous étions sans voix d'étonnement.

la surprise f

"astonishment": synonyms

astonishment:: amazement bewilderment disorientation stupefaction surprise

Exemples with "astonishment"

We were struck dumb with astonishment. Nous étions sans voix d'étonnement.

The Princess of Cleves being at those years, wherein people think a woman is incapable of inciting love after the age of twenty-five, beheld with the utmost astonishment the King's passion for the Duchess, who was a grandmother, and had lately married her granddaughter. Madame de Clèves, qui était dans cet âge où l’on ne croit pas qu’une femme puisse être aimée quand elle a passé vingt-cinq ans, regardait avec un extrême étonnement l’attachement que le roi avait pour cette duchesse, qui était grand-mère, et qui venait de marier sa petite-fille.

Astonishment deprived me of speech. La stupéfaction me laissa sans voix.

She stared at him in astonishment. Elle le fixa avec stupéfaction.

To my astonishment, my money was gone. À ma stupéfaction, mon argent avait disparu.

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