D'étonnement (en. Of astonishment)

de.tɔ.n.mɑ̃

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

State of someone who is surprised or stunned.

There was an air of astonishment on his face.

Il y avait un air d'étonnement sur son visage.

Manifestation of intense surprise.

The spectators expressed their astonishment with applause.

Les spectateurs exprimèrent leur étonnement par des applaudissements.

Reaction to something unexpected.

His speech caused great astonishment among the guests.

Son discours a suscité un grand étonnement parmi les invités.

From the verb 'étonner', derived from the Latin 'tonare' which means 'to make noise'.

To be caught off guard

To be surprised by a situation.

Être pris de court

To my great astonishment

To express personal surprise.

À ma grande étonnement

Astonishing, isn't it?

Expression used to emphasize shared surprise.

Etonnant, n'est-ce pas?

to astonish

To cause surprise.

étonner

surprised

State of being astonished.

surpris

stunned

State of great surprise, almost overwhelming.

stupéfait

To be shocked by something unexpected.

I was in 'astonishment' mode when I saw the result.

J'étais en mode 'd'étonnement' quand j'ai vu le résultat.

Sarcastic reaction to an absurdity.

When he said that, I was just in a state of astonishment.

Quand il a dit ça, j'étais juste en état d'étonnement.