wonders in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for wonders in the English»French Dictionary

I.wonder [Brit ˈwʌndə, Am ˈwəndər] N

1. wonder (miracle):

wonder

merveille f

it's a wonder that …

c'est extraordinaire que …

+ subj (it's) no wonder that …

(ce n'est) pas étonnant que …

+ subj small or little wonder that …

ce n'est guère étonnant que …

+ subj to be a wonder with children, dogs

savoir comment s'y prendre avec

to be a wonder with engines/computers

s'y connaître en mécanique/informatique

to do or work wonders

faire des merveilles (for pour, with avec)

he's/she's a wonder!

il/elle est merveilleux/-euse!

the wonders of modern medicine/technology

les prodiges de la médecine/technologie moderne

the wonders of modern medicine/technology attr cure, drug

miracle

2. wonder (amazement):

wonder

émerveillement m

in wonder

avec émerveillement

a sense or feeling of wonder

une sensation d'émerveillement

lost in wonder

émerveillé

II.wonder [Brit ˈwʌndə, Am ˈwəndər] VB trans

1. wonder (ask oneself):

wonder

se demander

I wonder how/why

je me demande comment/pourquoi

I wonder if or whether

je me demande si

(as polite request) I wonder if you could help me/give me some information?

peut-être pourriez-vous m'aider/me fournir des renseignements?

it makes you wonder

on peut se poser des questions

it makes you wonder why/if/how

c'est à se demander pourquoi/si/comment

‘why are we here?’ he wondered

‘pourquoi sommes-nous là?’ se demandait-il

one wonders what he is trying to achieve

on se demande où il veut en arriver

2. wonder (be surprised):

I wonder that …

cela m'étonne que …

III.wonder [Brit ˈwʌndə, Am ˈwəndər] VB intr

1. wonder:

to wonder about (think about)

penser à

to wonder about (think about)

songer à

to wonder about doing

penser or songer à faire

2. wonder (be surprised):

to wonder at sth

s'étonner de qc

to wonder at sth (admiringly)

s'émerveiller de qc

they'll be late again, I shouldn't wonder

cela ne m'étonnerait pas qu'ils soient encore en retard

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the seven wonders of the world

les sept merveilles du monde

a chinless wonder

un abruti m du beau monde inf

to be open-eyed in wonder/surprise

avoir les yeux écarquillés d'émerveillement/de surprise

aloud think, wonder

tout haut

it was a wonder to behold

c'était un spectacle merveilleux

Translations for wonders in the French»English Dictionary

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miraculeux (miraculeuse) remède, traitement

which works miracles ou wonders attr, après n

miraculeux (miraculeuse) produit

which works wonders attr, après n

décomplexer qn stage, opération:

to do wonders for sb's self-confidence

merveille

wonder

les sept merveilles du monde

the seven wonders of the world

la huitième merveille du monde

the eighth wonder of the world

et, merveille des merveilles …

and wonder of wonders …

faire merveille ou des merveilles

to work wonders ou miracles

cela laisse rêveur

it makes you wonder

wonders in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wonders in the English»French Dictionary

I.wonder [ˈwʌndəʳ, Am -dɚ] VB trans

1. wonder (ask oneself):

wonder

se demander

to wonder who/when/if

se demander qui/quand/si

it makes you wonder

cela donne à réfléchir

I wonder if I could ask you a favour?

est-ce que je peux te demander une faveur?

2. wonder (feel surprise):

to wonder that

s'étonner que +subj

II.wonder [ˈwʌndəʳ, Am -dɚ] VB intr

1. wonder (ask oneself):

wonder

se demander

to wonder about sb/sth

se poser des questions sur qn/qc

to wonder about doing sth

songer à faire qc

2. wonder (feel surprise):

to wonder at sb/sth

s'étonner de qn/qc

III.wonder [ˈwʌndəʳ, Am -dɚ] N

1. wonder no pl (feeling):

wonder

étonnement m

to fill sb with wonder

émerveiller qn

in wonder

avec émerveillement

little wonder that she left

pas étonnant qu'elle soit partie

2. wonder (marvel):

wonder

merveille f

a wonder drug

un remède miracle

Phrases:

to do wonders

faire des miracles

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a nine day wonder

une merveille d'un jour

I wonder what became of him

je me demande ce qu'il est devenu

actually I wonder if ...

je me demande bien si ...

Translations for wonders in the French»English Dictionary

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merveille

wonder

faire (des) merveille(s)

to work wonders

la huitième merveille du monde

the eighth wonder of the world

faire des prodiges

to work wonders

émerveillement

wonder

ça me laisse rêveur! inf

it makes you wonder!

je me demande quelle a pu être sa réaction

I wonder what his reaction was

je me demande bien pourquoi

I wonder why

wonders Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I wonder if he'll come

je me demande s'il viendra

to wonder who/when/if

se demander qui/quand/si

to wonder about sb/sth

se poser des questions sur qn/qc

to wonder about doing sth

songer à faire qc

little wonder that she left

pas étonnant qu'elle soit partie

to do wonders

faire des miracles

I wonder what became of him

je me demande ce qu'il est devenu

I wonder what his reaction was

je me demande quelle a pu être sa réaction

I'm beginning to wonder if ...

j'en suis à me demander si ...

the eighth wonder of the world

la huitième merveille du monde

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

When she, surprised, says no, he wonders aloud if the figure at the cliff was the one who called him.

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Sale wonders if there's more than just aging equipment bringing an end to figure-skating at the club.

edmonton.ctvnews.ca

Now they have a bridge joining a dual carriage way, one wonders why it was dualled to start with?

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One can only imagine the moment of froideur as the sommelier wonders whether his painstakingly accrued knowledge will ever be appreciated.

www.telegraph.co.uk

I have devoted years of study to this matter and have evolved means, making such and greater wonders easily realizable.

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Nick misses his brother and wonders why he doesn't call.

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He did wonders as a striker in his first training session and was quickly invited to join the squad.

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He wonders whether this affair might not be revenge for his own adulteries, but he accepts it as unavoidable.

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It'll take more than a sticking plaster but time, commitment, grace and hard work can make wonders happen.

www.thestar.com

Join the fashion flock and cosy up in our pick of woolly wonders.

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