wondered in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for wondered 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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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

rapt with wonder

émerveillé

lazily move, wonder etc

nonchalamment

Translations for wondered in the French»English Dictionary

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cela laisse rêveur

it makes you wonder

émerveillement

wonder (devant at, à la vue de at the sight of)

pousser un cri d'émerveillement

to utter a cry of wonder

la nature est un émerveillement perpétuel

nature is an eternal source of wonder

je me demande ce qu'il trafique

I wonder what he's up to

wondered in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wondered 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 wondered in the French»English Dictionary

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émerveillement

wonder

merveille

wonder

la huitième merveille du monde

the eighth wonder of the world

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

s'interroger sur qn/qc

to wonder about sb/sth

wondered 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

a wonder drug

un remède miracle

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

The chef remarked what a wonderful pastry it was and wondered why no one had ever served it as a dessert.

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Is the natural appearance reality, she wondered in 1917, or can we sense in its form only the most unreal that appears before us?

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The researchers who conducted these panels wondered why the social work profession could not resolve disputes simply by consulting the dictionaries of their professions nomenclature.

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He wondered how realistic a 10% contribution would be as traffic-calming measures could be quite expensive.

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Ever wondered how that lucky so-and-so on your flight managed to score a last-minute upgrade to business class at the check-in counter?

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Today our daughters had seen an orang-utan in the wild; we wondered whether their children would be so lucky.

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Ever wondered where the toxic waste from processing tar sand goes?

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Hypnotists reported what they thought were second personalities emerging during hypnosis and wondered how two minds could coexist.

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Why, he wondered then, couldn't he get a breath test at his doctor's office?

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But he wondered if setting up a no-smoking zone could completely eliminate the problem.

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