wonder

wonder
I 1. ['wʌndə(r)]
nome
1) (miracle) meraviglia f., prodigio m., miracolo m.

it's a wonder that — è un miracolo o è sorprendente che

(it's) no wonder that — non c'è da stupirsi o meravigliarsi che

small o little wonder that non c'è da stupirsi o meravigliarsi che; to do o work wonders fare meraviglie o miracoli; she's a wonder! è meravigliosa! the wonders of modern medicine — i miracoli della medicina moderna

2) (amazement) meraviglia f., stupore m.

in wonder — meravigliato, stupito, con stupore

lost in wonder — meravigliato, stupefatto

2.
modificatore [cure, drug] miracoloso
II 1. ['wʌndə(r)]
verbo transitivo
1) (ask oneself) chiedersi, domandarsi

I wonder how, why — mi chiedo come, perché

I wonder if you could help me? — forse potrebbe aiutarmi? potrebbe per favore aiutarmi?

it makes you wonder — (ti) fa pensare

2) (be surprised)

I wonder that — mi meraviglia o stupisce che

2.
verbo intransitivo
1) (think)

to wonder about sth. — pensare a qcs

2) (be surprised)

to wonder at sth. — stupirsi o meravigliarsi di qcs.; (admiringly) meravigliarsi o essere meravigliato di qcs.

they'll be late again, I shouldn't wonder — non mi stupisce che siano di nuovo in ritardo

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1. noun
1) (the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary: He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.) meraviglia
2) (something strange, unexpected or extraordinary: the Seven Wonders of the World; You work late so often that it's a wonder you don't take a bed to the office!) meraviglia
3) (the quality of being strange or unexpected: The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.) meraviglia
2. verb
1) (to be surprised: Caroline is very fond of John - I shouldn't wonder if she married him.) meravigliarsi
2) (to feel curiosity or doubt: Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money?) chiedersi
3) (to feel a desire to know: I wonder what the news is.) chiedersi
- wonderfully
- wonderingly
- wonderland
- wondrous
- no wonder
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wonder /ˈwʌndə(r)/
A n.
1 [u] meraviglia; ammirazione; stupore; sorpresa: I was filled with wonder, ero pieno di meraviglia; ero stupefatto
2 meraviglia; portento; prodigio; miracolo: the seven wonders of the world, le sette meraviglie del mondo; signs and wonders, segni premonitori e portenti; to work (o to do) wonders, far miracoli; fare prodigi
3 (fam.) persona capace di fare miracoli (fig.); tipo meraviglioso; prodigio (fam.)
B a. attr.
meraviglioso; miracoloso: wonder drugs, medicine miracolose
wonder boy ► wonderboy □ wonder child, bambino prodigio □ wonder-struck (o wonder-stricken), stupefatto; esterrefatto; trasecolato □ and no wonder, e non c'è da stupirsi; e c'era da aspettarselo: He refused to help us, and no wonder, si è rifiutato d'aiutarci, e c'era da aspettarselo □ for a wonder, incredibile a dirsi: For a wonder, he was punctual yesterday, incredibile a dirsi, ieri è stato puntuale □ in wonder, con stupore; meravigliato, stupito, sorpreso: She looked at me in wonder, mi ha guardato stupita □ little (o small) wonder that…, non c'è da stupirsi che… □ a look of wonder, un'aria stupita □ much to my wonder, con mia grande meraviglia (o sorpresa) □ a nine days' wonder, un fuoco di paglia (fig.) □ (it is) no wonder that…, non fa meraviglia che…; non c'è da meravigliarsi se… □ it is a wonder that…, è sorprendente che…; è un miracolo che: It is a wonder (that) he wasn't killed, è un miracolo che non sia stato ucciso □ (modo prov.) Wonders will never cease, non c'è da stupirsi di nulla; ne succedono (proprio) di tutti i colori.
♦ (to) wonder /ˈwʌndə(r)/
v. i. e t.
1 meravigliarsi; stupirsi; essere sorpreso: I wonder (that) she said such things, mi meraviglio che abbia detto cose simili; I wonder at you, mi meraviglio di te!; We wondered at her skill, fummo sorpresi (o stupiti) dalla sua bravura
2 chiedersi; domandarsi; voler sapere; esser curioso di sapere: I wondered why he had come, mi chiedevo perché fosse venuto; I wonder who made the decision, vorrei sapere chi ha preso la decisione; to wonder about, chiedersi quale sarà: I wonder about the future of the human race, mi chiedo quale sarà il futuro dell'umanità; to wonder about doing st., essere incerto se fare qc.
to wonder out loud, farsi una domanda ad alta voce □ I wonder what the time is, chissà che ora è □ I wonder if (o whether) you can tell me…, forse Lei può dirmi se…; per favore, sa dirmi se…? NOTA D'USO: -wander o wonder?-.
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I 1. ['wʌndə(r)]
nome
1) (miracle) meraviglia f., prodigio m., miracolo m.

it's a wonder that — è un miracolo o è sorprendente che

(it's) no wonder that — non c'è da stupirsi o meravigliarsi che

small o little wonder that non c'è da stupirsi o meravigliarsi che; to do o work wonders fare meraviglie o miracoli; she's a wonder! è meravigliosa! the wonders of modern medicine — i miracoli della medicina moderna

2) (amazement) meraviglia f., stupore m.

in wonder — meravigliato, stupito, con stupore

lost in wonder — meravigliato, stupefatto

2.
modificatore [cure, drug] miracoloso
II 1. ['wʌndə(r)]
verbo transitivo
1) (ask oneself) chiedersi, domandarsi

I wonder how, why — mi chiedo come, perché

I wonder if you could help me? — forse potrebbe aiutarmi? potrebbe per favore aiutarmi?

it makes you wonder — (ti) fa pensare

2) (be surprised)

I wonder that — mi meraviglia o stupisce che

2.
verbo intransitivo
1) (think)

to wonder about sth. — pensare a qcs

2) (be surprised)

to wonder at sth. — stupirsi o meravigliarsi di qcs.; (admiringly) meravigliarsi o essere meravigliato di qcs.

they'll be late again, I shouldn't wonder — non mi stupisce che siano di nuovo in ritardo


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