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Significats de take aback en anglès

portuguès
pasmar
català
xocar
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Surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off.

xocar

To cause someone to feel surprise.

Sinònims
Examples for "surprise"
Examples for "surprise"
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Given what took place four months ago, perhaps it was no surprise.
BBC
2
Gas industry donates millions to Australian political parties Read more Quelle surprise.
The Guardian
3
His answer was no surprise: he'd buy stocks -especially American ones.
Reuters
4
THE resignation by an Israeli minister yesterday came as no great surprise.
The Irish Times
5
The STATE team plan was simple: create a diversion and surprise them.
Take a Chance on Me
Ús de take aback en anglès
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In New Zealand, local fans were also taken aback by the news.
Radio NZ
2
The board were taken aback by size of the problem at Laiki.
Reuters
3
Alice was quite taken aback by the extent of this negative concept.
Alice in quantumland: an allegory of quantum physics
4
Some users said they were taken aback by the silver fix loss.
Reuters
5
It left several Ministers taken aback by the severity of the warnings.
The Irish Times
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But not as taken aback as I would be come Monday morning.
Monday Mourning
7
Jamieson stood speechless for a moment, completely taken aback by the proposal.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
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Taken aback, I couldn't answer, and the atmosphere grew even more stilted.
Evil and the Mask
9
Lorena was so taken aback that she didn't know what to say.
Lonesome dove
10
Faye was instantly taken aback, but she didn't want to let on.
Family album
11
MaNtuli is taken aback when she learns about her enemy's new venture.
The South African
12
He had been taken aback enough not to absorb her suggestion immediately.
Small wars: a novel
13
Kelly seemed so taken aback by the suggestion, he couldn't help chuckling.
Michael's discovery
14
The words ripped out of her, and even Sted paused, taken aback.
The spirit rebellion: the legend of eli monpress: book 2
15
For the first time, it was Wagoner's turn to be taken aback.
Cities in Flight
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Kallie was taken aback, less by the news than by Heather's attitude.
The water room
Translations for take aback