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Significados de take aback en inglés

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Surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off.

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To cause someone to feel surprise.

Sinónimos
Examples for "floor"
Examples for "floor"
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A floor in home prices will also prevent future foreclosures, Zandi said.
Reuters
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These well-appointed three-bedroom top floor apartments come with particularly good quality fittings.
The Irish Times
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Soon, he said, he would get to work on the second floor.
The Hellbound Heart
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The issue of casualisation and part time working conditions hit the floor.
The Irish Times
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The Empire State Building was going up almost a floor per day.
New york: the novel
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Indeed, authorities are using banks' excess capital to help cushion the shock.
Reuters
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Meanwhile, in Europe a hard Brexit shock was a risk, Deutsche said.
Reuters
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Meade said: We're all in a state of shock at the moment.
The Irish Times
4
Patients: The target population was patients with consensus criteria for septic shock.
Pubmed
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The decision to leave the EU sent shock waves throughout the EU.
The Irish Times
1
Police used stun-grenades to disperse them; there were no reports of injuries.
The Irish Times
2
Police used horses and stun grenades to try to control the crowds.
Reuters
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After the stun of the blow came the realization of the consequences.
Half a Life-Time Ago
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One part bazooka round; one part suicidal drone; one part stun round.
Wired
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The sight of the wharves and the ships seemed to stun her.
A Jolly Fellowship
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Tucker made two free throws and New Orleans turned the ball over.
Reuters
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They turned the ball over just four times in the second half.
Reuters
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During the opening 20 minutes, Purdue turned the ball over eight times.
Reuters
4
Vandy turned the ball over 15 times, led by six from Lee.
Reuters
5
Especially when the other team doesn't turn the ball over at all.
Reuters
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Our batteries are able to blow out of the water every vessel that flies the Northern flag.
The Guns of Bull Run: A Story of the Civil War's Eve
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So when parenthood came knocking, I was blown out of the water.
The Irish Times
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It's blown out of the water by the North African state of Mauritania.
The South African
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I feel the expectations are being blown out of the water, he said.
The Irish Times
5
Their record has been blown out of the water by the humble jellyfish.
BBC
Uso de take aback en inglés
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In New Zealand, local fans were also taken aback by the news.
Radio NZ
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The board were taken aback by size of the problem at Laiki.
Reuters
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Alice was quite taken aback by the extent of this negative concept.
Alice in quantumland: an allegory of quantum physics
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Some users said they were taken aback by the silver fix loss.
Reuters
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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
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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
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Lorena was so taken aback that she didn't know what to say.
Lonesome dove
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Faye was instantly taken aback, but she didn't want to let on.
Family album
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MaNtuli is taken aback when she learns about her enemy's new venture.
The South African
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He had been taken aback enough not to absorb her suggestion immediately.
Small wars: a novel
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Kelly seemed so taken aback by the suggestion, he couldn't help chuckling.
Michael's discovery
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The words ripped out of her, and even Sted paused, taken aback.
The spirit rebellion: the legend of eli monpress: book 2
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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