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STARTLE

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startle I. verb A. intranzitiv

1. a tresări.

2. a se înfiora;

she was startled to see him so pale s-a speriat văzându-l atât de palid.

startle I. verb B. tranzitiv

1. a speria, a face să tresară.

2. a uimi, a speria.

startle II. substantiv

tresărire; spaimă;

 Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze: 

"Hello, what's that?" he demanded in startled surprise.

(Martin Eden, de Jack London)

She was startled and a little frightened, and cried out: "What is that?"

(Dracula, de Bram Stoker)

Anne's astonished air, and exclamation of wonder, made her pause, and in a calmer manner, she added, My expressions startle you.

(Persuasion, de Jane Austen)

The sudden transition was startling.

(The Sea-Wolf, de Jack London)

This information, however, startled Mrs. Bennet; she would have been glad to be equally satisfied that her daughter had meant to encourage him by protesting against his proposals, but she dared not believe it, and could not help saying so.

(Pride and Prejudice, de Jane Austen)

My pretty, little, startled Dora!

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

No one spoke of it or seemed aware of it, for it had come too gradually to startle those who saw her daily, but to eyes sharpened by absence, it was very plain and a heavy weight fell on Jo's heart as she saw her sister's face.

(Little Women, de Louisa May Alcott)

Lestrade looked startled.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Elinor, startled by his manner, looked at him anxiously, saying, What? have you met him to—

(Sense and Sensibility, de Jane Austen)

And then there was silence over everything, silence so profound that it startled me, and I got up and looked out of the window.

(Dracula, de Bram Stoker)

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