WONDER

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wonder I. substantiv

1. mirare, uimire;

in wonder cuprins de uimire.

2. lucru de mirare; minune; minunăţie;

the seven wonders of the world cele şapte minuni (ale lumii);

(it is) no wonder that nu e de mirare că, nu e surprinzător (faptul) că.

wonder II. verb intranzitiv

1. a se mira, a fi surprins / uimit;

I wonder at you mă mir de tine;

I don't wonder at her refusing to come nu mă mir / surprinde că a refuzat să vină;

it's not to be wondered at nu e de mirare;

I wondered to hear him sing m-am mirat când l-am auzit cântând.

2. a se întreba.

I wonder what time it is mă întreb ce oră e, aş vrea să ştiu cât e ceasul.

At that time indeed I used to wonder at her choice.

(Northanger Abbey, de Jane Austen)

You may be wondering when you will see this change in income.

(AstrologyZone.com, de Susan Miller)

Well might Charles wonder how Captain Wentworth would feel!

(Persuasion, de Jane Austen)

He wondered, also, how his eyes looked to her.

(Martin Eden, de Jack London)

The two strangers were all this time looking on, and did not know what to say for wonder.

(Fairy Tales, de The Brothers Grimm)

The wonder is that it should not have been thought of before.

(Mansfield Park, de Jane Austen)

I wonder that you do not correct her, my fair lord.

(The White Company, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

"And she let you go again?" asked the man, in wonder.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, de L. Frank Baum)

I wonder if there is any truth in it at all.

(Dracula, de Bram Stoker)

“I have often thought so myself, and wondered why.”

(The Sea-Wolf, de Jack London)