Was heißt »Ver­wun­de­rung« auf Englisch?

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Nicht am Fehlen von Wundern, sondern am Fehlen von Verwunderung wird die Welt zugrunde gehen.

The world shall perish not for lack of wonders but for lack of wonder.

Ein Kulturschock erfolgt typischerweise in vier verschiedenen Stufen: Verwunderung – auch Flitterwochenphase genannt –, Verdruss, Niedergeschlagenheit und Hinnahme.

Culture shock tends to move through four different stages: wonder (or the honeymoon period), frustration, depression and acceptance.

Überraschung und Verwunderung sind der Anfang des Begreifens und Verstehens.

Shock and wonder are the beginning of understanding.

Sein Gesichtsausdruck ist gleichzeitig voller Wildheit und Verwunderung.

His expression is full of ferocity and astonishment at the same time.

„Woher wusstest du denn, dass ich dir einen Antrag machen wollte?“ fragte ich in unverstellter Verwunderung.

"How did you know that I was going to propose?" I asked in genuine wonder.

Ich hörte seiner Erklärung mit Verwunderung zu.

I listened with amazement to this explanation.

Synonyme

Be­frem­den:

disconcertment

surprising

Englische Beispielsätze

• It wouldn't surprise me if we saw a rainbow today in this weather.

• Tom looked up in surprise.

• The bad weather took me by surprise.

• "Why didn't you ring us? You know we would've come and picked you up from the station!" "It was meant to be a surprise that I came early."

• That was a surprise.

• "What's that you've got behind your back?" "Nothing. Nothing at all." "Show me!" "For goodness sake, Mary! It's your birthday present. It was meant to be a surprise. Why do you always come bursting into the room like that without knocking?"

• They came and knocked on my door – which was a surprise – introducing themselves as Chris, Jocelyn, and Robin.

• Mary! Well, this is a surprise. Come in! Have you eaten yet?

• Tom spoilt the film for Mary by revealing its surprise ending.

• Tom's throwing you a surprise party.

• Her arrival came as a huge surprise to us.

• Doesn't his answer surprise you?

• Because of the knight's unusual way of hopping around the board, beginners are often taken by surprise and find themselves the victims of a knight's fork.

• Their behaviour continues to surprise me.

• Bit of a surprise, eh?

• Well, that's a surprise... to no one.

• We'll surprise Tom.

• Tom's question caught me by surprise.

• That would surprise me.

• Didn't that surprise you?