astonishment
/əˈstɑːnɪʃmənt/ nom B2En français : étonnement
- The feeling or experience of being astonished; great surprise. · The class looked on in astonishment as their teacher proceeded to tear the pages out of the textbook.
- Something very surprising. · (colloquial)
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Dans la bibliothèque
“Yes, my dear father,” replied Edmond, smiling at his father’s astonishment at the excessive honor paid to his son.
The butler had given an exclamation of astonishment and was pointing at the dead man’s outstretched hand.
The inspector looked from one to the other of us in dazed astonishment.
Elizabeth thought this was going pretty far; and she listened with increasing astonishment as the housekeeper added, “I have never had a cross word from him in my life, and I have known him ever since he was four years old.”
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