wonder

Significado (Inglés)

Noun

1. Something that causes amazement or awe; a marvel.
2. Something astonishing and seemingly inexplicable.
3. Someone very talented at something, a genius.
4. The sense or emotion which can be inspired by something curious or unknown; surprise; astonishment, often with awe or reverence.
5. (informal) A mental pondering, a thought.
6. A kind of donut; a cruller.

Verb

1. To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel; often followed by at.
2. To ponder; to feel doubt and curiosity; to query in the mind.

Conceptos

maravilla

milagro

preguntarse

asombro

maravillarse

sorprenderse

admiración

asombrarse

preguntar

admirarse

prodigio

sorpresa

conjeturar

portento

ponderar

abundancia

fascinación

extrañarse

maravilliarse

curiosidad

entusiasmo

pensamiento

genio

admirar

pasmarse

estar asombrado

estupefacción

considerar

contemplar

meditar

estupefacto

sorprendido

Con guión como

won‧der

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈwʌndə/

Etimología (Inglés)

From Middle English wonder, wunder, from Old English wundor (“wonder, miracle, marvel”), from Proto-West Germanic *wundr, from Proto-Germanic *wundrą.
Cognate with Scots wunner (“wonder”), West Frisian wonder, wûnder (“wonder, miracle”), Dutch wonder (“miracle, wonder”), Low German wunner, wunder (“wonder”), German Wunder (“miracle, wonder”), Danish, Norwegian and Swedish under (“wonder, miracle”), Icelandic undur (“wonder”).
The verb is from Middle English wondren, from Old English wundrian, which is from Proto-Germanic *wundrōną. Cognate with Saterland Frisian wunnerje, West Frisian wûnderje, Dutch wonderen, German Low German wunnern, German wundern, Swedish undra, Icelandic undra.

Oraciones

No wonder this vanilla yogurt tastes disgusting: Its eat-by date was last year .

No es de extrañar que este yogurt de vainilla tenga un sabor asqueroso: su fecha de comer fue el año pasado.