tomber des nues

Senso (Inglese)

to be flabbergasted

Concetti

cascare dalle nuvole

cadere dal cielo

Traduzioni

Pronunciato come (IPA)
/tɔ̃.be de ny/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

Literally, “to fall from the clouds”. nues is not the adjective meaning "naked", but an old French noun meaning "cloud" (cf. nuage). Compare Italian cadere dalle nuvole, Spanish caer de las nubes, German aus allen Wolken fallen.

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