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won·der·ful
(wŭn′dər-fəl)adj.
1. Admirable or very good; excellent or splendid: what a wonderful person she is; had a wonderful time at the party.
2. Capable of eliciting wonder; astonishing: "The ... whale is one of the most wonderful animals in the world" (Charles Darwin).
won′der·ful·ly adv.
won′der·ful·ness n.
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wonderful
(ˈwʌndəfʊl)adj
1. exciting a feeling of wonder; marvellous or strange
2. extremely fine; excellent
ˈwonderfully adv
ˈwonderfulness n
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won•der•ful
(ˈwʌn dər fəl)adj.
1. excellent; grand; marvelous: a wonderful vacation.
2. exciting wonder; marvelous; extraordinary.
[before 1100]
won′der•ful•ly, adv.
won′der•ful•ness, n.
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Adj. 1. wonderful - extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement"
extraordinary - beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature"
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wonderful
adjective
1. excellent, mean (slang), great (informal), topping (Brit. slang), brilliant, cracking (Brit. informal), outstanding, smashing (informal), superb, fantastic (informal), tremendous, ace (informal), magnificent, fabulous (informal), marvellous, terrific, sensational (informal), sovereign, awesome (slang), admirable, super (informal), brill (informal), stupendous, out of this world (informal), tiptop, bodacious (slang, chiefly U.S.), boffo (slang), jim-dandy (slang), chillin' (U.S. slang) I've always thought he was a wonderful actor.
excellent bad, average, terrible, awful, depressing, appalling, modest, grim, dreadful, miserable, unpleasant, rotten, dire, indifferent, vile, lousy (slang), mediocre, abysmal, frightful, abominable, no great shakes (informal), hellacious (U.S. slang)
excellent bad, average, terrible, awful, depressing, appalling, modest, grim, dreadful, miserable, unpleasant, rotten, dire, indifferent, vile, lousy (slang), mediocre, abysmal, frightful, abominable, no great shakes (informal), hellacious (U.S. slang)
2. remarkable, surprising, odd, strange, amazing, extraordinary, fantastic, incredible, astonishing, staggering, marvellous, startling, peculiar, awesome, phenomenal, astounding, miraculous, unheard-of, wondrous (archaic or literary), awe-inspiring, jaw-dropping This is a wonderful achievement for one so young.
remarkable common, usual, ordinary, commonplace, unremarkable, run-of-the-mill, uninteresting
remarkable common, usual, ordinary, commonplace, unremarkable, run-of-the-mill, uninteresting
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wonderful
adjective1. So remarkable as to elicit disbelief:
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Translations
báječný
vidunderligdejlig
ihanaloistavamainiohieno
prekrasan
csodálatos
undursamlegur; frábær
すばらしい
놀라운
vidunderlig underfull
čudovit
underbar
ดีเยี่ยม
kỳ diệu
wonderful
[ˈwʌndəfʊl] ADJ1. (= excellent) [person, experience, surprise] → maravilloso, estupendo ; [painting, piece of music] → maravilloso, precioso ; [opportunity] → estupendo ; [feeling] → maravilloso
it would be wonderful to be able to sing well → sería maravilloso tener buena voz
she looks wonderful for her age → está estupenda para la edad que tiene
isn't it wonderful!; how wonderful! → ¡qué estupendo!, ¡qué maravilla!
we had a wonderful time → (nos) lo pasamos de maravilla or estupendamente
it would be wonderful to be able to sing well → sería maravilloso tener buena voz
she looks wonderful for her age → está estupenda para la edad que tiene
isn't it wonderful!; how wonderful! → ¡qué estupendo!, ¡qué maravilla!
we had a wonderful time → (nos) lo pasamos de maravilla or estupendamente
2. (= amazing) [memory, achievement] → increíble
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wonderful
[ˈwʌndərfʊl] adj (= marvellous) [time, day, world, feeling, place, job, opportunity, experience, idea, man, woman] → merveilleux/euse
We had a wonderful time → Nous avons passé des moments merveilleux.
a wonderful memory of our happy times together → un merveilleux souvenir des moments heureux que nous avons passés ensemble
The cold, misty air felt wonderful on his face → L'air froid et brumeux sur son visage lui procurait une sensation merveilleuse.
You've got such a wonderful memory
BUT Tu as une mémoire si prodigieuse.
to look wonderful → avoir une mine superbe
it's wonderful to do sth → c'est merveilleux de faire qch
It's wonderful to see you → C'est merveilleux de te voir.
We had a wonderful time → Nous avons passé des moments merveilleux.
a wonderful memory of our happy times together → un merveilleux souvenir des moments heureux que nous avons passés ensemble
The cold, misty air felt wonderful on his face → L'air froid et brumeux sur son visage lui procurait une sensation merveilleuse.
You've got such a wonderful memory
BUT Tu as une mémoire si prodigieuse.
to look wonderful → avoir une mine superbe
it's wonderful to do sth → c'est merveilleux de faire qch
It's wonderful to see you → C'est merveilleux de te voir.
(= remarkable) → merveilleux/euse
The human body is a wonderful thing → Le corps humain est une chose merveilleuse.
It's wonderful what has been achieved so far → C'est merveilleux de voir tout ce qui a été accompli jusqu'à maintenant.
The human body is a wonderful thing → Le corps humain est une chose merveilleuse.
It's wonderful what has been achieved so far → C'est merveilleux de voir tout ce qui a été accompli jusqu'à maintenant.
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wonderful
adj → wunderbar
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wonderful
[ˈwʌndəfʊl] adj → meraviglioso/a, stupendo/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
wonder
(ˈwandə) noun1. the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary. He was full of wonder at the amazing sight. verwondering دَهْشَه، تَعَجُّب учудване espanto údiv die Verwunderung forbløffelse; forundring απορία, κατάπληξη, θαυμασμός admiración, asombro imestus تعجب؛ شگفت hämmästys émerveillement פליאה अचरज čudo, začuđenost csodálkozás keheranan undrun, furða meraviglia 驚き 놀라움 nuostaba, nustebimas izbrīns rasa kagum verwondering undring zdumienie حيراني، هك پكتيا، تعجب، اريانتيا: معجزه espanto mirare изумление údiv, úžas začudenje čudo [för]undran ความพิศวง hayret, şaşkınlık 驚嘆,詫異 здивування, подив عجیب sự ngạc nhiên 惊异
2. something strange, unexpected or extraordinary. the Seven Wonders of the World; You work late so often that it's a wonder you don't take a bed to the office! wonder مُعْجِزَه чудо maravilha div das Wunder vidunder; under θαύμα maravilla, milagro ime حیرت انگیز ihme merveille פלא अजूबा čudo csoda keajaiban undur, furðuverk meraviglia 不思議なもの 기이한 광경 stebuklas brīnums keajaiban wonder under, vidunder cud حيراني maravilha minune чудо; нечто удивительное div, zázrak čudo čudo under[verk] สิ่งประหลาด harika, mucize 奇觀,奇景 диво عجوبہ چیز điều ngạc nhiên 奇迹,奇观,奇景
3. the quality of being strange or unexpected. The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago. wonder, wonderlik العَجَب، الشَّيء المُدْهِش чудо maravilha úžasnost das Wunder det fantastiske η ιδιότητα του να είναι κπ. ή κτ. αξιοπερίεργο(ς) maravilla imepärasus خارق العاده، شگفتی ihmeellisyys merveille פלא अद्भूत čudnost, neobičnost csoda keanehan furða meraviglia 不思議 경탄 nuostabumas brīnums; brīnumaina īpašība keajaiban; menakjubkan het wonderlijke under, mirakel niezwykłość اريانتيا maravilha revelaţie поразительность úžas nenavadnost čudo det märkvärdiga สิ่งประหลาด şaşılacak/hayret uyandıran şey 奇事 дивина عجوبہ điều gây ngạc nhiên 奇事
verb1. to be surprised. Caroline is very fond of John – I shouldn't wonder if she married him. wonder يَتَعَجَّب، يَنْدَهِش учудвам се admirar-se divit se sich wundern blive overrasket εκπλήσσομαι sorprenderse, extrañarse imestama شگفت زده شدن yllättyä étonner לְהִתפַּלֵא अचरज करना čuditi se, iznenaditi se csodálkozik heran vera/verða hissa, undra meravigliarsi 驚く 놀라다 stebėtis, nustebti []brīnīties hairan dengan verbaasd zijn være forundret dziwić się ريانېدل، هك پك كېدل، هيښ كېدل admirar-se a (se) mira удивляться diviť sa, chcieť vedieť, byť prekvapený čuditi se iznenaditi se vara (bli) förvånad รู้สึกประหลาด şaşmak, hayret etmek 感到驚訝 дивуватися تعجب کرنا ngạc nhiên 感到奇怪
2. to feel curiosity or doubt. Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money? wonder يَتَساءَل، يَشُك، يَنْدَهِش، يَتَعَجَّب чудно ми е perguntar-se položit si otázku neugierig sein undre sig απορώ preguntarse huvi tundma, kahtlema شک داشتن، کنجکاو بودن hämmästellä se poser des questions (sur) לִתהוֹת अचम्भा होना sumnjati, razmišljati o nečemu eltűnődik vmin ingin tahu undrast, furða sig á chiedersi 疑う 기이하게 여기다 domėtis, pasidomėti aizdomāties; padomāt rasa ingin tahu zich afvragen undres, undre seg, spekulere på zastanawiać się هيښ كېدل perguntar-se a se întreba (dacă) интересоваться položiť si otázku, chcieť vedieť spraševati se zapitati se undra รู้สึกสงสัย merak etmek, düşünmek 感到好奇或疑惑 цікавитися اشتیاق کرنا nghi ngờ 感到好奇或疑惑
3. to feel a desire to know. I wonder what the news is. wonder يَرغَبُ في مَعْرِفَة чудя се gostar de saber být zvědav sich fragen spekulere (på) αναρωτιέμαι preguntarse teada tahtma کنجکاو بودن olla utelias tietämään demander לִתהוֹת कौतुक होना biti radoznao szeretné tudni ingin tahu langa til að vita chiedersi 〜かしらと思う 알고 싶어하다 norėti žinoti vēlēties uzzināt; interesēties tertanya-tanya benieuwd zijn lure på, skulle gjerne vite być ciekawym تجسس،كنجكاوي gostar de saber a se întreba желать знать byť zvedavý hoteti vedeti pitati se undra รู้สึกกังขา merak etmek, bilmek, istemek 想知道 бажати знати جاننے کی خواہش کرنا tò mò 想知道
ˈwonderful adjective arousing wonder; extraordinary, especially in excellence. a wonderful opportunity; a wonderful present; She's a wonderful person. wonderlik رائِع чудесен maravilhoso skvělý wunderbar dejlig; vidunderlig θαυμάσιος maravilloso imeline, suurepärane خارق العاده؛ شگفت انگیز ihmeellinen merveilleux נפלא, מדהים अद्भूत divan, prekrasan csodálatos hebat undursamlegur; frábær meraviglioso すばらしい 멋진 nuostabus brīnišķīgs mengagumkan; menakjubkan geweldig vidunderlig, praktfull, fremragende cudowny هيښوونكى، هك پك كوونكى maravilhoso minunat, extraordinar замечательный úžasný, skvelý čudovit predivan underbar, förunderlig ดีเยี่ยม; ยอดเยี่ยม; เลอเลิศ olağanüstü, şahane 令人驚喜的,極好的 дивний, дивовижний نہایت عمدہ tuyệt vời 令人惊叹的,极好的
ˈwonderfully adverb wonderlik بصورةٍ رائِعَه чудесно maravilhosamente báječně wunderbar dejligt; vidunderligt θαυμάσια maravillosamente suurepäraselt به طور شگفت انگیز ihmeellisesti merveilleusement נפלא अद्भूत रूप से divno, prekrasno csodálatosan secara hebat frábærlega meravigliosamente すばらしく 멋지게 nuostabiai brīnišķīgi sangat mengagumkan geweldig praktfullt, fremragende cudownie په تعجب، په اريانتيا maravilhosamente minunat замечательно úžasne, ohromne čudovito predivno underbart, förunderligt อย่างน่าประหลาดใจ olağanüstü şekilde 極妙地 дивний, дивовижний نہایت خوبی سے tuyệt vời 极妙地
ˈwonderingly adverb with great curiosity and amazement. The children gazed wonderingly at the puppets. verwonderend بِتَعَجُّب чудейки се maravilhado užasle verwundert med forundring με περιέργεια και δέος con admiración imestades متحیرانه ihmetellen avec étonnement בִּפלִיאָה आश्चर्यचकित रूप से začuđeno, zadivljeno csodálkozva keheranan með undrun con stupore 不思議そうに 기이한 듯한 su nuostaba brīnoties; ar izbrīnu amat kagum verwonderd med undring, undrende w zdumieniu په حيرانتيا سره maravilhado cu mirare изумлённо s úžasom začudeno zadivljeno undrande อย่างน่าพิศวง; อย่างน่าประหลาดใจ hayretle, ağzı bir karış açık 充滿好奇和驚奇地 здивовано تعجب کے ساتھ kinh ngạc 惊讶地
ˈwonderland (-lӕnd) noun a land or place full of wonderful things. wonderland أرْض العَجائِب страна на чудесата país das maravilhas země divů das Wunderland eventyrland χώρα των θαυμάτων país de la maravilla imedemaa سرزمین عجایب ihmemaa pays merveilleux אֶרֶץ הַפלָאוֹת परीलोक zemlja čudesa, zemlja bajki csodaország negeri ajaib undraland paese delle meraviglie 不思議の国 기이한 (동화의) 나라 stebuklų šalis brīnumzeme alam ajaib sprookjesland eventyrland kraina czarów دعجايبو مځكه país das maravilhas ţara minunilor страна чудес krajina zázrakov pravljična dežela zemlja čuda underland, sagoland, lyckoland แดนมหัศจรรย์; ดินแดนที่น่าพิศวง harikalar ülkesi/diyarı 充滿驚奇事物的地方 країна чудес پرستان xứ sở thần tiên 仙境
ˈwondrous (ˈwandrəs) adjective wonderful. wonderlik عَجيب، مُدْهِش، رائِع чудесен maravilhoso skvělý wundersam forunderlig; vidunderlig θαυμαστός maravilloso imeline سحر آمیز، فوق العاده vaikuttava merveilleux נפלא अद्भूत čudesan csodálatos ajaib furðulegur, stórkostlegur meraviglioso すばらしい 놀라운 įstabus brīnumains; brīnišķīgs mengagumkan wonderbaarlijk vidunderlig, eventyrlig, forunderlig cudowny هيښوونكى، هك پك كوونكى، اريانوونكى maravilhoso minunat дивный skvelý, úžasný čudovit prekrasan underbar, förunderlig น่าอัศจรรย์ harika 令人驚訝的 дивний, чудовий حیرت انگیز tuyệt vời 令人惊奇的
no wonder it isn't surprising. No wonder you couldn't open the door – it was locked! geen wonder لا عَجَبَ، لا غَرْوَ أن не е изненадващо não admira (que) není divu kein Wunder ikke så underligt είναι φυσικό να no es de extrañar pole ime بیخود نیس که؛ تعجبی ندارد ei ihme rien d'étonnant à ce que אֵין פֶּלֶא कोई आश्चर्य नहीं nije čudo nem csoda tidak mengherankan engin furða, það er ekki undarlegt (non c'è da merivigliarsi/stupirsi) 当然だ 놀랄 일이 아니다 nenuostabu nav nekāds brīnums tidak hairanlah geen wonder ikke rart, intet under nic dziwnego não admira (que) nu e de mirare că неудивительно, что niet divu nič čudnega nije ni čudo inte undra på att ไม่น่าสงสัย normal, tabiî, şaşılacak bir şey yok 難怪,不足為奇的 не дивно کچھ تعجب نہیں không có gì đáng ngạc nhiên 无疑,不足为奇的
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→ عَجِيب báječný vidunderlig wunderbar θαυμαστός maravilloso ihana merveilleux prekrasan meraviglioso すばらしい 놀라운 geweldig vidunderlig cudowny maravilhoso удивительный underbar ดีเยี่ยม harika kỳ diệu 奇妙的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
wonderful
a. maravilloso-a, asombroso-a, estupendo-a, excelente.
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