WONDERED - Traducción inglés-español

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I. wonder [ingl. am. ˈwəndər, ingl. brit. ˈwʌndə] SUST.

1. wonder U (awe, curiosity):

wonder

asombro m

a child's sense of wonder

la capacidad de asombro de un niño

we gazed in wonder at the scene

contemplamos la escena maravillados

his success is an endless source of wonder to me

su éxito es todo un misterio para mí or no deja de maravillarme

2. wonder C (marvel, miracle):

wonder

maravilla f

the Seven Wonders of the (Ancient) World

las siete maravillas del mundo

the eighth wonder of the world

la octava maravilla

it's a wonder (that) he didn't break his neck

es asombroso or es un milagro que no se matara

you're not eating properly; no wonder you feel tired!

no estás comiendo bien; no me extraña que estés cansado or ¡con razón estás cansado!

with so much unemployment it's little or small wonder that crime is on the increase

con tanto desempleo no es de extrañar que siga aumentando la delincuencia

is it any wonder he has no friends?

¿te sorprende que no tenga amigos?

wonders will never cease! hum.

¡eso sí que es increíble!

to work or do wonders they can work wonders with the little money they have

hacen maravillas con el poco dinero que tienen

I'll do my best, but don't expect me to work wonders

haré lo que pueda, pero no esperes milagros

he's worked wonders with this room

verdaderamente, ha transformado esta habitación

it works wonders for your complexion

es maravilloso para el cutis

that hairstyle does wonders for him

ese corte de pelo lo favorece muchísimo

II. wonder [ingl. am. ˈwəndər, ingl. brit. ˈwʌndə] V. intr.

1. wonder (ponder, speculate):

why do you ask? — oh, I was just wondering

¿por qué preguntas? — por nada or por saber

who can that be, I wonder?

¿quién será?

who can that be, I wonder?

¿quién podrá ser?

I wonder if $50 will be enough

me pregunto si con 50 dólares va a alcanzar

he said it was an accident — I wonder

dijo que fue un accidente — tengo mis dudas

at first it seemed a good idea, but now I'm beginning to wonder

al principio me pareció una buena idea pero ya no estoy tan seguro or pero ahora tengo mis dudas

the sight of them sitting together set me wondering

verlos sentados juntos me hizo pensar

to wonder about sb/-ing we're wondering about going to Spain this summer

estamos pensando si ir a España este verano

I was wondering about Guy as a possible candidate

estaba pensando que quizás Guy pudiera ser un candidato

I wonder about you sometimes

a veces de veras me preocupas

2. wonder (marvel, be surprised):

wonder

maravillarse

to wonder at sth I wonder at your patience

me maravilla or me asombra la paciencia que tienes

they don't trust him, but that's hardly to be wondered at

no le tienen confianza, pero eso no es de extrañar

gone off with his secretary, I shouldn't wonder

no me extrañaría que se hubiera ido con la secretaria

III. wonder [ingl. am. ˈwəndər, ingl. brit. ˈwʌndə] V. trans.

1. wonder (ask oneself):

wonder

preguntarse

I wonder whose book this is

¿(me pregunto) de quién será or podrá ser este libro?

I wonder what he looks like

¿cómo será?

I wonder what he looks like

me pregunto cómo será

I wonder why he does it

¿por qué lo hará?

I wonder why he does it

me pregunto por qué lo hará

I wonder why I bother

no sé por qué me molesto

I wonder if or whether he'll be there

me pregunto si estará

I wonder whether I should take an umbrella

no sé si llevar un paraguas o no

we were wondering if you'd like to come around to dinner

estábamos pensando si te gustaría venir a casa a cenar

she wondered what to write

no sabía qué escribir

2. wonder (be amazed):

I wonder (that) she didn't fire you on the spot

me sorprende que no te haya echado inmediatamente

I don't wonder you were upset!

¡como para no estar disgustado!

IV. wonder [ingl. am. ˈwəndər, ingl. brit. ˈwʌndə] ADJ. atrbv.

wonder drug/cure:

wonder

milagroso

boy wonder SUST. coloq.

boy wonder

niño m prodigio

chinless wonder SUST.

chinless wonder

hijo m de papá / hija f de papá coloq.

open-eyed with wonder

con los ojos abiertos de asombro

she briefly wondered what he was doing there

se preguntó por un momento qué hacía él allí

I wonder where she fished it up

¡de dónde lo habrá sacado!

I wondered what lay beneath

me preguntaba qué habría debajo or abajo

they gazed at it in speechless wonder

lo miraban estupefactos or boquiabiertos

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inglés

droga milagrosa

wonder drug

prodigio

wonder

un prodigio de la técnica

a technological marvel o wonder

este nuevo prodigio del tenis

this new wonder boy o golden boy of tennis

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I. wonder [ˈwʌndəʳ, ingl. am. -dɚ] V. trans.

1. wonder (ask oneself):

wonder

preguntarse

to make sb wonder

hacer pensar a alguien

2. wonder (feel surprise):

I wonder why he said that

me extraña que dijera eso

II. wonder [ˈwʌndəʳ, ingl. am. -dɚ] V. intr.

1. wonder (ask oneself):

wonder

preguntarse

to wonder about sth

preguntarse algo

to wonder about doing sth

pensar si hacer algo

2. wonder (feel surprise):

wonder

sorprenderse

to wonder at sth/sb

maravillarse de algo/alguien

I don't wonder (at it)

no me extraña

III. wonder [ˈwʌndəʳ, ingl. am. -dɚ] SUST.

1. wonder (marvel):

wonder

maravilla f

to do wonders

hacer maravillas

the wonders of modern technology

los prodigios de la tecnología moderna

it's a wonder (that) ...

es un milagro que ...

wonders (will) never cease! irón.

¡eso sí es increíble!

2. wonder sin pl. (feeling):

wonder

asombro m

in wonder

con estupefacción

to listen in wonder

escuchar con estupor

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to be a nine-days' wonder

ser un prodigio efímero

wonder drug SUST.

wonder drug

remedio m milagroso

wonder boy SUST. irón. coloq.

wonder boy

joven m prodigio

a nine days' wonder

la flor de un día

I wonder if he'll come

me pregunto si vendrá

español

inglés

pasmo (admiración)

wonder

maravilla

wonder

preguntarse si/cuándo/qué...

to wonder if/when/what ...

en el diccionario PONS

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español

I. wonder [ˈwʌn·dər] V. trans.

1. wonder (ask oneself):

wonder

preguntarse

to make sb wonder

hacer pensar a alguien

2. wonder (feel surprise):

I wonder why he said that

me extraña que dijera eso

II. wonder [ˈwʌn·dər] V. intr.

1. wonder (ask oneself):

wonder

preguntarse

to wonder about sth

preguntarse algo

to wonder about doing sth

pensar si hacer algo

2. wonder (feel surprise):

wonder

sorprenderse

to wonder at sth/sb

maravillarse de algo/alguien

I don't wonder (at it)

no me extraña

III. wonder [ˈwʌn·dər] SUST.

1. wonder (marvel):

wonder

maravilla f

to do [or work] wonders

hacer maravillas

the wonders of modern technology

los prodigios de la tecnología moderna

it's a wonder (that)...

es un milagro que... +subj

wonders (will) never cease! irón.

¡eso sí es increíble!

2. wonder (feeling):

wonder

asombro m

in wonder

con estupefacción

to listen in wonder

escuchar estupefacto

wonder drug SUST.

wonder drug

remedio m milagroso

a nine days' wonder

la flor de un día

I wonder if he'll come

me pregunto si vendrá

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inglés

maravilla

wonder

preguntarse si/cuándo/qué...

to wonder if/when/what...

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Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

At 140m long it will be at number nine in the top 10 largest yachts in the world.

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He was the eldest of five brothers and was one of nine children.

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The church building was located on section nine.

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The radula is wide and distinctively has nine teeth.

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In the sixth week, it peaked at number nine.

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