wonder

1. noun

1) (the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary: He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.) (for)undring

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!) under(verk), vidunder

3) (the quality of being strange or unexpected: The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.) under, mirakel

2. verb

1) (to be surprised: Caroline is very fond of John - I shouldn't wonder if she married him.) være forundret (over)

2) (to feel curiosity or doubt: Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money?) undres, undre seg, spekulere på

3) (to feel a desire to know: I wonder what the news is.) lure på, skulle gjerne vite

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- wonderful

- wonderfully
- wonderingly
- wonderland
- wondrous
- no wonder

forundring

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under

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subst. \/ˈwʌndə\/

1) underverk, vidunder, under

2) (om person, gjenstand, hendelse) fenomen, mirakel, under(verk), vidunder

• it's a wonder he escaped

det er et mirakel at han slapp unna

3) vidunder-, mirakel-

• we need a wonder drug

vi trenger en vidundermedisin

4) (for)undring

• he watched the event with the wonder of a child

han betraktet hendelsen med et barns undring

by a wonder ved et under

• she escaped as (if) by a wonder

hun unnslapp som ved et under

for a wonder merkelig nok, underlig nok

• he was punctual for a wonder

han var presis, merkelig nok

in the name of wonder i all verden

• why in the name of wonder?

hvorfor i all verden?

in\/with wonder undrende

• look at somebody in\/with wonder

se undrende på noen

nine days' wonder eller seven-day wonder eller one-day wonder kortvarig sensasjon

no\/little wonder eller small wonder ikke rart, intet under

• she refused, and no wonder

hun nektet, og det er ikke så rart

promise wonders love gull og grønne skoger

wonder of wonders under over alle undere

wonders will never cease (spøkefullt) undrenes tid er ikke forbi

work\/do wonders eller perform wonders gjøre underverker

• the holiday did wonders for him

ferien gjorde underverker med ham

II

verb \/ˈwʌndə\/

1) forundre seg, bli forbauset

• I wonder (that) you were able to do it

det forundrer meg at du var i stand til å gjøre det

• I don't wonder at you for loving her

det forundrer meg ikke at du elsker henne

2) undre (på), lure (på)

• I was just wondering

jeg bare lurte

• I wonder how to do it

jeg lurer på hvordan man gjør det

• I wonder if he's leaving

jeg lurer på om han reiser

I shouldn't wonder det ville ikke forundre meg

• I shouldn't wonder if he were late

det skulle ikke forundre meg om han kom for sent