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All prospects of opposition to Hitler had been dimmed following the astonishing chain of military successes between autumn 1939 and spring 1941.
Entre l'automne 1939 et le printemps 1941, l'enchaînement stupéfiant des succès militaires avait réduit les perspectives de l'opposition à Hitler.
Kershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 Némésis
Hitler. 1936-1945 Némésis
Kershaw, Ian
© Ian Kershaw, 2000.
© Flammarion, 2000, pour la traduction franсaise. Edition revue, 2001.
Hitler. 1936-1945 Nemesis
Kershaw, Ian
© 2000 by Ian Kershaw
Dominique began to laugh again, conscious as he was that he was astonishing, upsetting all these unknown relatives who pressed so close to him, slow with increasing curiosity.
Dominique se remit à rire, tellement il avait conscience de les étonner, de les bouleverser, tous les parents inconnus qu’il trouvait là, qu’il voyait pendus à ses lèvres, passionnés d’une curiosité grandissante.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
When Norine, through the boasting of Alexandre and Alfred, who took pleasure in astonishing her, began to suspect the exploits of the band, she felt so frightened that she had a strong bolt placed upon her door.
Lorsque Norine se douta des exploits de la bande, par les fanfaronnades d’Alexandre et d’Alfred qui se plaisaient à l’étonner, elle fut prise d’une telle peur, qu’elle fit poser un verrou de sûreté à sa porte.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
"It's astonishing that Fonsegue hasn't yet arrived," resumed Massot; "he's interested in what's going on.
« C’est étonnant, reprit Massot, que Fonsègue ne soit pas arrivé. Ça l’intéresse pourtant, ce qui se passe.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
However, since his return he had been astonishing Paris by his brilliant propaganda, busying himself with the most varied affairs, and becoming much appreciated and very powerful at the archiepiscopal residence.
Et, depuis son retour, il émerveillait Paris par son heureuse propagande, s’occupant des affaires les plus multiples, très aimé à l’archevêché, où il était devenu tout-puissant.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
When I published in 1899 and 1900 the experiments to the description of which this chapter is devoted, they seemed so astonishing to physicists that they preferred not to believe them.
Lorsque j'ai publié en 1899 et en 1900 les détails des expériences à l'exposé desquelles est consacré ce chapitre, elles semblèrent si étonnantes aux physiciens qu'ils préférèrent ne pas y croire.
Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forces
L'évolution des forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, Paris
The evolution of forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1908
He saw the mayor reenter his house, and he waited still, as if something astonishing were about to happen.
Il vit le maire rentrer chez lui, et il attendit encore comme si quelque chose de surprenant ne pouvait manquer d'arriver.
Maupassant, Guy de / Little Louise RoqueMaupassant, Guy de / La petite Roque
La petite Roque
Maupassant, Guy de
Little Louise Roque
Maupassant, Guy de
microfinance has achieved astonishing accomplishments over the past 30 years.
Les réussites accomplies par la microfinance en 30 ans sont extraordinaires.
Helms, BrigitHelms, Brigit
lms, Brigit
Helms, Brigi
© 2006 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / THE WORLD BANK
© 2006 Les Éditions Saint-Martin inc.
© 2012 CGAP: Consultative Group to Assist the Poor
lms, Brigit
Helms, Brigi
© 2012 CGAP: Consultative Group to Assist the Poor
© 2006 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank
It is even astonishing that it should not disappear quicker, if we admit that the quantity of electricity retained by a body is kept on its surface by the pressure of the insulating gas and of the equally insulating ether which surround it.
Il est même étonnant qu'elle ne disparaisse pas plus vite si l'on admet que la quantité d'électricité retenue dans un corps se maintient à sa surface par la pression du gaz isolant et de l'éther également isolant qui l'entourent.
Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forces
L'évolution des forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, Paris
The evolution of forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1908
Old man, you can say what you like—we may be only poor devils, but it was astonishing, that little palaver of good manners.
Mon vieux, tu diras ce que tu voudras, on n’est que des pauvres bougres, mais c’était épatant, cette petite manigance de politesses.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
She resumed her campaign afresh every morning and exerted an astonishing amount of influence merely by the pleasant little waves of her delicately gloved fingers.
Elle partait en campagne chaque matin, faisait une étonnante propagande, rien qu'à l'aide des petits saluts qu'elle jetait du bout de ses doigts gantés.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
This theorem explains the mystery of the astonishing performance of approximation algorithms for sorting signed permutations by reversals.
Ce théorème explique le mystère de l'étonnante performance des algorithmes d'approximation pour le tri par inversions de permutations signées.
Pevzner, Pavel A. / Computational Molecular Biology. An Algorithmic ApproachPevzner, Pavel A. / Bio-informatique moléculaire. Une approche algorithmique
Bio-informatique moléculaire. Une approche algorithmique
Pevzner, Pavel A.
© 2000 Massachusetts Institute of technology
© Springer-Verlag France, Paris, 2006
Computational Molecular Biology. An Algorithmic Approach
Pevzner, Pavel A.
© 2000 Massachusetts Institute of technology
What was there astonishing, besides, in the circumstance that the recollection of his crime should sometimes bring before him the vision of the dead girl?
Quoi d'étonnant d'ailleurs à ce que le souvenir de son crime jetât en lui, parfois, la vision de la morte.
Maupassant, Guy de / Little Louise RoqueMaupassant, Guy de / La petite Roque
La petite Roque
Maupassant, Guy de
Little Louise Roque
Maupassant, Guy de
The lucidity of his reverie was astonishing.
Sa rêverie avait une lucidité étonnante.
Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
And he often did not dare to chance a bright dash of colour, but painted in a greyish gloomy key which was astonishing, when one remembered his revolutionary passions.
Et, souvent, il n’osait plus risquer une note vibrante, d’une tristesse grise qui étonnait, au milieu de sa passion révolutionnaire.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile

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astonish

verb
Basic forms
Pastastonished
Imperativeastonish
Present Participle (Participle I)astonishing
Past Participle (Participle II)astonished
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I astonishwe astonish
you astonishyou astonish
he/she/it astonishesthey astonish
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am astonishingwe are astonishing
you are astonishingyou are astonishing
he/she/it is astonishingthey are astonishing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have astonishedwe have astonished
you have astonishedyou have astonished
he/she/it has astonishedthey have astonished
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been astonishingwe have been astonishing
you have been astonishingyou have been astonishing
he/she/it has been astonishingthey have been astonishing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I astonishedwe astonished
you astonishedyou astonished
he/she/it astonishedthey astonished
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was astonishingwe were astonishing
you were astonishingyou were astonishing
he/she/it was astonishingthey were astonishing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had astonishedwe had astonished
you had astonishedyou had astonished
he/she/it had astonishedthey had astonished
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been astonishingwe had been astonishing
you had been astonishingyou had been astonishing
he/she/it had been astonishingthey had been astonishing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will astonishwe shall/will astonish
you will astonishyou will astonish
he/she/it will astonishthey will astonish
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be astonishingwe shall/will be astonishing
you will be astonishingyou will be astonishing
he/she/it will be astonishingthey will be astonishing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have astonishedwe shall/will have astonished
you will have astonishedyou will have astonished
he/she/it will have astonishedthey will have astonished
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been astonishingwe shall/will have been astonishing
you will have been astonishingyou will have been astonishing
he/she/it will have been astonishingthey will have been astonishing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would astonishwe should/would astonish
you would astonishyou would astonish
he/she/it would astonishthey would astonish
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be astonishingwe should/would be astonishing
you would be astonishingyou would be astonishing
he/she/it would be astonishingthey would be astonishing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have astonishedwe should/would have astonished
you would have astonishedyou would have astonished
he/she/it would have astonishedthey would have astonished
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been astonishingwe should/would have been astonishing
you would have been astonishingyou would have been astonishing
he/she/it would have been astonishingthey would have been astonishing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am astonishedwe are astonished
you are astonishedyou are astonished
he/she/it is astonishedthey are astonished
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being astonishedwe are being astonished
you are being astonishedyou are being astonished
he/she/it is being astonishedthey are being astonished
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been astonishedwe have been astonished
you have been astonishedyou have been astonished
he/she/it has been astonishedthey have been astonished
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was astonishedwe were astonished
you were astonishedyou were astonished
he/she/it was astonishedthey were astonished
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being astonishedwe were being astonished
you were being astonishedyou were being astonished
he/she/it was being astonishedthey were being astonished
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been astonishedwe had been astonished
you had been astonishedyou had been astonished
he/she/it had been astonishedthey had been astonished
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be astonishedwe shall/will be astonished
you will be astonishedyou will be astonished
he/she/it will be astonishedthey will be astonished
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been astonishedwe shall/will have been astonished
you will have been astonishedyou will have been astonished
he/she/it will have been astonishedthey will have been astonished