(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
it's a wonder (that) he hasn't lost ites un milagro or es increíble que no lo haya perdido
no wonder the plan failedno es de extrañar que el plan haya fracasado
wonder drugdroga milagrosa
2.(astonishment)
a. el asombro
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
he was lost in wonder in front of the Great Pyramid
2(object of wonder)maravilla (f);(cause of wonder)milagro (m)
the wonders of sciencelas maravillas de la ciencia;the Seven Wonders of the Worldlas Siete Maravillas del Mundo;the wonder of it was that ...lo (más) asombroso fue que ...;a nine-day wonderun prodigio que deja pronto de serlo;it's a wonder that ...es un milagro que ...
wonders will never cease!¡todavía hay milagros!
to do wondersobrar milagros
it did wonders for her healthobró milagros en su salud
that dress does wonders for you
it's littleornoorsmall wonder that he leftno es de extrañarse que se haya marchado
no wonder!¡no me extraña!
he promised wondersprometió el oro y el moro
to work wondersobrar milagros
transitive verb
preguntarse
if you're wondering how to do itsi te estás preguntando cómo hacerlo
I was just wondering if you knew ...me preguntaba si tu sabrías ...
I wonder what he'll do nowme pregunto qué hará ahora
I wonder [where] he's going?¿a dónde irá?me pregunto dónde irá
I wonder where Caroline is¿dónde estará Caroline?;¿me pregunto dónde estará Caroline?
I wonder whether the milkman's beena ver si el lechero ha venido
she wondered whether to go onno sabía si seguir adelante
I wonder why she said that¿por qué diría eso?;me pregunto por qué dijo eso
intransitive verb
1(ask o.s., speculate)preguntarse;pensar
"does she know about it?" — "I wonder"—¿se habrá enterado ella? —eso mismo me pregunto yo
I wondered about that for a long timele di muchas vueltas a eso
I was wondering if you could helpte agradecería que me ayudaras
I often wonderme lo pregunto a menudo
it set me wonderingme hizo pensar
2(be surprised)asombrarse;maravillarse
to wonder at sthasombrarse de algo;maravillarse de algo
that's hardly to be wondered ateso no tiene nada de extraño;no hay que asombrarse de eso
can you wonder?natural, ¿no?
I shouldn't wonder!¡sería lógico!
I shouldn't wonder if ...no me sorprendería que;she's married by now, I shouldn't wonderse habrá casado ya como sería lógico;cabe presumir que está casada ya
