asombrar

to amaze

asombrar(ah-sohm-brahr)

transitive verb

1. (to surprise)

a. to amaze

El gran tamaño del perro asombra a todo el que lo ve.

The dog's big size amazes everyone who sees him.

b. to astonish

Las vistas de los fiordos asombraron a todos los turistas.

The views of the fjords astonished all the tourists.

2. (to make darker)

a. to darken

El pintor asombró el color con un poco de negro.

The painter darkened the color with a little bit of black.

asombrarse

pronominal verb

3. (to be astounded)

a. to be amazed

Me asombré con la hermosa voz del cantante.

I was amazed by the singer's beautiful voice.

b. to be astonished

Todos se asombraron con los excelentes resultados del grupo.

Everyone was astonished with the group's excellent results.

c. to be surprised

El entrenador se asombró cuando su equipo ganó la final.

The coach was surprised when his team won the finals.

asombrar

transitive verb

1. (causar admiración)

a. to amaze

2. (causar sorpresa)

a. to surprise

pronominal verb

3. (sentir admiración)

a. to be amazed

4. (sentir sorpresa)

a. to be surprised

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asombrar

transitive verb

1 (extrañar) to amaze; astonish

nos asombra ese repentino cambio we are amazed o astonished at this sudden change

me asombra su capacidad lógica me asombró su exquisita educació

me asombra verte trabajar tanto I'm amazed o astonished to see you working so hard; este chico no deja de asombrarme that boy never ceases to amaze me; a mí ya nada me asombra nothing surprises me any more

2 (hacer sombra) to shade

3 (oscurecer) [+color] to darken

4 (asustar) to frighten

pronominal verb

asombrarse

1 (extrañarse) to be amazed; be astonished

me asombré con o de su extraña reacción I was amazed o astonished by his strange reaction

nos asombramos de su belleza

se asombró (de) que lo supieras she was amazed o astonished that you knew; no me asombro por o de nada nothing surprises me

2 (asustarse) to take fright

3 (Centroamérica) (desmayarse) to faint