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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ay-ton-nay
"Elle était étonnée d'avoir gagné à la loterie."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Utterly astonished or amazed.
"She was gobsmacked when she won the lottery." - 2
In a state of shock due to unexpected news or events.
"He was gobsmacked to learn that he had been accepted into his dream university."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'gobsmacked' originated in British English in the late 20th century, combining 'gob', a slang term for mouth derived from the Irish 'gob', and 'smacked', meaning struck. The phrase conveys a sense of being so surprised that one is metaphorically hit in the mouth, reflecting a sudden shock or astonishment.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Gobsmacked" is said worldwide
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étonné
Transliteration: ay-ton-nay
"Elle était étonnée d'avoir gagné à la loterie."
verblüfft
Transliteration: fer-blooft
"Er war verblüfft, als er erfuhr, dass er angenommen wurde."
sbalordito
Transliteration: sba-lor-dee-to
"Era sbalordito quando ha vinto alla lotteria."
asombrado
Transliteration: a-som-brado
"Estaba asombrado al enterarse de que había sido aceptado."
estupefato
Transliteration: es-tu-pe-fa-to
"Ele ficou estupefato ao saber que ganhou na loteria."
हैरान
Transliteration: hairaan
"वह हैरान था जब उसे पता चला कि वह विश्वविद्यालय में स्वीकार किया गया।"
震惊
Transliteration: zhèn jīng
"她得知自己赢得了彩票时感到震惊。"
놀란
Transliteration: nol-lan
"그는 복권에 당첨되었다는 소식을 듣고 놀랐다."
驚いた
Transliteration: odoroita
"彼女は宝くじに当たったと聞いて驚いた。"
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