verblüffen

vt/i (jemanden) amaze, astound; (sprachlos machen) dumbfound, stupefy; (verwirren) bewilder; seine Offenheit verblüffte his openness was astounding; sich (nicht) durch etw. verblüffen lassen (not) be taken in by s.th.

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to stump; to astound; to amaze; to knock out; to confound; to stun; to dumbfound; to flabbergast; to flummox; to nonplus; to stupefy; to take aback; to baffle

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ver|blụ̈f|fen [fɛɐ'blʏfn] ptp verblü\#fft

vt

(= erstaunen) to stun, to amaze; (= verwirren) to baffle

sich durch or von etw verblüffen lassen — to be taken in by sth

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1) (to surprise greatly: I was amazed at his stupidity.) amaze

2) (to puzzle and surprise greatly.) confound

3) (to puzzle or baffle completely: I'm stumped!) stump

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ver·blüf·fen *

[fɛɐ̯ˈblʏfn̩]

vt

▪ jdn [mit etw dat] \verblüffen to astonish [or amaze] sb [with sth]

▪ sich akk durch etw akk [o von etw dat] verblüffen lassen to be amazed by sth

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transitives, auch intransitives Verb astonish; amaze; astound; (verwirren) baffle

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verblüffen v/t & v/i (jemanden) amaze, astound; (sprachlos machen) dumbfound, stupefy; (verwirren) bewilder;

seine Offenheit verblüffte his openness was astounding;

sich (nicht) durch etwas verblüffen (not) be taken in by sth

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transitives, auch intransitives Verb astonish; amaze; astound; (verwirren) baffle

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v.

to amaze v.

to astound v.

to baffle v.

to dumbfound v.

to flabbergast v.

to flummox* v.

to nonplus v.

to puzzle v.

to stump v.

to stupefy v.