bestaunen

v/t look at s.th. in amazement; verblüfft: gape at; voller Bewunderung: marvel at; komm, lass dich mal bestaunen umg. come on, let’s have a look at you; vergiss nicht, seine Künste / Fortschritte / sein neues Auto zu bestaunen don’t forget to say something nice about his skill / progress / to admire his new car

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be|stau|nen ptp bestaunt

vt

to marvel at, to gaze at in wonder or admiration; (verblüfft) to gape at, to stare at in astonishment

lass dich bestáúnen — let's have a good look at you

sie wurde von allen bestaunt — they all gazed at her in admiration/gaped at her

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vt

▪ jdn/etw \bestaunen to admire sb/sth

wir bestaunten ihr Geschick we marvelled at her skill

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transitives Verb marvel at; (bewundernd anstarren) gaze in wonder at

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bestaunen v/t look at sth in amazement; verblüfft: gape at; voller Bewunderung: marvel at;

komm, lass dich mal bestaunen umg come on, let’s have a look at you;

vergiss nicht, seine Künste/Fortschritte/sein neues Auto zu bestaunen don’t forget to say something nice about his skill/progress/to admire his new car

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transitives Verb marvel at; (bewundernd anstarren) gaze in wonder at