- marvel
- 1. noun
(something or someone astonishing or wonderful: the marvels of the circus; She's a marvel at producing delicious meals.) maravilla, prodigio
2. verb((often with at) to feel astonishment or wonder (at): They marvelled at the fantastic sight.) maravillarse- marvellously
marveltr['mɑːvəl]noun1 (wonder) maravilla■ don't expect marvels no esperes maravillas■ it's a marvel no-one was hurt es un milagro que no hubiera heridos2 (person) maravilla■ he's a marvel es una maravilla, es maravillosointransitive verb (pt & pp marvelled (|us| marveled), ger marvelling (|us| marveling))1 formal use maravillarse, asombrarse2 formal use maravillarse, sorprenderse■ we marvelled that she could run so far nos maravillamos de que pudiera correr tanto\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto do marvels|work marvels hacer maravillasmarvel ['mɑrvəl] vi, -veled or -velled ; -veling or -velling : maravillarsemarvel n: maravilla fmarveln.• maravilla s.f.• prodigio s.m.v.• espantar v.• maravillar v.
I 'mɑːrvəl, 'mɑːvəlnoun maravilla fit's a marvel (to me) there wasn't an accident! — fue un milagro que no ocurriera un accidente
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BrE -ll- intransitive verb['mɑːvǝl]to marvel (AT something) — maravillarse (de algo)
1.N maravilla fyou're a marvel — eres una maravilla
it's a marvel to me how she does it — no llego a entender cómo lo hace
if he gets there it will be a marvel — si llega será un milagro
2.VI maravillarse, asombrarse (at de)* * *
I ['mɑːrvəl, 'mɑːvəl]noun maravilla fit's a marvel (to me) there wasn't an accident! — fue un milagro que no ocurriera un accidente
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BrE -ll- intransitive verbto marvel (AT something) — maravillarse (de algo)
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
