What does étonné in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word étonné in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use étonné in French.

The word étonné in French means surprised, surprise, surprise, astonish, amaze, be surprised, be astonished, be amazed, I'm surprised, I'm surprised that, Are you surprised? Does that surprise you?, nothing surprises me anymore. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word étonné

surprised

adjectif (qui ne s'attendait pas à [qch])

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Sa mère fut étonnée de sa réaction.
His mother was astonished at his reaction.

surprise

verbe transitif (être inattendu ou inhabituel)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il est en retard, cela m'étonne de lui.
He is late; knowing him, that surprises me.

surprise, astonish, amaze

verbe transitif (être divertissant)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Avec tes aventures, tu nous étonnes tous les jours.
You surprise us every day with your adventures.

be surprised, be astonished, be amazed

verbe pronominal (être stupéfait)

Maintenant, nous ne nous étonnons plus de rien.
Now, we are not surprised by anything.

I'm surprised, I'm surprised that

(c'est bizarre que)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Ça m'étonne que ta mère ait pris une telle décision.

Are you surprised? Does that surprise you?

locution verbale (tu es surpris ?)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

nothing surprises me anymore

(rien ne me surprend)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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