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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
aback adv	archaic (towards the back)	atrás adv
		hacia atrás loc adv

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Locuciones verbales
Inglés		Español
take [sb] aback vtr phrasal sep	(surprise)	tomar por sorpresa loc verb
		tomar desprevenido loc verb
	(informal)	dejar de piedra loc verb
Note: Often in passive.
Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a».
	She declined his offer of a job, which took him aback.
	I was really taken aback when she reacted so angrily.
	Ella rechazó su oferta de trabajo, lo cual a él lo tomó por sorpresa.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
taken aback adj	(surprised, astonished)	sorprendido/a, atónito/a adj
		desconcertado/a adj
	We were taken aback at his sudden admission.
	Quedamos sorprendidos ante su inesperada confesión.

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'aback' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

Spanish:

asustado - dejar a alguien de una pieza - desconcertado - encanar - parado - sorprender

Collocations: was taken aback by [how, what], was taken aback about [how], was taken aback by her [words, statement, outfit], more...

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