wonder

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwʌndə/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈwʌndɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(wun′dər)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
wonder [sth]⇒ vtr (be curious to know)preguntarse⇒ v prnl
 I wonder if wine can be made from cherries.
 I wonder if that film is still showing at the cinema.
 Me pregunto si se puede hacer vino con cerezas.
wonder [sth] vtr (polite enquiry or request)preguntarse⇒ v prnl
  querer saber loc verb
 I wonder if you would be interested in buying this car over here.
 Me pregunto si le interesaría comprar aquel coche de allí.
wonder at [sth/sb] vi + prep (be amazed at)maravillarse⇒, asombrarse⇒ v prnl
 He could not believe what he saw. He just wondered at it.
 No podía creer lo que veía. Simplemente se maravilló.
wonder n (amazement)asombro nm
 The child's wonder at the kaleidoscope never ended.
 El asombro del niño ante el caleidoscopio no tenía fin.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
wonder adj (miraculous)milagroso/a adj
 Penicillin was once considered a wonder drug.
 La penicilina fue considerada durante un tiempo una medicina milagrosa.
wonder n (cause of amazement)sorpresa nf
 This baby has been such a wonder for us.
 Este niño ha sido una gran sorpresa para nosotros.
wonder n (miracle)maravilla nf
 The Panama Canal is one of the wonders of the modern world.
 El canal de Panamá es una de las maravillas del mundo moderno.
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Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
wonder about [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep (ponder)preguntarse sobre v prnl + prep
  reflexionar acerca de loc verb
 Sometimes I wonder about the origins of the universe and where we came from.
 A veces me pregunto sobre el origen del universo y de dónde venimos.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
boy wonder (skilled young man)niño prodigio nm + adj mf
  niño maravilla nm + adj inv
fill [sb] with wonder⇒ vtr (amaze)llenar de asombro loc verb
  maravillar⇒ vtr
  dejar sin alienta vtr
 Gazing at the night sky never ceases to fill me with wonder.
 La visión del cielo en la noche no deja de llenarme de asombro.
in wonder adv (with a sense of awe, amazement)con asombro loc adv
  asombrado, maravillado adj
miracle drug,
wonder drug n		 (effective new drug)droga milagrosa nf + adj
  medicamento milagroso nm + adj
 Penicillin was called a miracle drug when it first came out because it stopped infections.
 La penicilina era considerada una droga milagrosa cuando salió porque detenía las infecciones.
no wonder interj (it is not surprising)con razón expr
 No wonder the house is so cold, the heater is broken! No wonder the baby is crying, his diaper needs to be changed.
 Con razón está la casa tan fría, la calefacción está estropeada. Con razón el bebé está llorando, hay que cambiarle el pañal.
  no ser extraño loc verb
 No es extraño que esté la casa tan fría, la calefacción está estropeada. No es extraño que el bebé esté llorando, hay que cambiarle el pañal.
one hit wonder,
one-hit-wonder n		 informal (pop performer only successful once)artista de un sólo éxito n común + loc adj
  estrella efímera de un único éxito nf + loc adj
 When their song became a best-seller, the band thought they were going to be successful for life; however, they unfortunately ended up being a one hit wonder.
 Cuando salió la canción fue un éxito y la banda creyó que serían exitosos de por vida, pero lamentablemente terminaron siendo artistas de un sólo éxito.
small wonder,
small wonder that expr		 (it's not surprising that) (irónico)qué sorpresa que expr
wonder boy (successful young man) (coloquial)niño maravilla loc nom m
wonder kid n informal (child prodigy)niño prodigio, niña prodigio loc nm, loc nf
wonder of the world,
Wonder of the World n		 often plural (ancient landmark or feature)maravilla del mundo loc nom f
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'wonder' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
awe - entranced - marvelous - ooh and aah - open-eyed - wonderful
Spanish:
portento - preguntar - prodigio - virguería - maravillar - así te luce el pelo - cuestionar - flipe - hacer ruido - maravilla - no en balde - no ser para menos - ya decía yo

Collocations: I wonder [what, how, why, when, where, who], the seven wonders of the world, (she is) a wonder [child, student], more...

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