"E qual não foi o seu espanto quando viu um"

English translation: And he/she was quite taken aback to see one (hole)

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Portuguese term or phrase:	"E qual não foi o seu espanto quando viu um"
English translation:	And he/she was quite taken aback to see one (hole)
Entered by:	Marlene Curtis

20:41 Dec 15, 2010

Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
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Portuguese term or phrase: "E qual não foi o seu espanto quando viu um"

"Olhou de um lado para o outro, em busca de um buraco na parede. E qual não foi o seu espanto quando viu um, a dez metros de distância e a três de fundo."

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And he/she was quite taken aback to see one (hole)

Explanation:

Taken aback

Surprised or startled by a sudden turn of events

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Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 06:24

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And he/she was quite taken aback to see one (hole)

Marlene Curtis

4 +1

and, to his great surprise, he saw a

Mark Robertson

3 +1

And how astonished was he when he saw a

Verginia Ophof

and he was totally gob-smacked when

Nick Taylor

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4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

And how astonished was he when he saw a

Explanation:
..and to his surprise he saw a

Verginia Ophof
Belize
Local time: 04:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 87

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

And he/she was quite taken aback to see one (hole)

Explanation:

Taken aback

Surprised or startled by a sudden turn of events

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 06:24
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 195

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1 hr confidence:

and he was totally gob-smacked when

Explanation:
and he was totally gob-smacked when

Nick Taylor
Local time: 11:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 98

13 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

and, to his great surprise, he saw a

Explanation:
I this this is better match of the formality and style of the source text.

Mark Robertson
Local time: 11:24
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 24

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