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| Principal Translations | WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026: | 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. |
| Principal Translations | WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026: | 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. |
'taken aback' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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