"startle" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

startle verbo

startle + preposición
Kolokacji: 10
startled by • startled at • startle into • startle with • startled from • ...
startle + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 14
momentarily startled • somewhat startled • suddenly startled • slightly startled • clearly startled • ...
(2) somewhat, slightly, mildly
Kolokacji: 3
  • I was somewhat startled by the questions put from outside.
  • He looked up, somewhat startled, to see a girl standing in the doorway.
  • Still somewhat startled by her results, she says, "Nobody can say no to me anymore."
  • Though somewhat startled to learn that your lord had passed us by, we should have come immediately.
  • However, he was somewhat startled by the sober determination with which she spoke of leaving home.
  • The mage looked at him, somewhat startled by the compliment.
  • He looked at his watch, and was somewhat startled to see that it was only a little after twelve.
  • Owen looked at Richard, somewhat startled by the question.
  • "I was somewhat startled by the numbers," he said.
  • Somewhat startled by her knowledge of the lieutenant's record, he covered his surprise with a sly smile.
2. slightly startled = trochę zaskoczony slightly startled
3. mildly startled = łagodnie zaskoczony mildly startled
(3) genuinely, truly
Kolokacji: 2

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