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small wonder
Language:
Meanings:
1.
British
American
International
neutral
informal
Used to indicate that something is not surprising; expresses that a stated fact or outcome is understandable or expected.
Often appears in contexts such as 'small wonder that...' or in the fixed expression 'no small wonder' to signal absence of surprise.
2.
British
American
International
neutral
literary
A minor marvel or curiosity; a small thing that arouses wonder or admiration.
Used as a noun to denote something regarded as a modest but notable wonder.
Examples:
EN:
She's gone from you, and small wonder.
ES:
Se ha marchado.
EN:
I am going to...to present a small wonder.
ES:
Me permito presentarles un pequeño fenómeno.
EN:
Going by the laundry, small wonder that he's run off...
ES:
No me extraña que aquél se haya largado, con esta ropa...
EN:
Well, it's no small wonder.
ES:
Bueno, no es de extrañar.
EN:
-small wonder.
ES:
- No me extraña.
EN:
Well, small wonder.
ES:
- No es raro.
ES:
Bueno, pequeña maravilla.
EN:
You won't let me see your room. Well, small wonder. I'll bet you could practically grow potatoes in there.
ES:
A veces pienso que tienes puré de papas en lugar de sesos...
EN:
It's no small wonder that you've withheld so much.
ES:
No es una pequeña sorpresa, la que usted reprimió tanto.
EN:
"And small wonder. "Mr. Golyadkin had fully recognized his nocturnal friend.
ES:
Golyadkin acababa de reconocer a su amigo nocturno.
EN:
Sneakers... small wonder.
ES:
Si a mí no me extraña nada.
EN:
It is small wonder that the boy is the way he is.
ES:
Es poco milagro que el niño sea como es.
EN:
Oh, small wonder that, for 'tis within my heart they find their home.
ES:
Encuentran su hogar dentro de mi corazón.
EN:
No, you were just going to hold her hostage instead. It is a small wonder she is identifying with her kidnappers.
ES:
No es de extrañar que se identifique con sus secuestradores.
EN:
The small wonder.
ES:
El pequeño maravilla.
EN:
Real small wonder of nature.
ES:
Un pequeño verdadero milagro de la naturaleza.
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