Spanish English Dictionary

español - English

la maravilla in English:

1. wonder wonder


The pyramids are a great wonder of the world.
I wonder who.
I've heard it said that it's harder to please a woman than to please a man. I wonder if that's true.
Food and drink were served in such profusion at the wedding that the bride and groom began to wonder if they should not have invited more guests.
Tom got to work later than usual this morning. I wonder why.
To be surprised, to wonder, is to begin to understand.
I'm getting little pimples on my face. I wonder if I've been getting enough sleep lately.
When all is said and done, the most precious element in life is wonder.
There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after the children fall asleep and wonder how they'll make the mortgage, or pay their doctor's bills, or save enough for their child's college education.
I slept only two hours. No wonder I'm sleepy.
You went to bed at 2 o'clock in the morning? No wonder you look sleepy today.
Since in this organization they're all chiefs and no Indians, it's a wonder any decisions get made.
I wonder what the normal life span of a cockroach is and if they ever die of old age.
The boy has a huge bump on his head. No wonder he cried so much!
Since children are more scared than amused by clowns, I wonder if some comedy trope of ours will become horror fodder in 100 years.

English word "la maravilla"(wonder) occurs in sets:

Fichas del libro - "Zoe" (Evelyn Whitaker)
Fichas del libro - "Mothers to Men" (Zona Gale)
Fichas del libro - "Jessie Trim" (B. L. Farjeon)
Fichas del libro - "The Pot Boiler" (Upton Sinclair)
Fichas del libro - "Gladys, the Reaper" (Anne Beale)