You could have knocked me down with a feather!

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Alternativaj skribmanieroj

you could have struck me down with a feather

you could have knocked me over with a feather

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Signifoj

[1] mia koro skuiĝis!, mi estis mirigita de la novaĵo!, mi estis mir-frapita!

Samsencaĵoj

[1] strike me pink; I was extremely surprised or astonished. It is something that you say in order to emphasize how surprised you were when something happened.

Ekzemploj

[1] When I found out I had won, you could have knocked me over with a feather.

[1] I was fit to be knocked down with a feather when I heard it. I couldn't believe it until I saw it.

[1] Well, strike me down with a feather, Ana. He's a catch.

Tradukoj

   

germana: [1] da war ich einfach platt! → de franca: [1] les bras m'en sont tombés → fr hispana: [1] quedé estupefacto → es (ante algo), me quedé helado, me quedé de piedra, no podía dar crédito, podrías haberme impresionado, tumbarme/derribarme de un soplido

itala: [1] da non crederci! → it, sono rimasto a bocca aperta! → it, "non posso crederci", "ma veramente?", "serio?", "sono restato di stucco"

Referencoj kaj literaturo

[1] Macmillan Dictionary, far Macmillan Education Limited: You could have knocked me down with a feather! (brita), You could have knocked me down with a feather! (usona)

[1] Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary You could have knocked me down with a feather!

[1] Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus You could have knocked me down with a feather!

[1] Dictionary.com (vortaro angla-angla, trezoro kaj enciklopedio) You could have knocked me down with a feather!

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