"take aback" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Anglais]

IPA: \teɪk ə.ˈbæk\ Audio: En-au-take aback.ogg Forms: to take aback [infinitive], takes aback [present, third-person, singular], took aback [preterite], taken aback [participle, past], taking aback [participle, present]
  1. Déconcerter, interloquer.
    Sense id: fr-take_aback-en-verb-DGjTLr2I Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: disconcert Related terms: take, back, disconcert, dismay, astound, stupefy, stun
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