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Spanish: ... estoy extrañado, me extraña...

English translation: ...I find it hard to believe...



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Spanish term or phrase:... estoy extrañado, me extraña...
English translation:...I find it hard to believe...
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Spanish term or phrase: ... estoy extrañado, me extraña...
CONTEXT: Me extraña, estoy muy extrañado con tu inesperada actitud... Como dando a entender que uno no puede creer la actitud de alguien, pues se estaba seguro de otra cosa. Millón de gracias desde Medellín.
Gabriel Aramburo Siegert
Colombia
...I find it hard to believe...
Explanation:
Me extraña, estoy muy extrañado con tu inesperada actitud...
"I can't believe, I find it hard to believe that you..."

Espero te sirva. Saludos desde BA
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korrigan
Argentina
Note from asker to answerer
Gracias María, me adapté muy bien con ésta. Un abrazo y cuídate.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4surprised
Luciano Monteiro
5...I find it hard to believe...
korrigan
5I'm amazed / astonished
Mapi
5be surprised at something / that + clause
Ana Juliá
4 +1I can't believe it...
Ross Parker


  

Answers

8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
surprised

Explanation:
Your behaviour surprises me. I´m surprised by your attitude.

Luciano Monteiro
Brazil
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Michele Fauble
9 mins
  -> Thanks :)

agree xzw: I am surprised.......
4 hrs

agree xxxElena Sgarbo
4 hrs

agree Mijo Schyllert
16 hrs
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
I can't believe it...

Explanation:
Perhaps another possibility...

Ross Parker
Spain
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Manuel Cedeño Berrueta
1 hr
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
be surprised at something / that + clause

Explanation:
Dicc. Oxford.

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Note added at 21 mins (2004-09-09 08:49:40 GMT)
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►extrañarse verbo reflexivo extrañarse de, to be surprised at
- Source: Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe
http://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=extr...


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Note added at 22 mins (2004-09-09 08:50:54 GMT)
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It\'s surprising that...
It\'s strange that...

Ana Juliá
Spain
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 15
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
I'm amazed / astonished

Explanation:
it would depend on the degree of amazement, astonished is stronger

Mapi
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 13
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
...I find it hard to believe...

Explanation:
Me extraña, estoy muy extrañado con tu inesperada actitud...
"I can't believe, I find it hard to believe that you..."

Espero te sirva. Saludos desde BA

korrigan
Argentina
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Note from asker to answerer
Gracias María, me adapté muy bien con ésta. Un abrazo y cuídate.
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