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163 months ago

Kate (a guest user) asked this question:

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163 months ago

   wrote:

To his greatest astonishment (and concern), he learns (discovers) that he has a brain tumor

163 months ago

Ffion Marianne Moyle   wrote:

totally amazed/astonished/stunned to learn/discover

My comment:

Any of these will do in my opinion

Comments by other colleagues on this answer:

163 months ago

   wrote:

That's right, any of these and I don't see why people repeat answers and use all caps.

163 months ago

Ffion Marianne Moyle   wrote:

amazed to discover

163 months ago

Ffion Marianne Moyle   wrote:

STUNNED TO DISCOVER

My comment:

... after the MRI the radiologist was STUNNED to DISCOVER a brain tumor ...

Comments by other colleagues on this answer:

163 months ago

   wrote:

NOT THE RADIOLOGIST< THE MAN WHO HAD THE MRI> DO YOU LIKE ALL CAPS?

163 months ago

Marie-Claire   wrote:

was astonished to learn

My comment:

You need to turn the sentence on its head to make it work, I think. ( you may prefer to say -find out or discover)

Comments by other colleagues on this answer:

163 months ago

   wrote:

I'd definitely go with this translation.

163 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL   wrote:

Me too.

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163 months ago

i. grolhier-deckarm   wrote:

... and he was shocked to recognize that ....

My comment:

or : ..... and he was surprised to discover .....

163 months ago

David Edwards Translation and Training   wrote:

is shocked to discover

163 months ago

David Edwards Translation and Training   wrote:

is stupefied to discover

My comment:

That should work

163 months ago

Claude Le Frapper   wrote:

is stupefied to discover

My comment:

That should work