épater
Meanings
Verb
1. to deprive something of a paw or foot, or to damage/break its paw or foot so that it loses its support or normal function (literally, transitive, dated)
2. to flatten (by extension, transitive, dated)
3. to knock down; to cause to sprawl on the ground (by extension, transitive, dated)
a. to fall sprawling, to come crashing down (reflexive, dated, transitive)
4. to amaze, to stagger (figuratively, transitive)
Examples6
Tom m'épate parfois.
Tom amazes me at times.
Tu ne cesses de m'épater.
You never cease to amaze me.
Ça m'a épaté.
It amazed me.
La magicienne a épaté le public avec ses tours.
The magician wowed the audience with her tricks.
J'étais épaté par l'aisance avec laquelle ce garçon parlait français.
I was amazed at the fluency with which the boy spoke French.
Tous furent épatés qu'il eût réussi à l'examen du permis de conduire.
He amazed everyone by passing his driving test.