surprise

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Something unexpected.
2. (countable, uncountable) Something unexpected.
3. (countable, uncountable) The feeling that something unexpected has happened.

Verb

1. (transitive) To cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted by something unexpected.
2. (transitive) To do something to (a person) that they are not expecting, as a surprise.
3. (intransitive) To undergo or witness something unexpected.
4. (intransitive) To cause surprise.
5. (transitive) To attack unexpectedly.
6. (transitive) To take unawares.

Intj

1. Drawing attention to a surprising action by oneself.
2. Sarcastically drawing attention to something that should have been obvious.

Concepts

surprise

surprendre

étonner

étonnement

stupéfaction

stupéfier

stupeur

surpris

étourdir

étonné

s’étonner

tempête

toucher

abasourdissement

ébahissement

éberluer

épouvanter

être étonné

faire sensation

frapper de stupeur

frayeur

miracle

orage

par surprise

saisissement

⚡

dire les choses en face

jeter dans l’étonnement

admiration

époustouffler

attraper

🪤

choc

confondre

effrayer

frapper

inattendu

inattendue

interrompre

merveille

Synonymes

astonishment

astonish

wonder

amaze

amazement

startle

astound

shock

⚡

frighten

stun

unexpectedness

catch

admiration

suddenness

take by surprise

flabbergast

bewilder

something unexpected

jolt

sneak up on

wonderment

surprisal

unexpected

fright

exclamation

❗

scare

😨

marvel

miracle

be amazed

confound

upset

sudden

storm

bewilderment

stagger

surprised

shake

🫨

encouragement

dumbfound

bemuse

doubt

nonplus

rock

🪨

sorrow

daze

curious

create

confuse

baffle

confront

Traductions

sorpresa

Überraschung

sorpresa

surpresa

sorprender

überraschen

sorprendere

surpreender

verrassing

verrassen

έκπληξη

εκπλήσσω

sorprendre

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/səˈpɹaɪz/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: surprise

In summary

From Middle English surprise, borrowed from Middle French surprise (“an overtake”), nominal use of the past participle of Old French sorprendre (“to overtake”), from sor- (“over”) + prendre (“to take”), from Latin super- + Latin prendere, contracted from prehendere (“to grasp, seize”). Doublet of suppli.

Phrases

In surprise finish , the final score was seven to five .

En terminaison surprise, le score final était de sept à cinq.

" If good things are coming , they will be a pleasant surprise ," said the seer .

"Si de bonnes choses arrivent, ce sera une agréable surprise", a déclaré le voyant.