- surprise
- 1. noun
((the feeling caused by) something sudden or unexpected: His statement caused some surprise; Your letter was a pleasant surprise; There were some nasty surprises waiting for her when she returned; He stared at her in surprise; To my surprise the door was unlocked; (also adjective) He paid them a surprise visit.) sorpresa
2. verb1) (to cause to feel surprise: The news surprised me.) sorprender2) (to lead, by means of surprise, into doing something: Her sudden question surprised him into betraying himself.) sorprender (hasta el punto de), coger desprevenido (hasta el punto de)3) (to find, come upon, or attack, without warning: They surprised the enemy from the rear.) sorprender•- surprising
- surprisingly
- take by surprise
surprise1 n sorpresaI didn't know about the present, it was a surprise no sabía nada del regalo, fue una sorpresato give someone a surprise dar una sorpresa a alguiento take someone by surprise coger a alguien por sorpresasurprise2 vb sorprender / extrañarhis reaction surprised me, I didn't expect it su reacción me sorprendió, no me lo esperabaEl gerundio de surprise se escribe surprisingsurprisetr[sə'praɪz]noun1 sorpresa■ what a surprise! ¡qué sorpresa!■ to my surprise para mi sorpresaadjective1 (visit, result) inesperado,-a; (attack, party) sorpresatransitive verb1 (cause surprise to) sorprender2 (catch unawares) sorprender, coger desprevenido,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto come as a surprise ser una sorpresato take somebody by surprise coger desprevenido,-a a alguiensurprise [sə'praɪz, sər-] vt, -prised ; -prising : sorprendersurprise n: sorpresa fto take by surprise: sorprendersurpriseadj.• imprevisto, -a adj.• inesperado, -a adj.n.• asombro s.m.• extrañeza s.f.• golpe s.m.• novedad s.f.• sorprender s.m.• sorpresa s.f. (UK)v.(Variante de "surprise", especialmente americano)v.• admirar v.• asaltar v.• extrañar v.• saltear v.• sobrecoger v.• sorprender v.
I sə'praɪznouna) u (astonishment) sorpresa fa look of surprise — una mirada sorprendida or de sorpresa
oh!, he said, in some surprise — oh! -dijo, algo sorprendido
to my surprise — para mi sorpresa
b) c (thing, event) sorpresa fthe result was o came as something of a surprise — el resultado fue en cierto modo una sorpresa
it's no surprise to me that she won — no me sorprende que haya ganado
to give somebody a surprise — darle* una sorpresa a alguien; (before n) <gift, packet> sorpresa adj inv
after their surprise defeat in Wednesday's game ... — después de la inesperada derrota del miércoles pasado ...
c) u (catching somebody unprepared)to take somebody by surprise — sorprender a alguien, pillar or (esp Esp) coger* a alguien desprevenido; (before n) <visit, attack> sorpresa adj inv
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transitive verba) (astonish) sorprenderI was surprised by his vehemence — su vehemencia me sorprendió
b) (catch unawares) sorprender, pillar or agarrar or (esp Esp) coger* desprevenido[sǝ'praɪz]1. N1) (=astonishment) sorpresa fimagine my surprise when I found a cheque for £5,000 — puedes imaginarte la sorpresa que me llevé al encontrar or cuando encontré un cheque de 5.000 libras
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"what?" George asked in surprise — -¿qué? -preguntó George sorprendido•
he saw my look of surprise — me vio la cara de sorpresathere was a look of surprise on his face — tenía cara de sorpresa
surprise, surprise! — iro ¡menuda sorpresa! iro
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to my/his surprise — para mi/su sorpresamuch to my surprise, he agreed — para gran sorpresa mía, accedió
2) (as tactic) sorpresa fthe element of surprise — el elemento sorpresa
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to catch or take sb by surprise — coger or (LAm) tomar a algn por sorpresa3) (=unexpected thing) sorpresa fI have a surprise for you — tengo una sorpresa para ti
what a lovely surprise! — ¡qué sorpresa más or tan agradable!
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all this comes as something of a surprise — todo esto es en cierto modo una sorpresait may come as a surprise to some people — puede que algunos se lleven una sorpresa
it came as a surprise to me to learn that ... — me llevé una sorpresa al enterarme de que ...
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life is full of surprises — la vida está llena de sorpresas•
to give sb a surprise — dar una sorpresa a algn2.ADJ [party, present] sorpresa inv ; [announcement, defeat, decision] inesperadoa surprise visit — una visita sorpresa or inesperada
a surprise attack — un ataque por sorpresa
3. VT1) (=astonish) sorprenderhe may surprise us all one day — puede que algún día nos sorprenda a todos
go on, surprise me! — iro ¡venga, sorpréndeme! iro
you surprise me — also iro me sorprende usted
it surprised her to hear John sounding so angry — le sorprendió oír a John hablar tan enfadado
no one will be surprised by her appointment — a nadie le extrañará or sorprenderá su nombramiento
it wouldn't surprise me if he ended up in jail — no me extrañaría or sorprendería que terminara en la cárcel
it surprises me that ... — me sorprende que + subjun
to surprise o.s. — sorprenderse (a sí mismo)
2) (=catch unawares) coger por sorpresa, tomar por sorpresa (LAm)to surprise sb in the act — sorprender a algn in fraganti, coger a algn in fraganti
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I [sə'praɪz]nouna) u (astonishment) sorpresa fa look of surprise — una mirada sorprendida or de sorpresa
oh!, he said, in some surprise — oh! -dijo, algo sorprendido
to my surprise — para mi sorpresa
b) c (thing, event) sorpresa fthe result was o came as something of a surprise — el resultado fue en cierto modo una sorpresa
it's no surprise to me that she won — no me sorprende que haya ganado
to give somebody a surprise — darle* una sorpresa a alguien; (before n) <gift, packet> sorpresa adj inv
after their surprise defeat in Wednesday's game ... — después de la inesperada derrota del miércoles pasado ...
c) u (catching somebody unprepared)to take somebody by surprise — sorprender a alguien, pillar or (esp Esp) coger* a alguien desprevenido; (before n) <visit, attack> sorpresa adj inv
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transitive verba) (astonish) sorprenderI was surprised by his vehemence — su vehemencia me sorprendió
b) (catch unawares) sorprender, pillar or agarrar or (esp Esp) coger* desprevenido
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
