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1 ♦ surprise
♦ surprise /səˈpraɪz/n. [uc]sorpresa; meraviglia; stupore: I have a surprise for you, ho una sorpresa per te; His visit caused great surprise, la sua visita ha provocato grande stupore; to my great surprise, con mia grande sorpresa; to express surprise, esprimere (o manifestare) sorpresa; It's no surprise to me, (la cosa) non mi sorprende affatto; DIALOGO → - Moving house- That's a surprise, che sorpresa; DIALOGO → - Wedding- That's a bit of a surprise!, questa sì che è una sorpresa!; to come as a surprise, giungere inatteso; He gasped in surprise, è rimasto senza fiato per lo stupore; They recovered from their surprise, si riebbero dalla sorpresa● (mil. e sport) surprise attack, attacco di sorpresa □ surprise packet, regalo a sorpresa □ surprise party, festa a sorpresa □ a surprise visit, una visita inattesa □ (mil.) to attempt a surprise, tentare un attacco di sorpresa □ on a surprise basis, di sorpresa; senza preavviso □ to take sb. by surprise, prendere q. di sorpresa; cogliere q. alla sprovvista.(to) surprise /səˈpraɪz/v. t.2 sorprendere; cogliere alla sprovvista; prendere di sorpresa: They surprised him in the act, lo sorpresero sul fatto; lo colsero in flagrante; The merchant ship was surprised by the enemy, il mercantile è stato sorpreso dal nemico● to surprise sb. into doing st., strappare (o far fare) qc. a q. prendendolo alla sprovvista □ to be surprised, sorprendersi; stupirsi; meravigliarsi: I'm not surprised at it, non me ne stupisco; I'm surprised at you, mi meraviglio di te! □ I'm surprised to hear you say so, mi sorprende sentirtelo dire □ There's nothing to be surprised at, non c'è da stupirsi NOTA D'USO: -- ise o -ize?-.
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