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surprise [səˈpraɪz]1. nounsurprise f• what a surprise! quelle surprise !• it was a lovely/nasty surprise for him ça a été une agréable/mauvaise surprise pour lui• it came as a surprise to learn that... j'ai eu la surprise d'apprendre que...2. adjective[defeat, decision, gift] inattendu• he was surprised to hear that... il a été surpris d'apprendre que...• I'm surprised at you! cela me surprend de votre part !• go on, surprise me! allez, étonne-moi !* * *[sə'praɪz] 1.1) (unexpected event, gift) surprise fthe result came as ou was no surprise — le résultat n'a surpris personne
it comes as ou is no surprise that — il n'est pas surprenant que (+ subj)
it comes as ou is a surprise to hear that — c'est une surprise d'apprendre que
it came as ou was a complete surprise to me — je ne m'y attendais pas du tout
surprise, surprise! — ô surprise!
2) ( astonishment) surprise f, étonnement m2.to take somebody by surprise — gen prendre quelqu'un au dépourvu; Military surprendre quelqu'un
noun modifier ( unexpected) gen surprise; [announcement, closure, result] inattendu3.surprise tactics — lit, fig tactique f fondée sur l'effet de la surprise
transitive verb1) ( astonish) surprendreit surprised them that — ils ont été surpris que (+ subj)
it might surprise you to know that... — tu seras peut-être surpris d'apprendre que...
you (do) surprise me! — iron tu m'étonnes!
go on, surprise me — allez, dis toujours!
2) ( come upon) surprendre [intruder]; attaquer [quelque chose] par surprise [garrison]
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