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A n1 ( unexpected event) surprise f ; there are more surprises in store ou to come il y a d'autres surprises en réserve ; the result came as ou was no surprise le résultat n'a surpris personne ; that's a bit of a surprise c'est surprenant ; it comes as ou is no surprise that ce n'est pas surprenant que (+ subj) ; it came as something of a surprise that people were so pleased c'était surprenant de voir combien les gens étaient contents ; it would come as no surprise if ce ne serait pas surprenant que (+ subj) or si (+ indic) ; it comes as ou is a surprise to hear/to see that c'est une surprise d'apprendre/de voir que ; it came as no surprise to us to hear that nous n'avons pas été surpris d'apprendre que ; it came as ou was a complete surprise to me cela m'a vraiment étonn é ; to spring a surprise on sb préparer une surprise à qn ; surprise, surprise! ô surprise! ; is he in for a surprise! ça va être la surprise! ; and, surprise, surprise, they agreed iron et, surprise, ils étaient d'accord ;2 (experience, gift) surprise f ; what a nice surprise! quelle bonne surprise! ; she wants it to be a surprise elle veut que ce soit une surprise ;3 ( astonishment) surprise f, étonnement m ; there was some surprise at the news la nouvelle a provoqué une certaine surprise ; to express surprise at sth se déclarer surpris par qch ; to express surprise that se déclarer surpris que (+ subj) ; to my (great) surprise à ma (grande) surprise ; much to my surprise à ma grande surprise ; with surprise avec étonnement ; ‘are you sure?’ she said in surprise ‘en es-tu sûr?’ dit-elle, surprise ;4 Mil, Pol, gen ( as tactic) surprise f ; the element of surprise l'effet de surprise ; to take sb by surprise gen prendre qn au dépourvu ; Mil surprendre qn.B modif1 ( unexpected) [announcement, closure, result] inattendu ; [visit, guest, holiday, party] surprise (after n) ; [attack, invasion] surprise (after n) ; surprise tactics lit, fig tactique f fondée sur l'effet de la surprise ; to pay sb a surprise visit aller voir qn sans le prévenir.C vtr1 ( astonish) surprendre ; he surprised everyone by winning il a surpris tout le monde par sa victoire ; to be surprised by sth être surpris par qch ; what surprises me most is… ce qui me surprend le plus c'est… ; it surprised them that ils étaient surpris que (+ subj) ; it wouldn't surprise me if cela ne me surprendrait pas que (+ subj) or si (+ indic) ; it might surprise you to know that tu seras peut-être surpris d'apprendre que ; would it surprise you to learn that he's 60? ça te surprendrait d'apprendre qu'il a 60 ans? ; nothing surprises me any more! je ne m'étonne plus de rien! ; you (do) surprise me! iron tu m'étonnes! go on, surprise me allez, dis toujours! ;
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