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1 surprise
I 1. [sə'praɪz]1) (unexpected event, gift) sorpresa f.it came as o was a complete surprise to me è stata una vera sorpresa per me; to spring a surprise on sb. fare una sorpresa a qcn.; surprise, surprise! sorpresa! is he in for a surprise! — vedrai che sorpresa per lui!
2) (astonishment) sorpresa f., stupore m.to express surprise at sth. — manifestare (la propria) sorpresa per qcs.
2.to take sb. by surprise — cogliere o prendere qcn. di sorpresa
modificatore [announcement, result] inaspettato; [party, attack] a sorpresaII [sə'praɪz]to pay sb. a surprise visit — fare una sorpresa o un'improvvisata a qcn
1) (astonish) sorprendere, meravigliare, stupireyou (do) surprise me! — iron. tu mi stupisci!
go on, surprise me! — forza, stupiscimi!
2) (come upon) sorprendere [ intruder]; attaccare [qcs.] di sorpresa [ garrison]* * *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.) sorpresa2. verb1) (to cause to feel surprise: The news surprised me.) sorprendere2) (to lead, by means of surprise, into doing something: Her sudden question surprised him into betraying himself.) sorprendere (al punto da/che)3) (to find, come upon, or attack, without warning: They surprised the enemy from the rear.) sorprendere•- surprising
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- take by surprise* * *I 1. [sə'praɪz]1) (unexpected event, gift) sorpresa f.it came as o was a complete surprise to me è stata una vera sorpresa per me; to spring a surprise on sb. fare una sorpresa a qcn.; surprise, surprise! sorpresa! is he in for a surprise! — vedrai che sorpresa per lui!
2) (astonishment) sorpresa f., stupore m.to express surprise at sth. — manifestare (la propria) sorpresa per qcs.
2.to take sb. by surprise — cogliere o prendere qcn. di sorpresa
modificatore [announcement, result] inaspettato; [party, attack] a sorpresaII [sə'praɪz]to pay sb. a surprise visit — fare una sorpresa o un'improvvisata a qcn
1) (astonish) sorprendere, meravigliare, stupireyou (do) surprise me! — iron. tu mi stupisci!
go on, surprise me! — forza, stupiscimi!
2) (come upon) sorprendere [ intruder]; attaccare [qcs.] di sorpresa [ garrison] -
2 tactics
['tæktiks]((sometimes in singular) the art of arranging troops, warships etc during a battle, in order to win or gain an advantage over one's opponents: They planned their tactics for the election/game/meeting.) tattica- tactical- tactically
- tactician* * *tactics /ˈtæktɪks/n. pl.(col verbo al pl. o al sing.) (mil. e sport) tattica ( anche fig.): surprise tactics, la tattica della sorpresa; I disapprove of these tactics, disapprovo questa tattica (o questi stratagemmi).
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