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  • 1 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.) έκπληξη
    2. verb
    1) (to cause to feel surprise: The news surprised me.) εκπλήσσω
    2) (to lead, by means of surprise, into doing something: Her sudden question surprised him into betraying himself.) αιφνιδιάζω, ξαφνιάζω
    3) (to find, come upon, or attack, without warning: They surprised the enemy from the rear.) αιφνιδιάζω
    •
    - surprising
    - surprisingly
    - take by surprise

    English-Greek dictionary > surprise

  • 2 Surprise

    subs.
    P. and V. θαῦμα, τό, θάμβος, τό (Thuc. and Plat. but rare P.).
    Dismay: P. and V. ἔκπληξις, ἡ.
    Something new: P. and V. νέον τι, καινόν τι.
    The surprises of war: P. τοῦ πολέμου ὁ παράλογος (Thuc. 1, 78).
    ( In military sense), surprise of a position: P. κλοπή, ἡ (Xen.).
    By surprise, unexpectedly: P. ἐξ ἀπροσδοκήτου.
    Take by surprise, v.; use P. and V. καταλαμβάνειν; see surprise, v.
    Attack unexpectedly: P. ἀπροσδοκήτῳ τινὶ ἐπιτίθεσθαι.
    Taken by surprise, off one's guard: use adj., P. and V. ἀφύλακτος, ἄφρακτος (Thuc.), P. ἀπαράσκευος.
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    v. trans.
    P. and V. θαῦμα παρέχειν (dat.).
    Dismay: P. and V. ἐκπλήσσειν, P. καταπλήσσειν.
    Be surprised: P. and V. θαυμάζειν, ἀποθαυμάζειν, V. θαμβεῖν.
    Come upon suddenly, overtake: P. and V. καταλαμβάνειν, αἱρεῖν, λαμβάνειν, P. ἐπιλαμβάνειν; see Overtake.
    Catch in the act: P. and V. λαμβάνειν, καταλαμβάνειν (Eur., Cycl.). αἱρεῖν, φωρᾶν, ἐπʼ αὐτοφώρῳ λαμβάνειν, P. καταφωρᾶν.
    Surprised in the act: V. ἐπίληπτος.
    They took alarm and sought to surprise ( the enemy): P. δείσαντες προκαταλαβεῖν ἐβούλοντο (Thuc. 3, 3).
    Surprise a position ( in military sense): Ar. and P. καταλαμβάνειν, P. προκαταλαμβάνειν.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Surprise

  • 3 take by surprise

    1) (to catch unawares: The news took me by surprise.) πιάνω στον ύπνο, αιφνιδιάζω
    2) (to capture (a fort etc) by a sudden, unexpected attack.) αιφνιδιάζω, καταλαμβάνω εξ απήνης

    English-Greek dictionary > take by surprise

  • 4 ambush

    ['æmbuʃ] 1. verb
    (to wait in hiding for and make a surprise attack on: They planned to ambush the enemy as they marched towards the capital.) παρασύρω σε ενέδρα
    2. noun
    1) (an attack made in this way.) ενέδρα
    2) (the group of people making the attack.) σύνολο ατόμων που συμμετέχουν σε ενέδρα

    English-Greek dictionary > ambush

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