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surprendre [syʀpʀɑ̃dʀ]➭ TABLE 581. transitive verba. ( = étonner) [nouvelle, conduite] to surprise• cette question a de quoi or peut surprendre this question may seem surprisingb. [+ conversation] to overhear ; [+ regard, sourire complice] to interceptd. [pluie, marée] to catch out2. reflexive verb• se surprendre à faire qch to catch o.s. doing sth* * *syʀpʀɑ̃dʀ
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1) ( étonner) to surprise2) ( prendre par surprise) [personne] to take [somebody] by surprise [victime]3) ( prendre sur le fait) to catch [malfaiteur] ( à faire doing)4) ( être témoin de) to overhear [conversation]; to intercept [regard]
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verbe intransitif [comportement] to be surprising; [spectacle] to surprise; [personne] to surprise people* * *syʀpʀɑ̃dʀ vt1) (= étonner) to surpriseÇa me surprendrait beaucoup qu'il arrive à l'heure. — I'd be very surprised if he arrived on time.
2) (= tomber sur) [intrus] to catchJe l'ai surpris en train de fouiller dans mon placard. — I caught him rummaging in my cupboard.
3) [clin d'œil, sourire] to intercept4) [conversation] to overhear, to catch5) [nuit] to overtake* * *surprendre verb table: prendreA vtr1 ( étonner) to surprise; surprendre tout le monde to surprise everyone; il sait surprendre son monde he never fails to surprise; en surprendre plus d'un to surprise more than a few; être agréablement surpris to be pleasantly surprised;2 ( prendre par surprise) [personne] to take [sb] by surprise [victime, ennemi]; la guerre l'a surprise en Allemagne the war caught her in Germany; un orage nous a surpris we were caught in a thunderstorm; se laisser surprendre par les événements to be caught out by events; se laisser surprendre par la pluie to get caught in the rain; se laisser surprendre par la marée montante to be caught by the rising tide;4 ( être témoin de) to overhear [conversation]; to intercept [regard, sourire]; to witness [événement].B vi ( étonner) [comportement, affirmation] to be surprising; [spectacle] to surprise; [personne] to surprise people; une telle remarque a de quoi surprendre such a comment is somewhat surprising.[syrprɑ̃dr] verbe transitif1. [dans un acte délictueux]2. [prendre au dépourvu]surprendre quelqu'un au saut du lit to catch somebody when he/she has just got upa. [orage] to get caught inb. [marée] to get caught byc. [crépuscule] to be overtaken by3. [conversation] to overhear4. [déconcerter] to surprise————————se surprendre à verbe pronominal plus prépositionse surprendre à faire to find ou to catch oneself doing
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