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surprise2 [syʀpʀiz]feminine noun• avoir la surprise de voir que... to be surprised to see that...• avoir la bonne/mauvaise surprise de constater que... to be pleasantly/unpleasantly surprised to find that...• quelle bonne surprise ! what a pleasant surprise!► par surprise [attaquer] by surprise* * *syʀpʀiz
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1) ( événement étonnant) surprise2) ( étonnement) surpriseavoir la bonne surprise/la mauvaise surprise d'apprendre que — to be pleasantly surprised/unpleasantly surprised to hear that
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(-)surprise (in compounds)invité/visite surprise — surprise guest/visit
* * *syʀpʀiz nf1) (= événement) surprise2) (= état, émotion) surpriseLa surprise de leurs adversaires fut totale. — Their adversaries were completely taken by surprise.
À sa grande surprise, on accepta sa proposition. — To his great surprise, his suggestion was accepted.
* * *A nf1 ( événement étonnant) surprise; quelle surprise! what a surprise!; être or constituer une surprise to come as a surprise; c'est la surprise de la journée that's a big surprise; créer la surprise to cause a stir; créer une grosse surprise to cause a major stir; ne dis rien, on veut leur faire une surprise don't say anything, we want it to be a surprise;2 ( étonnement) surprise; à ma surprise to my surprise; il m'a fait la surprise de venir me voir he came to see me as a surprise; prendre qn par surprise to take sb by surprise; ne pas dissimuler sa surprise not to hide one's surprise; Lyon a créé la surprise (en battant Auxerre) Lyons produced an upset (by beating Auxerre); ma surprise a été de constater que I was surprised to find that; avoir la surprise/la bonne surprise/la mauvaise surprise d'apprendre que to be surprised/pleasantly surprised/unpleasantly surprised to hear that; nulle surprise à ce que tu sois déçu no wonder you are disappointed; discours/élection/voyage sans surprise uneventful speech/election/trip; l'élection a été sans surprise the election went as expected; candidat sans surprise ( prévu) expected candidate; ( morne) unexceptional; gagner sans surprise to win as expected;3 ( plaisir inattendu) surprise; quelle gentille surprise! what a lovely surprise!B (-)surprise ( in compounds) candidat/invité/décision/visite surprise surprise candidate/guest/decision/visit; démission/voyage surprise unexpected resignation/trip; hausse surprise shock increase; grève surprise lightning strike.
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