surprising

sur·prise  (sr-prz)

tr.v. sur·prised, sur·pris·ing, sur·pris·es

1. To encounter suddenly or unexpectedly; take or catch unawares.

2. To attack or capture suddenly and without warning.

3. To cause to feel wonder, astonishment, or amazement, as at something unanticipated.

4.

a. To cause (someone) to do or say something unintended.

b. To elicit or detect through surprise.

n.

1. The act of surprising or the condition of being surprised.

2. Something, such as an unexpected encounter, event, or gift, that surprises.

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[Middle English surprisen, to overcome, from Old French surprise, feminine past participle of surprendre, to surprise : sur-, sur- + prendre, to take (from Latin prehendere, prndere, to seize; see ghend- in Indo-European roots).]

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sur·priser n.

sur·prising·ly adv.

Synonyms: surprise, astonish, amaze, astound, dumbfound, flabbergast
These verbs mean to affect a person strongly as being unexpected or unusual. To surprise is to fill with often sudden wonder or disbelief as being unanticipated or out of the ordinary: "Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity" (George S. Patton).
Astonish suggests overwhelming surprise: The sight of such an enormous crowd astonished us.
Amaze implies astonishment and often bewilderment: The violinist's virtuosity has amazed audiences all over the world.
Astound connotes shock, as from something unprecedented in one's experience: We were astounded at the beauty of the mountains.
Dumbfound adds to astound the suggestion of perplexity and often speechlessness: His question dumbfounded me, and I could not respond.
Flabbergast is used as a more colorful equivalent of astound, astonish, or amaze: "The aldermen ... were ... flabbergasted; they were speechless from bewilderment" (Benjamin Disraeli).

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surprising [səˈpraɪzɪŋ]

adj

causing surprise; unexpected or amazing

surprisingly  adv

surprisingness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

surprising - causing surprise or wonder or amazement; "the report shows a surprising lack of hard factual data"; "leaped up with surprising agility"; "she earned a surprising amount of money" unexpected - not expected or anticipated; "unexpected guests"; "unexpected news" unsurprising - not causing surprise

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surprising

adjective amazing, remarkable, incredible, astonishing, wonderful, unusual, extraordinary, unexpected, staggering, marvellous, startling, astounding, jaw-dropping, unlooked-for A surprising number of customers order the same sandwich each day.

Translations

surprising [səˈpraɪzɪŋ] ADJ → sorprendente
he won the match with surprising ease → ganó el partido con una facilidad sorprendente
it is surprising how many people eat chips every day → es sorprendente la cantidad de gente que come patatas fritas todos los días
it is surprising that no one has thought of it before → es sorprendente que no se le haya ocurrido a nadie antes
it is not or hardly surprising that some teachers are leaving the profession → no es de extrañar que algunos profesores estén dejando la profesión
it would be surprising if errors did not occur from time to time → sería extraño que no se cometieran errores de vez en cuando

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surprising [sə^rˈpraɪzɪŋ] adj → surprenant(e), étonnant(e)
it is surprising how many ...
It is surprising how many survived → Le nombre de survivants est surprenant.
it is surprising that ... → il est surprenant que ...

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surprising

adj → überraschend, erstaunlich; there’s nothing surprising about that → das ist nicht weiter verwunderlich; it’s hardly surprising he said no → es ist kaum verwunderlich, dass er nein or Nein gesagt hat

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surprising [səˈpraɪzɪŋ] adj → sorprendente

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surprising → مفاجئ překvapující overraskende überraschend απρόσμενος sorprendente yllättävä surprenant iznenađujući sorprendente 驚くべき 놀라운 verrassend overraskende zaskakujący surpreendente удивительный förvånande น่าประหลาดใจ şaşırtıcı làm ngạc nhiên 令人惊喜的