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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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surprise

Noun

1. the act of taking someone unawares: the element of surprise

2. a sudden or unexpected event, gift, etc.: this is a nice surprise

3. the feeling of being surprised; astonishment: to our great surprise

4. take someone by surprise to capture someone unexpectedly or catch someone unprepared

Adjective

causing surprise: a surprise attack

Verb

[-prising, -prised]

1. to cause (someone) to feel amazement or wonder

2. to come upon or discover (someone) unexpectedly or suddenly

3. to capture or attack (someone) suddenly and without warning

4. surprise into to provoke (someone) to unintended action by a trick or deception [Old French surprendre to overtake]

surprised adj
surprising adj
surprisingly adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	surprise - the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you amazement, astonishment - the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising; "he looked at me in astonishment"
	2.	surprise - a sudden unexpected event alteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago" bombshell, thunderbolt, thunderclap - a shocking surprise; "news of the attack came like a bombshell" coup de theatre - a dramatic surprise eye opener - something surprising and revealing peripeteia, peripetia, peripety - a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work); "a peripeteia swiftly turns a routine sequence of events into a story worth telling" blow, shock - an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured" stunner - an unexpected and amazing event; "the stunner was what happened on Saturday"
	3.	surprise - the act of surprising someone surprisal disruption, perturbation - the act of causing disorder
Verb	1.	surprise - cause to be surprised; "The news really surprised me" amaze, astonish, astound - affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!" explode a bombshell - utter or do something surprising; "Father exploded a bombshell when he forbade us to go to the prom" catch - discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state; "She caught her son eating candy"; "She was caught shoplifting" flabbergast, bowl over, boggle - overcome with amazement; "This boggles the mind!" impress, strike, affect, move - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" ball over, blow out of the water, floor, shock, take aback - surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted"
	2.	surprise - come upon or take unawares; "She surprised the couple"; "He surprised an interesting scene" act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" blindside - catch unawares, especially with harmful consequences; "The economic downturn blindsided many investors"
	3.	surprise - attack by storm; attack suddenly storm attack, assail - launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"

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surprise

noun 1. shock, start (informal) revelation, jolt, bombshell, eye-opener (informal) bolt from the blue, turn-up for the books (informal)

noun 2. amazement, astonishment, wonder, incredulity, stupefaction

verb 3. amaze, astonish, astound, stun, startle, stagger, disconcert, take aback, bowl over (informal) leave open-mouthed, nonplus, flabbergast (informal) take (someone's) breath away

verb 4. catch unawares or off-guard, catch napping, catch on the hop (informal) burst in on, spring upon, catch in the act or red-handed, come down on like a bolt from the blue

Translations

surprise [səˈpraɪz] n → sorpresa

vt → sorprender;

to take by surprise [+ person] → coger desprevenido or por sorpresa a, sorprender a;

(MIL) [+ town, fort]; atacar por sorpresa

surprise [səˈpraɪz] n (gen) → surprise f (= astonishment); étonnement m

vt → surprendre, étonner;

to take by surprise [+ person] → prendre au dépourvu;

(Mil) [+ town, fort]; prendre par surprise

surprise [səˈpraɪz] n → Überraschung f

vt → überraschen;

(astonish) → erstaunen;

(army) → überrumpeln;

(thief) → ertappen;

to take sb by surprise → jdn überraschen

surprise [səˈpraɪz] n → sorpresa (= astonishment); stupore m

vt → sorprendere; stupire;

to take by surprise [+ person] → cogliere di sorpresa;

(MIL) [+ town, fort]; attaccare di sorpresa

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surprise

n surprise [səˈpraiz]

(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. verrassing مُفاجأَه изненада překvapení, údiv; neočekávaný overraskelse; overraskelses- die Überraschung έκπληξη sorpresa üllatus غير مترقبه yllätys surprise הַפְתָעָה आश्चर्य iznenađenje, prepad meglepetés kejutan undrun, furða sorpresa 驚き 뜻밖의 일[], 놀람, 경악(의); 뜻밖의 nustebimas, nuostaba, netikėtumas, siurprizas; netikėtas pārsteigums; izbrīns; pārsteiguma- mengejut verrassing overraskelse, forbauselse zaskoczenie, niespodzianka surpresa surpriză удивление; неожиданность; сюрприз prekvapenie; neočakávaný presenečenje iznenađenje överraskning, förvåning สิ่งที่ทำให้ประหลาดใจ şaşkınlık, sürpriz 驚奇 здивування حیرت، تعجب sự ngạc nhiên, sự bất ngờ 惊奇

v

1 to cause to feel surprise The news surprised me. verras يُفاجِئ изненадвам (се) překvapit overraske überraschen εκπλήσσω sorprender üllatama متعجب كردن yllättää surprendre לְהַפתִיעַ आश्चर्यचकित करना iznenaditi meglep mengejutkan koma á óvart sorprendere 驚かせる ...을 (깜짝) 놀라게 하다 nustebinti pārsteigt mengejutkan verrassen overraske, forbause zadziwić, zaskoczyć surpreender a surprinde удивлять prekvapiť presenetiti iznenaditi överraska, förvåna ทำให้ประหลาดใจ şaşırtmak 使驚奇 дивувати, вражати حیران ہونا، تعجب کرنا làm ngạc nhiên, làm kinh ngạc 使惊奇

2 to lead, by means of surprise, into doing something Her sudden question surprised him into betraying himself. verras يُذْهِل، يُباغِت нападам внезапно překvapit (tak, že...) overrumple verleiten αιφνιδιάζω, ξαφνιάζω sorprender (hasta el punto de), coger desprevenido (hasta el punto de) eksitama غافلگير كردن hämätä surprendre (au point que) לְהַפתִיעַ घबराकर करा देना navesti koga (na što) meglepetésében ... mengejutkan vekja undrun og koma þannig e-u til leiðar sorprendere (al punto da/che) 驚かせて～させる ...을 놀라게 하여 (...)하게 하다 priversti (ką nors padaryti) pārsteigt un likt (kaut ko) darīt secara mengejut onverhoeds ertoe brengen få/narre til å gjøre zaskoczyć levar pela surpresa a surprinde вынудить prekvapiť (tak, že ...) zapeljati iznenaditi genom överrumpling förmå, förleda จู่โจม şaşırtıp bir şey yaptırmak 出其不意地使某人做某事 примусити до دماح چکرا دینا bất thình lình đẩy đến chỗ 出其不意地使某人做某事

3 to find, come upon, or attack, without warning They surprised the enemy from the rear. verras يُهاجِمُ على حينِ غِرَّه، يُباغِت сварвам неподготвен přepadnout overraske überrumpeln αιφνιδιάζω sorprender ootamatult tabama بي خبر حمله كردن yllättää surprendre לְהַפתִיעַ पर सहसा आक्रमण करना, पर अचानक टूट पड़ना izvršiti prepad rajtakap vkit vmin menyerang dengan tiba-tiba koma í opna skjöldu, gera skyndiárás sorprendere 不意打ちにする ...을 불시에 덮치다, ...을 기습하다 užklupti pārsteigt; pēkšņi uzbrukt menyerang secara mengejut verrassen overraske zaskoczyć surpreender a sur­prinde внезапно нападать prepadnúť presenetiti iznenaditi överrumpla จู่โจมโดยไม่ให้ตั้งตัว gafil avlamak, baskın yapmak 突然襲擊 наскочити, застати зненацька بغیر اطلاع کے حملہ کرنا đột kích, đánh úp 突然袭击

adj surˈprised

showing or feeling surprise his surprised face; I'm surprised (that) he's not here; You behaved badly – I'm surprised at you!; I wouldn't be surprised if he won. verras wees مُتَفاجِئ، مُنْذَهِل، مُنْدَهِش изненадан překvapený overrasket überrascht έκπληκτος sorprendido üllatunud متعجب yllättynyt surpris לִהיוֹת מוּפתָע आश्चर्यचकित होना iznenađen, začuđen meglepett terkejut sem er hissa sorpreso 驚いた 놀란 nustebęs pārsteigts; izbrīnīts terkejut verbaasd overrasket, forundret zdziwiony surpreendido sur­prins удивлённый prekvapený presenečen iznenađen överraskad, förvånad แปลกใจ şaşırmış 吃驚的 здивований حیران ہونے والا ngạc nhiên 吃惊的

adj surˈprising

likely to cause surprise surprising news; It is not surprising that he resigned. verrassend مُفاجئ، مُذْهِل، مُدهِش изненадващ překvapivý overraskende überraschend εκπληκτικός sorprendente üllatav تعجب آور yllättävä surprenant מַפתִיע आश्चर्यजनक, विलक्षण, निराला iznenađujući, neočekivan meglepő mengejutkan óvæntur sorprendente 驚くべき (깜짝) 놀랄 만한 stebinantis pārsteidzošs mengejutkan verrassend overraskende, forbausende zadziwiający, zaskakujący surpreendente surprinzător, uimitor удивительный prekvapivý presenetljiv iznenadan överraskande, förvånande ที่ทำให้ประหลาดใจ şaşırtıcı 驚人的 несподіваний; дивний حیران کن gây ngạc nhiên 惊人的

adv surˈprisingly

Surprisingly, he did win. wat verrassend is بصورةٍ مُفاجِئَه изненадващо kupodivu overraskende überraschederweise απροσδόκητα para (mi/tu/su...) sorpresa, sorprendentemente üllatuslikult بطرز شگفت آوري yllättäen étonnamment בְּמַפתִיע आश्चर्यजनक ढंग से, निराले ढंग से, असाधारण ढंग से neočekivano meglepően secara mengejutkan þó undarlegt megi virðast sorprendentemente 驚いたことに 놀랄 만큼, 의외로 nelauktai, netikėtai pārsteidzoši; neticami yang mengejutkan verbazend genoeg overraskende (nok) zadziwiająco, ku ogólnemu zdziwieniu surpreendentemente în mod surprinzător/uimitor удивительно napodiv presenetljivo iznenađujuće överraskande [], förvånansvärt [] อย่างไม่คาดฝันมาก่อน şaşılacak derecede 出人意外地 несподівано; дивно حیران کن طریقے سے ,ngạc nhiên 出人意外地

take by surprise

1 to catch unawares The news took me by surprise. onverhoeds betrap يُفاجئ، يُباغِت сварвам неподготвен překvapit overraske überrumpeln πιάνω στον ύπνο, αιφνιδιάζω coger por sorpresa, coger desprevenido ootamatult tabama غافلگير كردن yllättää prendre par surprise לִהיוֹת מוּפתָע ताजुब में डालना zaskočiti, iznenaditi meglep mengejutkan koma á óvart cogliere di sorpresa 驚かす ...의 허를 찌르다 netikėtai užklupti pārsteigt mengejutkan overrompelen overraske en zaskoczyć de surpresa apanhar a lua prin surprindere заставать врасплох prekvapiť presenetiti iznenaditi överraska ไม่รู้ตัวมาก่อน hazırlıksız yakalamak 使吃驚 захопити зненацька اچانک ہونا جب اس کی توقع نہ ہو thình lình xảy ra làm cho ai sửng sốt 使吃惊

2 to capture (a fort etc) by a sudden, unexpected attack. verrassingsaanval loods يَقوم بِهُجومٍ مُباغِت ويَحْتَلُّ مَوقِعا عَسْكَرِيّا изненадвам dobýt přepadem overraske überrumpeln αιφνιδιάζω, καταλαμβάνω εξαπίνης atacar por sorpresa, sorprender äkkrünnakuga vallutama بي خبر حمله كردن vallata yllätyshyökkäyksellä coup de main prendre par un הַתקָפַת פֶּתַע अचानक हमला कर कब्जा करना zauzeti na prepad rajtaütésszerűen elfoglal merebut dengan tiba-tiba ná á sitt vald með óvæntri árás prendere di sorpresa 不意打ちにする 기습하여 함락시키다 staiga užimti ieņemt pēkšņā uzbrukumā merampas secara tiba-tiba overrompelen overraske (med et angrep) złapać/zdobyć przez zaskoczenie de surpresa tomar a surprinde захватывать внезапной атакой prepadnúť presenetiti iznenaditi ta med överraskning, överrumpla จู่โจมอย่างไม่รู้ตัว gafil avlamak 冷不防地捉住 захопити (когось) зненацька کسی جگہ پر اچانک حملہ کر دینا đánh chiếm bất ngờ, đánh úp 冷不防地捉住