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2 Translation results for surprises in Spanish

noun | verb

surprise noun

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surprises
sorpresa

Example sentences of
surprise noun

  • What a pleasant surprise to see you!
  • It's no surprise that he doesn't want to go.
  • Is it any surprise that she should feel disappointed?
  • The teacher sprang a surprise on us and gave a pop quiz.
  • I have a special surprise for the children.
  • The trip was a surprise for her birthday.
  • Is the party a surprise?
  • Imagine our surprise when they sold their house and moved to the Bahamas.
  • He stared at her in surprise.

surprise verb

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surprised, has surprised, is surprising, surprises
sorprender

Example sentences of
surprise verb

  • The results will surprise you.
  • Nothing you could say would surprise me.
  • They surprised everyone by moving to the Bahamas.
  • A police officer surprised the burglars.
  • The troops were surprised by an attack from the north.

Detailed synonyms for surprise verb

1. Surprise, waylay, ambush significan atacar a uno que está desprevenido.
  • Surprise en su uso militar técnico, puede indicar una planificación estratégica así como operaciones secretas cuyo fin es el de agarrar al enemigo desprevenido <surprise the enemy>, pero en su uso general suele connotar el agarrar a la desprevenida por pura casualidad <police surprised a burglar leaving the house>.
  • Waylay comúnmente indica el estar al acecho en una vía pública, a menudo oculto <bandits who waylaid travelers on lonely roads>, pero a veces no indica más que el interceptar y detener <there she was waylaid by several students with questions>.
  • Ambush evoca la imagen de asaltantes potenciales ocultos en un matorral y suele usarse en conexión con la guerrilla <ambushed by rebel forces>.
2. Surprise, astonish, astound, amaze, flabbergast, stagger, floor, stupefy, stun, shock significan causar una fuerte impresión por no ser esperado.
  • Surprise recalca el causar sorpresa, asombro o estupefacción por ser inesperado en un lugar o momento dado <surprised to find his mother in a bar>.
  • Astonish connota una sorpresa tan grande como para que parezca ser increíble <the swiftness of his success astonished even him>.
  • Astound recalca un efecto emocional pasmoso o abrumador causado por sucesos que son increíbles pero verídicos <news of the bombing of Hiroshima astounded and appalled the world>.
  • Amaze connota cierto efecto de desconcierto, perplejidad o fascinación <amazed by the size of the mansion>.
  • Flabbergast puede connotar un desconcierto o consternación, así como un asombro que deja a uno atónito <flabbergasted by the cost of the meal>.
  • Stagger, floor significan asombrar absolutamente, como si causara suficiente sorpresa como para hacer que alguien se tambalee hacia atrás o caiga al suelo <staggered by these new revelations> <he was floored by her announcement that she was leaving>.
  • Stupefy, stun connotan quedar sin sentido o mareado por algo <stupefied with horror as he watched the city burn> <seemed stunned at how quickly his life was falling apart>.
  • Shock connota que causa sorpresa, terror, horror o disgusto <shocked by such cruelty>.

Reverse translation for surprises

sorpresa  - surprise 
sorprender  - to surprise 
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