noun🔗ShareSurpriseSomething unexpected."It was a surprise to find out I owed twice as much as I thought I did."Ce fut une surprise d'apprendre que je devais deux fois plus que je ne le pensais.eventsituationactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSurprise, étonnementThe feeling that something unexpected has happened."Imagine my surprise on learning I owed twice as much as I thought I did."Imaginez ma surprise en apprenant que je devais deux fois plus que je ne le pensais.sensationemotionmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTourteA dish covered with a crust of raised pastry, but with no other contents."The bake sale advertised "apple pies" but many were just flaky pastry crusts – empty surprises that disappointed the customers. "La vente de pâtisseries annonçait des « tartes aux pommes », mais beaucoup n'étaient que des croûtes de pâte feuilletée – des tourtes vides qui ont déçu les clients.foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSurprendreTo cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted by something unexpected."It surprises me that I owe twice as much as I thought I did."Cela me surprend que je doive deux fois plus que je ne le pensais.emotionsensationmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSurprendreTo do something to (a person) that they are not expecting, as a surprise."He doesn’t know that I’m in the country – I thought I’d turn up at his house and surprise him."Il ne sait pas que je suis dans le pays – j'ai pensé que j'irais chez lui pour le surprendre.actionevententertainmenthumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÊtre surpris, s'étonnerTo undergo or witness something unexpected."He doesn’t surprise easily."Il n'est pas facilement surpris.sensationemotioneventactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSurprendreTo cause surprise."The loud party surprises me, because I thought everyone forgot my birthday. "La fête bruyante me surprend, car je pensais que tout le monde avait oublié mon anniversaire.sensationmindemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSurprendre, attaquer par surpriseTo attack unexpectedly."The cat surprises the mouse when it hides behind the sofa and pounces. "Le chat surprend la souris lorsqu'il se cache derrière le canapé et bondit.militarywaractionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSurprendreTo take unawares."The sudden loud noise surprises the cat. "Le bruit soudain et fort surprend le chat.actioneventemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading