surprise

surprise
I 1. [sə'praɪz]
nome
1) (unexpected event, gift) sorpresa f.

it came as no surprise to us to hear that — non ci ha affatto sorpreso venire a sapere che

it came as o was a complete surprise to me è stata una vera sorpresa per me; to spring a surprise on sb. fare una sorpresa a qcn.; surprise, surprise! sorpresa! is he in for a surprise! — vedrai che sorpresa per lui!

2) (astonishment) sorpresa f., stupore m.

to express surprise at sth. — manifestare (la propria) sorpresa per qcs.

much to my surprise — con mia grande sorpresa

with surprise — con stupore

to take sb. by surprise — cogliere o prendere qcn. di sorpresa

2.
modificatore [announcement, result] inaspettato; [party, attack] a sorpresa

surprise tactics — tattica basata sulla sorpresa

to pay sb. a surprise visit — fare una sorpresa o un'improvvisata a qcn

II [sə'praɪz]
verbo transitivo
1) (astonish) sorprendere, meravigliare, stupire

it surprised them that — li sorprese il fatto che

it might surprise you to know that — potrebbe sorprenderti sapere che

nothing surprises me any more! — non mi stupisco più di nulla!

you (do) surprise me! — iron. tu mi stupisci!

go on, surprise me! — forza, stupiscimi!

2) (come upon) sorprendere [intruder]; attaccare [qcs.] di sorpresa [garrison]
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1. noun
((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.) sorpresa
2. verb
1) (to cause to feel surprise: The news surprised me.) sorprendere
2) (to lead, by means of surprise, into doing something: Her sudden question surprised him into betraying himself.) sorprendere (al punto da/che)
3) (to find, come upon, or attack, without warning: They surprised the enemy from the rear.) sorprendere
- surprising
- surprisingly
- take by surprise
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I 1. [sə'praɪz]
nome
1) (unexpected event, gift) sorpresa f.

it came as no surprise to us to hear that — non ci ha affatto sorpreso venire a sapere che

it came as o was a complete surprise to me è stata una vera sorpresa per me; to spring a surprise on sb. fare una sorpresa a qcn.; surprise, surprise! sorpresa! is he in for a surprise! — vedrai che sorpresa per lui!

2) (astonishment) sorpresa f., stupore m.

to express surprise at sth. — manifestare (la propria) sorpresa per qcs.

much to my surprise — con mia grande sorpresa

with surprise — con stupore

to take sb. by surprise — cogliere o prendere qcn. di sorpresa

2.
modificatore [announcement, result] inaspettato; [party, attack] a sorpresa

surprise tactics — tattica basata sulla sorpresa

to pay sb. a surprise visit — fare una sorpresa o un'improvvisata a qcn

II [sə'praɪz]
verbo transitivo
1) (astonish) sorprendere, meravigliare, stupire

it surprised them that — li sorprese il fatto che

it might surprise you to know that — potrebbe sorprenderti sapere che

nothing surprises me any more! — non mi stupisco più di nulla!

you (do) surprise me! — iron. tu mi stupisci!

go on, surprise me! — forza, stupiscimi!

2) (come upon) sorprendere [intruder]; attaccare [qcs.] di sorpresa [garrison]

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