surprise tactics in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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tactic [Brit ˈtaktɪk, Am ˈtæktɪk] N (stratagem)

I.surprise [Brit səˈprʌɪz, Am sə(r)ˈpraɪz] N

1. surprise (unexpected event):

surprise
surprise f
there are more surprises in store or to come
il y a d'autres surprises en réserve
the result came as or was no surprise
le résultat n'a surpris personne
that's a bit of a surprise
c'est surprenant
it comes as or is no surprise that …
ce n'est pas surprenant que …
+ subj it came as something of a surprise that people were so pleased
c'était surprenant de voir combien les gens étaient contents
it would come as no surprise if …
ce ne serait pas surprenant que …
it would come as no surprise if … + subj
ce ne serait pas surprenant si …
+ indic it comes as or is a surprise to hear/to see that …
c'est une surprise d'apprendre/de voir que …
it came as no surprise to us to hear that …
nous n'avons pas été surpris d'apprendre que …
it came as or was a complete surprise to me
cela m'a vraiment étonn é
to spring a surprise on sb
préparer une surprise à qn
surprise, surprise!
ô surprise!
is he in for a surprise!
ça va être la surprise!
and, surprise, surprise, they agreed iron
et, surprise, ils étaient d'accord

II.surprise [Brit səˈprʌɪz, Am sə(r)ˈpraɪz] ADJ attr (unexpected)

III.surprise [Brit səˈprʌɪz, Am sə(r)ˈpraɪz] VB trans

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1. surprise (astonish):

surprise
surprendre
he surprised everyone by winning
il a surpris tout le monde par sa victoire
to be surprised by sth
être surpris par qc
what surprises me most is …
ce qui me surprend le plus c'est …
it surprised them that …
ils étaient surpris que …
+ subj it wouldn't surprise me if …
cela ne me surprendrait pas que …
it wouldn't surprise me if … + subj
cela ne me surprendrait pas si …
+ indic it might surprise you to know that …
tu seras peut-être surpris d'apprendre que …
would it surprise you to learn that he's 60?
ça te surprendrait d'apprendre qu'il a 60 ans?
nothing surprises me any more!
je ne m'étonne plus de rien!
you (do) surprise me! iron
tu m'étonnes!
go on, surprise me
allez, dis toujours!

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Translations for surprise tactics in the English»French Dictionary

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I.surprise [səˈpraɪz, Am sɚˈ-] N

II.surprise [səˈpraɪz, Am sɚˈ-] VB trans

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III.surprise [səˈpraɪz, Am sɚˈ-] ADJ

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