Translations for „surprise“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

I . surprise [sərˈpraɪz, Brit səˈ-] N

surprise

surpresa f

to sb's surprise

para surpresa de alguém

II . surprise [sərˈpraɪz, Brit səˈ-] VB trans

surprise

surpreender

to be surprised at sth/sb

ser surpreendido(-a) por a.c./alguém

to be surprised that ...

estar surpreso(-a) que ...

Usage examples with surprise

to get a surprise

ter uma surpresa

to sb's surprise

para surpresa de alguém

to catch sb by surprise

pegar alguém de surpresa

to scream in surprise/fright

dar um grito de surpresa/susto

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Occasionally you can dredge up things that people wouldn't notice about why it's not good, and those are good surprise laughs.

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In the indescribable chaos that followed this surprise action, many ships were sunk and others captured.

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So it's hardly a surprise that the more life disappointments stack up, the more chippy they become.

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To their surprise, they were given a container full of brown rice.

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Afterward, he becomes despondent when he learns that the couple had wanted to surprise him with the news that they had gotten married.

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Much to their surprise, the book turned out to be a best-seller from the start.

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It can be used as an expression of surprise, astonishment, exhaustion, relief and sometimes dismay.

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It's to no surprise then that the conceit of marriage is not a particularly appetizing one.

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The life of the potato chip didn't start out as an accident, more of a prank, but its imminent success took its inventor by surprise.

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Built on nothing but zany high points, it survives entirely on plot surprise.

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