Translations for „surprise“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

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I . sur·prise [səˈpraɪz] N

surprise

presenečenje n

surprise! surprise! inf

presenečenje!

to come as a surprise [to sb]

biti popolno presenečenje [za koga]

to express surprise at sth

izraziti presenečenje nad čim

to take sb by surprise

presenetiti koga

to sb's [great] surprise

na [veliko] presenečenje koga

II . sur·prise [səˈpraɪz] VB trans

1. surprise (amaze):

surprise

začuditi

surprise

presenečati [perf presenetiti]

well, you do surprise me

res me presenečaš

2. surprise (take unawares):

surprise

presenečati [perf presenetiti]

to surprise sb doing sth

presenetiti koga pri čem

III . sur·prise [səˈpraɪz] ADJ attr

surprise

presenetljiv

surprise

nepričakovan

Usage examples with surprise

surprise! surprise! inf

presenečenje!

to take sb by surprise

presenetiti koga

to sb's [great] surprise

na [veliko] presenečenje koga

much to our surprise

na naše veliko začudenje [or presenečenje]

with mild shock/surprise

rahlo šokiran/presenečen

to pretend surprise

delati se presenečenega

well, you do surprise me

res me presenečaš

to express surprise at sth

izraziti presenečenje nad čim

to take sb by surprise

presenetiti koga

I got quite a surprise

zelo me je presenetilo

with a look of surprise

s presenečenim pogledom

to register disappointment/shock/surprise

zrcaliti razočaranje/šokiranost/presenečenje

the news came as no surprise

novica nas ni presenetila

(not exact) it was something of a surprise

malce nas je presenetilo

to come as a surprise [to sb]

biti popolno presenečenje [za koga]

to be/get tongue-tied with surprise

ne spraviti besede iz sebe od presenečenja

it was meant to be a surprise

to je bilo mišljeno kot presenečenje

we have a surprise in store for your father

tvojemu očetu smo pripravili presenečenje

I've got a nice little surprise lined up for you!

pripravil sem simpatično majhno presenečenje zate

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It will come as little surprise to any woman who has been fitted with a bra that leaves her battling backache or unsightly bulges.

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Together the team lead a group of pre-schoolers on a thrilling journey as each new episode uncovers a daily surprise.

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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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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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The nationalist defenders were overwhelmed by the rapid and decisive surprise attack and were completely demoralized, abandoned their posts and began to flee.

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This should not surprise anyone, since this somewhat artificial genus has been the dumping ground for species that did not fit into any other genus.

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

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To his surprise, they found the bird serenely perched on top of a tall tree on the edge of a wide clearing ideal for a town site.

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He dupes the listener; he calls the joy unutterable, and then a new surprise, a truly surprising surprise-he utters it.

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His appointment was met with surprise, dismay, and even incredulity.

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