surprised

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surprised [səˈpraɪzd]

adjective

[+look, expression, smile] de sorpresa

you get a few surprised looks now and then I burst out laughing at the surprised looks of the onlookers "I didn't know," she said with a surprised smile to be surprised

he was surprised to hear that ... se sorprendió or quedó sorprendido al enterarse de que ...; I was rather surprised to see Martin there me sorprendió bastante ver a Martin allí; me quedé bastante sorprendido al ver a Martin allí; they were surprised that she hadn't told them about her new job se sorprendieron de que no les hubiera dicho nada de su nuevo trabajo

I was surprised at his ignorance me sorprendió su ignorancia; me quedé sorprendido de lo ignorante que era

I'm surprised at you! ¡me sorprendes!

he was surprised how good the food tasted se sorprendió de lo buena que estaba la comida; se quedó sorprendido de lo buena que estaba la comida

you'd be surprised how many people have difficulty reading te sorprenderías de la cantidad de gente que tiene problemas para leer; te quedarías sorprendido si supieras la cantidad de gente que tiene problemas para leer

you'd be surprised how many people we saw we were very surprised when a policeman called round

don't be surprised if he doesn't recognize you no te sorprendas si no te reconoce

I wouldn't be surprised if he won no me sorprendería que ganara

we weren't surprised that she had done so well

surprise

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