surprise
Indicative vs. Subjunctive
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surprise(
suhr
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prayz
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Her resignation came as a complete surprise.Su dimisión fue una verdadera sorpresa.
a. la sorpresa (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Children, we have a surprise for you. It's a puppy!Niños, les tenemos una sorpresa. ¡Un cachorro!
a. la sorpresa (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Imagine his surprise when she turned up at his door.Imagínate la sorpresa que se llevó cuando ella se le presentó en la puerta.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
4. (unexpected)
a. sorpresa
He's planning a surprise birthday party for his girlfriend.Le está preparando una fiesta de cumpleaños sorpresa a su novia.
b. inesperado
Several orphanages received a surprise visit from the Pope.Varios orfanatos recibieron la visita inesperada del Papa.
c. por sorpresa
That night, they launched a surprise attack against the fort.Esa noche, lanzaron un ataque por sorpresa contra el fuerte.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
Ralph surprised Kelly by asking her to marry him at the party.Ralph sorprendió a Kelly pidiéndole que se casara con él en la fiesta.
b. tomar por sorpresa (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
We were greatly surprised at the departure of the president.La marcha del presidente nos tomó completamente por sorpresa.
c. coger por sorpresa (Spain)
Regionalism used in Spain
She was surprised at the announcement of her daughter's wedding.El anuncio de la boda de su hija la cogió por sorpresa.
a. sorprender
The police surprised the thieves in the market with their bags full of stolen goods.La policía sorprendió a los ladrones en el mercado con las bolsas llenas de artículos robados.
b. pillar desprevenido
Their whole strategy rested on surprising the enemy.Toda su estrategia se basaba en pillar desprevenido al enemigo.
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