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sorpresa

/soɾˈpɾesa/, [soɾˈpɾe.sa]

surprise

Noun sorpresa f (plural sorpresas)

  1. surprise (something not expected)
    para su sorpresa
    to her surprise
  2. upset (unexpected victory)

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Examples

  • Tom está planeando una fiesta de cumpleaños sorpresa para Mary.

    Tom is planning a surprise birthday party for Mary.

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  • ¡Qué sorpresa tan agradable verte aquí!

    What a pleasant surprise to see you here!

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  • La noticia le pilló por sorpresa.

    The news took him by surprise.

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  • El sonido me cogió por sorpresa.

    The sound took me by surprise.

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  • Tom arruinó la sorpresa al hablar de la fiesta.

    Tom ruined the surprise by talking about the party.

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  • A Tom lo tomaron por sorpresa.

    Tom was taken by surprise.

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  • Para mi sorpresa, él suspendió el examen.

    To my surprise he failed the test.

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  • Pensé que iba a estar enojado, pero para mi sorpresa, él sonrió.

    I thought he would be angry but, to my surprise, he smiled.

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  • Para mi sorpresa, desde que Tatoeba se restableció, nadie ha hecho correcciones a mis oraciones. O mi inglés ha mejorado rápidamente y ahora hago solo buenas oraciones - que es bastante dudoso, o los usuarios simplemente han decidido dejarme en paz y permitirme escribir lo que se me ocurra.

    To my surprise, since Tatoeba has been back up, nobody has made any corrections to my sentences. Either my English has rapidly improved and I now produce good sentences only, which is way doubtful, or the users have simply decided to leave me alone and let me write whatever comes to my mind.

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  • Para nuestra sorpresa, la predicción de ella acertó.

    To our surprise, her prediction came true.

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