Sorprender in english
pronunciation: tusɜrpraɪz part of speech: none
sorprenderse = raise + an eyebrow ; express + surprise ; be surprised ; be thrown.
Example: We may indeed raise an eyebrow when we find in Botany and Zoology the note 'Further systematic subdivisions, alphabetically arranged'.Example: Then, without waiting for an acknowledgement, he said, 'Well, I think Albert is too much the union type' and James expressed surprise.Example: 'I'm really not trying to put anyone on the spot and, frankly, I'm not too surprised and only a little disappointed at your collective ignorance,' he commented.Example: A customer arriving at an equiry desk with a question might be rather thrown by a staff member who said that they would go 'surfing' for the information, but it might take a couple of hours!.sorprender = surprise ; puzzle ; shock ; startle ; blindside ; catch + Nombre + by surprise ; come as + a (great) surprise ; take + Nombre + by surprise.
Example: He was surprised that he couldn't find the earlier editions, which he expected certainly must be someplace because that book was based on an oration delivered by Emerson in the 1830s.Example: During this decade, a number of the perennial information issues for which technological solutions are needed will persit and continue to puzzle librarians.Example: The gush of water could serve many purposes and was prescribed to soothe, to refrigerate, to stop a swelling, to widen pores, to shock the patient.Example: I was a little startled in some ways by a statement that other decisions have been directed towards achieving a consistent form of heading.Example: Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.Example: We are finally getting a break from slipping and sliding on the slick streets after the first snow of the season caught some of us by surprise.Example: Such a concept came as a great surprise to many information educators who rather dismissively regarded the information qua information field of activity as being too limited.Example: This news completely took me by surprise and blew me away.more:
» a + Posesivo + sorprender = much to + Posesivo + surprise .
Example: Much to my surprise, they kept their word.» no dejar de sorprender = never + cease to amaze .
Example: It never ceases to amaze me how kids don't need any introduction with other kids to play with them.» no es de sorprender que = not surprisingly ; unsurprisingly .
Example: Not surprisingly, no one physical form meets all these criteria. Example: In all these regards, the public library is distinctly unlike the school, academic, or research library and, unsurprisingly, its collection development reflects this, too.» no + ser + de sorprender que = it + be + not surprising that .
Example: It is not surprising that the majority of the world's inhabitants have been shut off from the digital revolution when half of those people have yet to make their first phone call.» no ser de sorprender que = be no surprise (that) .
Example: It's no surprise visitors come from far and wide just to fish here.» no sorprender = come as + no surprise ; come as + little surprise .
Example: Consequently, it came as no surprise when the new Conservative Government was elected in 1979 on a ticket to cut public expenditure and stop feather-bedding consumers. Example: People have been talking about that for a long time, long before the investigation started, so the news that officials misappropriated more than $250,000 from the town coffers came as little surprise to residents.» quedarse sorprendido por = be amazed by ; be amazed at .
Example: Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home. Example: Delegates were amazed at the amount of research conducted.» sorprender enormemente = make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out) .
Example: I have something in my desk that will make your eyes pop!.» sorprender en vídeo = catch + Nombre + on camera .
Example: A journalist covering severe floods got the boot after she was caught on camera being carried over puddles by local people to avoid getting her expensive shoes wet.» sorprender mucho = make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out) .
Example: I have something in my desk that will make your eyes pop!.» sorprenderse = raise + an eyebrow [Arqueando las cejas] ; express + surprise ; be surprised ; be thrown .
Example: We may indeed raise an eyebrow when we find in Botany and Zoology the note 'Further systematic subdivisions, alphabetically arranged'. Example: Then, without waiting for an acknowledgement, he said, 'Well, I think Albert is too much the union type' and James expressed surprise. Example: 'I'm really not trying to put anyone on the spot and, frankly, I'm not too surprised and only a little disappointed at your collective ignorance,' he commented. Example: A customer arriving at an equiry desk with a question might be rather thrown by a staff member who said that they would go 'surfing' for the information, but it might take a couple of hours!.» sorprenderse de = be struck by .
Example: For not merely was he struck favorably by the board's naivete and obvious interest, but he was convinced that there was a job to be done in Wexler and he was the one to do it.» sorprenderse enormemente = eyes + pop (out) ; Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head ; Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket ; Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + skull .
Example: As he examined its contents, his eyes popped and his hands began to shake. Example: My eyes popped out of my head when I read what had angered a teacher enough to threaten discipline: He was fed up watching two girls necking with each other. Example: My eyes popped out of their socket when he said money doesn't interest him at all. Example: It was a surprising turn-on to see my girlfriend half-naked in front of my roommates, their eyes popping out of their skulls and mouths hanging open.» sorprenderse mucho = eyes + pop (out) ; Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head ; Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket ; Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + skull .
Example: As he examined its contents, his eyes popped and his hands began to shake. Example: My eyes popped out of my head when I read what had angered a teacher enough to threaten discipline: He was fed up watching two girls necking with each other. Example: My eyes popped out of their socket when he said money doesn't interest him at all. Example: It was a surprising turn-on to see my girlfriend half-naked in front of my roommates, their eyes popping out of their skulls and mouths hanging open.» te sorprendería conocer que... = you might be surprised to know that... .
Example: You might be surprised to know that the invention of swimming flippers did not come from looking at fish, and it did not come recently!.» te sorprendería saber que... = you might be surprised to know that... .
Example: You might be surprised to know that the invention of swimming flippers did not come from looking at fish, and it did not come recently!.