surprise

surprise

Quelque chose qu’on n’attendait pas, souvent agréable.

En anglais simple : Something you did not expect, often something pleasant.

• I have a surprise for you.
• Her visit was a lovely surprise.
• The children planned several surprises for their teacher.

Comment l'utiliser : a surprise for someone (We have a surprise for you.)

Expressions courantes : a pleasant surprise, a birthday surprise, a lovely surprise, a complete surprise

caca

Façon amusante de parler du caca laissé par un animal domestique ou un petit enfant à un endroit inattendu.

En anglais simple : Solid waste left by a pet or small child where you do not expect it.

• The puppy left a surprise on the rug.
• I stepped in a nasty surprise behind the sofa.
• We found another little surprise under the table.

Synonymes : poop, mess

Expressions courantes : a nasty surprise, leave a surprise

surprendre, étonner

Étonner quelqu’un parce qu’il se passe quelque chose qu’il n’attendait pas.

En anglais simple : To make someone feel amazed because something happens that they did not expect.

• The price surprised me.
• Her strength surprised everyone.
• Does it surprise you that he won?

Comment l'utiliser : it surprises someone that… (It surprises me that nobody noticed.)

Synonymes : amaze, astonish

Expressions courantes : surprise someone, surprise everyone

surprendre

Faire pour quelqu’un, ou à quelqu’un, quelque chose qu’il n’attendait pas.

En anglais simple : To do something for or to someone that they did not expect.

• Let us surprise Mum tonight.
• He surprised me with flowers.
• They surprised their friends by visiting without warning.

Comment l'utiliser : surprise someone with something (We surprised Dad with a cake.); surprise someone by doing something (She surprised us by arriving early.)

Expressions courantes : surprise someone, surprise someone with

s'étonner

Être étonné quand quelque chose d’inattendu se produit.

En anglais simple : To feel amazed when something unexpected happens.

• She does not surprise easily.
• After years in nursing, he rarely surprises.
• Do experienced detectives surprise as readily as beginners?

Synonymes : be surprised

Expressions courantes : surprise easily, surprise readily

surprise

Se dit quand on révèle quelque chose gardé secret pour faire plaisir à quelqu’un ou l’étonner.

En anglais simple : You say this when revealing something you have kept secret to make someone happy or amazed.

• Surprise! We made you a cake.
• Surprise! Your sister is here.
• Surprise! I got us tickets for tonight.

Expressions courantes : surprise surprise, surprise happy birthday