surprising

surprenant, étonnant

Différent de ce qu’on attendait, au point de provoquer de l’étonnement ou de la confusion.

En anglais simple : Different from what you expected, making you feel amazed or confused.

• That is surprising news.
• A surprising number of people offered to help.
• Did you find the result surprising?

Comment l'utiliser : It is surprising that… (It is surprising that so few people came.); find it surprising that… (I find it surprising that he remembered my name.)

Synonymes : unexpected, astonishing

Contraires : expected, unsurprising

Expressions courantes : surprising news, surprising result, surprising number

surprise

Événement qui fait vivre à quelqu’un quelque chose d’inattendu.

En anglais simple : An event in which someone experiences something they did not expect.

• The surprising of the guests was carefully planned.
• A sudden surprising left him unable to speak.
• The tale ends with the surprising of the sleeping guard.

Comment l'utiliser : the surprising of someone (The surprising of the guests required careful planning.)

Synonymes : surprise

Expressions courantes : a sudden surprising, the surprising of someone