English-French translations for surprising

• étonnant
  Vous avouerez que c'est étonnant. You must admit that it is surprising.
  C’est désolant, mais ce n’est pas étonnant. It is a shame, but it is not surprising.
  Il n'y a donc rien d'étonnant à ce qu'on se retrouve face au chaos. It is hardly surprising that chaos has ensued.
• étonnante
  Chose étonnante, ils ont une conception des choses similaire à la nôtre. Surprisingly, they have similar thoughts to us.
• surprenant
  Tout cela est très surprenant. All this is highly surprising.
  Je dois vous dire que c'est assez surprenant. I must say that this is rather surprising.
  C'est regrettable, mais peu surprenant. That is regrettable, but hardly surprising.
• surprenante
  C’était une interview véritablement surprenante. It was a truly surprising interview.
  Ces difficultés ne sont pas surprenantes. These difficulties are not surprising.
  C'est pourquoi votre question est surprenante. That is why I find your question surprising.

Definition of surprising

• Causing surprise
• A situation in which somebody is surprised

Examples

• A surprising number of people attended the rally

Related words

• surprisingly
• unsurprising
• unsurprisingly
• surprisingness