English-Italian translations for surprise

  • sorpresaPer noi è stata una grande sorpresa. This came as a great surprise to us. Tuttavia, sono rimasta piacevolmente sorpresa. I have been pleasantly surprised, however. Tuttavia, dove dire che sono un po' sorpresa. However, I have to express a little surprise.
  • stupireNon dovrebbe stupire il fatto che io torni sull'argomento. It will be no surprise to you that I am coming back to this. Potrà stupire ma la parola "Rom" e la parola "impronte digitali" non esiste in questi documenti. You may be surprised to learn that the words 'Roma' and 'fingerprints' are not in these documents. Ad ogni modo, e ciò non deve stupire, è nei dettagli che si manifestano i problemi e naturalmente abbiamo alcune critiche da muovere. But, surprise, surprise, the devil is in the detail and needless to say, fault can be found on a few counts.
  • meravigliaPerciò mi meraviglia che su questo argomento le opinioni siano così divergenti. That is why I am surprised that opinion is so divided on this. A volte mi meraviglia, quando si parla di Lussemburgo, quanto si sia già sconsolati. I am sometimes surprised at how sad people feel when we discuss Luxembourg. Ci meraviglia che la protesta nel mondo non si sia ancora fatta sentire con forza. And we are also surprised that there has not so far been more protest in the world.
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  • sorprendereQuanto è accaduto, non può, io credo, sorprendere. Perhaps we should not be surprised at what has happened. Ad ogni modo, il mercato non dovrebbe lasciarsi sorprendere dagli interventi sul rating che mobilitano flussi di miliardi di euro. However, any rating decisions that trigger a flow of billions of euros should not come as a surprise to the market. Non deve sorprendere quindi che nel settore ci sia un notevole tasso di abbandono della professione. It should not come as a surprise, therefore, that the turnover of staff in the sector is very high.
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  • stuporeAssisto a questo dibattito con un certo stupore. I am surprised listening to this debate. Ciò che è accaduto nelle ultime settimane è stato motivo di grande stupore. What has unfolded in recent weeks has led to great surprise. Si potrebbe provare un certo stupore per il fatto che sia stato considerato in regola. One could express mild surprise that it was deemed to be in order.

Definition of surprise

  • Something unexpected
  • The feeling that something unexpected has happened
  • A dish covered with a crust of raised pastry, but with no other contents
  • To cause to feel unusually alarmed or delighted by something unexpected
  • To do something to that they are not expecting, as a surprise
  • To undergo or witness something unexpected
  • To cause surprise
  • To take unawares

Examples

  • It was a surprise to find out I owed twice as much as I thought I did
  • Imagine my surprise on learning I owed twice as much as I thought I did
  • It surprises me that I owe twice as much as I thought I did.
  • He doesn’t know that I’m in the country – I thought I’d turn up at his house and surprise him.
  • He doesn’t surprise easily.

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