French-English translations for surprendre

• surprise
  And that should not surprise us. Et ceci ne doit pas nous surprendre.
  So how can we be surprised at this situation? Comment cette situation pourrait-elle nous surprendre ?
  The answer that I came up with will surprise you. Ma réponse va vous surprendre.
• astonish
• overtake
  The racehorse overtook the lead pack on the last turn
  The car was so slow we were overtaken by a bus
  Our plans were overtaken by events
• startle
  a horse that startles easily

Related words

• surprenant
• surprenante
• surprenamment
• surprenable
• se surprendre à