Sentence examples of "surprise" in English

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She fucked me by surprise. Elle m'a pris par surprise.
It came as a surprise. C'est arrivé par surprise.
Nothing can take an American by surprise. It has often been said that the word "impossible" was not a French one. People have obviously looked in the wrong dictionary. In America, all is easy, all is simple and mechanical difficulties are overcome before they arise. Rien ne saurait étonner un Américain. On a souvent répété que le mot "impossible" n’était pas français; on s’est évidemment trompé de dictionnaire. En Amérique, tout est facile, tout est simple, et quant aux difficultés mécaniques, elles sont mortes avant d’être nées.
She took me by surprise. Elle m'a pris par surprise.
I was taken by surprise. J'ai été pris par surprise.
Nothing can take a US American by surprise. It has often been said that the word "impossible" was not a French one. People have obviously looked in the wrong dictionary. In the United States, all is easy, all is simple and mechanical difficulties are overcome before they arise. Rien ne saurait étonner un Américain. On a souvent répété que le mot "impossible" n’était pas français; on s’est évidemment trompé de dictionnaire. En Amérique, tout est facile, tout est simple, et quant aux difficultés mécaniques, elles sont mortes avant d’être nées.
I wanted to surprise her. Je voulais la surprendre.
To my surprise, she was alive. À ma surprise, elle était vivante.
That doesn't surprise me. Cela ne me surprend pas.
Tom has a surprise for you. Tom a une surprise pour toi.
It wouldn't surprise me. Ça ne me surprendrait pas.
He looked at me in surprise. Il me regarda avec surprise.
I want to surprise him. Je veux le surprendre.
To my great surprise, we won! À ma grande surprise, nous avons gagné !
It doesn't surprise me. Ça ne me surprend pas.
The fort was attacked by surprise. Le fort a été attaqué par surprise.
Why doesn't that surprise me? Pourquoi cela ne me surprend-il pas ?
He arched his eyebrows in surprise. Il arqua ses sourcils de surprise.
He took the public by surprise. Il surprit le public.
To our surprise, he scoffed the lot. À notre surprise, il bouffa le tout.
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