Sentence examples of "surprises" in English with translation "étonner"

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I was too surprised to speak. J'étais trop étonnée pour parler.
I'm surprised to see you. Je suis étonné de vous voir.
John was too surprised to say anything. John était trop étonné pour dire quoi que ce soit.
I am surprised that she refused such a good offer. Je suis étonné qu'elle ait refusé une si bonne offre.
I am surprised that your family has a Japanese car. Je suis étonnée que votre famille ait une voiture japonaise.
I looked up a song I liked from a movie in YouTube and there were countless remixes; I was surprised at how many were hits! J'ai cherché une chanson sur YouTube et il y avait d'innombrables remixages ; j'ai été étonné de combien étaient des succès !
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.
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.
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