la
feminine
/soɾˈpɾesa/
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Translation
surprise, shock
Word origin
From the feminine past participle of sorprender ('to surprise'), which comes through Old French surprendre, from Latin super ('over') and prehendere ('to seize, to grasp').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- prehendere
- English cognates
- surprise, apprehend, comprehend
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralsorpresas
Examples
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They threw him a surprise party that left him speechless.
, ganador .
To everyone's great surprise, the winner turned out to be the youngest of the group.
precioso .
The surprise of the trip was discovering a beautiful little village on the coast.
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I was taken aback when I saw the gift.
verte tantos .
What a surprise to see you here after so many years.
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