sorprendere — meaning in English
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English meaning
- astonish verb To surprise someone so much that they are left amazed.
- flabbergast verb To overwhelm with bewilderment; to amaze, confound, or stun, especially in a ludicrous manner.
- overtake verb To pass a slower vehicle, runner, or competitor ahead of you.
- startle verb To give someone a sudden shock or fright, usually without real danger.
- stun verb To knock someone senseless or make them lose awareness, often with a blow or shock.
- surprise noun Something unexpected, or the feeling caused by it.
Senses
sorprendere is used for these senses in English:
- astonish To surprise greatly.
- blow away (transitive, idiomatic, US) To flabbergast; to impress greatly.
- catch out (transitive) To discover or expose as fake, insincere, or inaccurate.
- flabbergast (transitive) To overwhelm with bewilderment; to amaze, confound, or stun, especially in a ludicrous manner. [from late 18th c.]
- overtake To take by surprise; surprise and overcome; carry away.
- startle (transitive) To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise.
- stun (transitive) To shock or surprise.
- surprise (transitive) To cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted by something unexpected.