sorprender — meaning in English

English meaning

• amaze verb To fill someone with great surprise or wonder.
• astonish verb To surprise someone so much that they are left amazed.
• blindside noun The side or direction a person can't see, especially where a driver has no view of traffic or hazards.
• overtake verb To pass a slower vehicle, runner, or competitor ahead of you.
• surprise noun Something unexpected, or the feeling caused by it.

Senses

sorprender is used for these senses in English:

• amaze To fill (someone) with surprise and wonder; to astonish, to astound, to surprise. [from 16th c.]
• astonish To surprise greatly.
• blindside (transitive, figurative, informal) To catch off guard; to take by surprise.
• overtake To take by surprise; surprise and overcome; carry away.

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