Surprenante (en. Surprising)

/syʁpʁənɑ̃t/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adjective

Refers to something that astonishes or surprises.

Her talent is truly surprising.

Son talent est vraiment surprenante.

Characterizes an unexpected fact.

It was a surprising turn of events.

C'était une tournure de l'événement surprenante.

Indicates a reaction to the unexpected.

She gave a surprising answer to the question.

Elle a donné une réponse surprenante à la question.

From the verb 'surprendre' with the suffix '-ante'.

it's surprising

This raises surprise.

c'est surprenant

a pleasant surprise

A surprise that generates pleasure.

une surprise agréable

to be surprised by something

To react with astonishment in the face of a situation.

être surpris par quelque chose

surprise

To cause someone to be surprised.

surprendre

surprise

An unexpected or unforeseen event.

surprise

astonish

To cause someone astonishment.

étonner

Impressed to the point of being speechless.

It was so crazy, I was completely out of the loop.

C'était tellement fou, j'étais complètement dans le flou.

Said of a situation that exceeds expectations.

His plot twist was really ridiculous!

Son coup de théâtre, c'était vraiment du grand n'importe quoi !