surprendre
French → English
(emotion) To surprise: to cause someone to feel mild shock or wonder; to astonish
Le magicien a réussi à surprendre tout le public avec son tour.
(English) The magician managed to surprise the whole audience with his trick.
Sa réponse inattendue a fini par surprendre ses propres amis.
(English) His unexpected answer ended up surprising his own friends.
(action) To catch: to discover someone doing something private or illegal; to catch red-handed
La police a réussi à surprendre le voleur en plein acte.
(English) The police managed to catch the thief in the act.
J'ai surpris mon petit frère en train de manger des biscuits en cachette.
(English) I caught my little brother eating cookies in secret.
Entry ID: fr:en:surprendre · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary