sursauter
French → English
verb//syʁ.so.te//
(reaction) To startle: to make a sudden, involuntary jump or movement due to surprise or shock.
Elle a sursauté quand la porte a claqué violemment à cause du vent.
(English) She started when the door slammed violently because of the wind.
Le bruit soudain du pétard a fait sursauter tous les passants dans la rue.
(English) The sudden noise of the firecracker startled all the passersby in the street.
Entry ID: fr:en:sursauter · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary