WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| sorprender⇒ vtr | (asombrar, anonadar) (be unexpected) | surprise⇒ vtr |
| | La noticia de la separación de los Beatles sorprendió a todo el mundo. |
| | The news of the Beatles' breakup surprised everybody. |
| sorprender vtr | (coger desprevenido) (find [sb] unprepared) | catch by surprise v expr |
| | | surprise⇒ vtr |
| | (cause [sb] to wonder) | amaze, astonish |
| | Una tormenta sorprendió a dos alpinistas en pleno ascenso al Everest. |
| | A storm caught two mountain climbers by surprise in the middle of their ascent of Everest. |
| sorprender vtr | (descubrir, pillar) (reveal a hidden act) | catch⇒ vtr |
| | (UK) | catch out vtr phrasal sep |
| | Sorprendieron al alumno fumando mariguana en el baño y le han expulsado una semana del centro. |
| | They caught a student smoking marijuana in the bathroom and they have expelled him for a week from the centre. |
| sorprenderse⇒ v prnl | (asombrarse) (effect) | be surprised vi + adj |
| | (cause) | surprise⇒ vtr |
| | (more extreme) | be taken aback v expr |
| | ¿Te sorprendiste cuando te nominaron para el premio? |
| | Were you surprised when you were nominated for the award? |
| sorprenderse de v prnl + prep | (asombrarse con algo) (before a verb) | be surprised to v expr |
| | | be surprised about, be surprised at v expr |
| | Martín se sorprendió de ver a su exnovia en la fiesta. |
| | Martin was surprised to see his ex-girlfriend at the party. |
'sorprender' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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