Betydning av surprise På norsk

• 0 sth you were not expecting -- overraskelse [ masculine ]

  • He bought me a new camera as a surprise. Han kjøpte nytt kamera til meg som en overraskelse.

  • We’re planning to throw a surprise party for her. Vi planlegger å arrangere et overraskelsesselskap for henne.

• 1 the feeling of slight shock when sth unexpected happens -- forbauselse [ masculine ]

  • You could see the surprise in her eyes. Man kunne se forbauselsen i øynene hennes.

• 2 to happen unexpectedly, causing surprise -- overraske noen

  • The bad weather caught them totally by surprise. Uværet overrasket dem fullstendig.

• 3 to make sb feel surprise -- overraske

  • He surprised her with a big bunch of roses. Han overrasket henne med en diger bukett roser.

  • It didn’t surprise me that she was upset. Det overrasket meg ikke at hun var lei seg.

• 4 to attack unexpectedly -- overrumple

  • The plan was to surprise them as they came out of the castle. Planen var å overrumple dem idet de kom ut av borgen.

• 5 (the feeling caused by) something sudden or unexpected -- overraskelse, forbauselse

  • His statement caused some surprise

  • Your letter was a pleasant surprise

  • There were some nasty surprises waiting for her when she returned

  • He stared at her in surprise

  • To my surprise the door was unlocked

  • (also adjective) He paid them a surprise visit.

• 6 to cause to feel surprise -- overraske, forbause

  • The news surprised me.

• 7 to lead, by means of surprise, into doing something -- få/narre til å gjøre

  • Her sudden question surprised him into betraying himself.

• 8 to find, come upon, or attack, without warning -- overraske

  • They surprised the enemy from the rear.