surpris/syʁ.pʁiz/
adjective · A1/A2 · Frequency 2648
adjectivefeminine
Meanings
surprised
Adjective describing a feeling of surprise caused by an unexpected event or information. Commonly used to describe a person's emotional state.
Examples
Elle est surprise par la rapidité de la réponse.
She is surprised by how quickly the response arrived.
Après cette annonce, Claire reste surprise pendant quelques minutes.
After the announcement, Claire remains surprised for several minutes.
adjectivemasculine
Meanings
surprised
Adjective describing a feeling of surprise caused by an unexpected event or information. Commonly used to describe a person's emotional state.
Examples
Je suis surpris par la rapidité de sa réponse.
I am surprised by how quickly he answered.
Elle a été surpris par le résultat de l'examen.
She was surprised by the exam result.
Les enfants sont surpris de voir autant de neige.
The children are surprised to see so much snow.
Collocations
- être surpris par la nouvelleto be surprised by the news
Common mistakes
Elle est très surpris par la nouvelle.
Elle est très surprise par la nouvelle.
The adjective surpris has the irregular feminine singular form surprise; with the feminine subject elle, use surprise.
Related words
synonymétonnésurprised
adjectivefeminine
Meanings
surprised
Adjective describing a feeling of surprise caused by an unexpected event or information. Commonly used to describe a person's emotional state.
Examples
Les étudiantes sont surprises par la rapidité de la réponse.
The female students are surprised by how quickly the answer came.
Après cette annonce, les visiteuses restent surprises et silencieuses.
After this announcement, the female visitors remain surprised and silent.
Les nouvelles recrues, surprises par l'accueil, remercient l'équipe.
The new female recruits, surprised by the welcome, thank the team.