surprendre
/syʁ.pʁɑ̃dʁ/
verb
A2
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- surprend
- past
- a surpris
- perfect
- surpris
Meaning
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Portuguese
surpreender is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to surprise."
Practice
1 What does surprendre mean?
to surprise
2 Fill the gap: Cette nouvelle me ___ beaucoup.
Full sentence: Cette nouvelle me surprend beaucoup. (This news surprises me a lot.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches surprendre?
surprendre: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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