surpris
/syʁ.pʁi/
adjective
A2
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
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English
startled and French surpris (surprised) both describe a sudden reaction to the unexpected.
Practice
1 What does surpris mean?
surprised (male)
2 Fill the gap: Il est ___ par la nouvelle.
Full sentence: Il est surpris par la nouvelle. (He is surprised by the news.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches surpris?
surpris: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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