surpresa
See also: surprêsa
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
- surprêsa (obsolete)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French surprise, from Old French surprendre (“to overtake”), from sur- (“over”) + prendre (“to take”), from Latin prendere (“to seize”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: sur‧pre‧sa
Noun edit
surpresa f (plural surpresas)
- surprise (something not expected)
- Synonyms: imprevisto, inesperado, susto
- Antonyms: esperado, previsto
- (uncountable) surprise (feeling that something unexpected has happened)
- Synonym: espanto
- a present; a gift
- Synonym: presente
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:surpresa.
Derived terms edit
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Adjective edit
surpresa
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:surpreso.