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a surpris

surprised; caught

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phrase Common #8,756
surprised; caught The past-tense form of « surprendre »; it can mean catching someone in the act of doing something.
FR: Il a surpris son frère en train de lire son journal.
EN: He caught his brother reading his newspaper.

Je leur dirai que tu m'a surpris.

I'll tell them you surprised me.

John, ce résultat vous a surpris ?

John, were you surprised by this result?

— Plus fort que moi (2025)

Les enfants et moi, on a surpris une conversation au téléphone.

The children and I overheard a phone conversation.

— De tout cœur (1998)

J'imagine que ce changement a surpris l'équipage.

I imagine this change surprised the crew.

— Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command (1992)

La réponse de Tom a surpris Mary.

Tom's response surprised Mary.

Ça l'a surpris.

That surprised him.

Ce que vous avez dit m'a surpris.

What you said surprised me.

Ce qu'il a dit m'a surpris.

What he said surprised me.

Le jeune pianiste a surpris le public.

The young pianist surprised the audience.

Tom nous a surpris.

Tom surprised us.

Sa réponse stupide a surpris tout le monde.

His stupid answer surprised everyone.

Qu'une jeune fille comme vous le comprenne, cela m'a surpris.

The fact that a young girl like you understood it surprised me.

— Audition (2000)

"On a surpris Dev en train de fumer."

Dev was caught smoking.

— Devdas (2002)

Ce qui vous a surpris, c'est que je ne me sois pas immédiatement confessé.

What surprised you was that I didn’t immediately confess.

— Le Conformiste (1971)

Son ignorance totale sur l'accident m'a surpris.

His complete ignorance of the accident surprised me.

Les places sont parties très vite, ça les a surpris.

The seats sold out very quickly, which surprised them.

— The Big Sick (2017)

L'estimation du bien a surpris tout le monde.

The property valuation surprised everyone.

Tom a surpris Mary en train de voler de son argent dans la caisse.

Tom caught Mary stealing her money from the cash register.

La mort soudaine de son frère les a surpris.

The sudden death of his brother surprised them.

Matias m'a surpris.

Matias surprised me.

— Troupe d'Élite (2007)

Ta visite m'a surpris.

Your visit surprised me.

— Lust, Caution (2007)

L'enseignant a surpris l'étudiant en train de tricher pendant l'examen.

The teacher caught the student cheating during the exam.

Et grand-mère les a surpris !

And Grandma caught them!

— Mon cœur est déjà pris (1999)

Sa décision de déménager à Chicago nous a surpris.

His decision to move to Chicago surprised us.

Tom a surpris sa femme avec son amant.

Tom surprised his wife with her lover.

Marie a surpris tout le monde quand elle a fait ça.

Mary surprised everyone when she did this.

Le courage du garçon a surpris tout le monde.

The boy's courage surprised everyone.

Le fermier a surpris le garçon en train de voler les pommes dans son verger.

The farmer caught the boy stealing apples from his orchard.