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a surpris

surprised

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phrase Common #8,103
surprised Can also mean “caught” when followed by en train de + verb, as in “caught someone doing something.”
FR: Sa réponse m’a surpris.
EN: His answer surprised me.

Sa décision de déménager à Chicago nous a surpris.

His decision to move to Chicago surprised us.

La mort soudaine de son frère les a surpris.

The sudden death of his brother surprised them.

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

The children and I overheard a phone conversation.

— De tout cœur (1998)

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

The teacher caught the student cheating during the exam.

La réponse de Tom a surpris Mary.

Tom's response surprised Mary.

Sa réponse stupide a surpris tout le monde.

His stupid answer surprised everyone.

Tom nous a surpris.

Tom surprised us.

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

The seats sold out very quickly, which surprised them.

— The Big Sick (2017)

Le courage du garçon a surpris tout le monde.

The boy's courage surprised everyone.

Le jeune pianiste a surpris le public.

The young pianist surprised the audience.

Ça l'a surpris.

That surprised him.

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.

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)

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

Mary surprised everyone when she did this.

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)

Et grand-mère les a surpris !

And Grandma caught them!

— Mon cœur est déjà pris (1999)

Tom a surpris sa femme avec son amant.

Tom surprised his wife with her lover.

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.