appeared, emerged, came up
Le jour de l'accident du docteur, l'an dernier, ils ont surgi dans son jardin.
On the day of the doctor’s accident last year, they showed up in his garden.
— Le Ruban blanc (2009)
Tom a surgi de nulle part.
Tom appeared out of nowhere.
Quand vous avez brusquement surgi de la forêt, j'ai eu trop peur.
When you suddenly appeared out of the forest, I was terrified.
— Memories of Murder (2003)
Ce connard a surgi de nulle part !
That asshole came out of nowhere!
— Gangs of Wasseypur : 1ère partie (2012)
Huit soldats Jin ont surgi de nulle part.
Eight Jin soldiers appeared out of nowhere.
— Full River Red (2023)