surprising, unexpected
| Masculine | Feminine | |
|---|---|---|
| Singular | — | surprenante |
It's quite surprising.
Ce n’était pas vraiment si surprenant.
It wasn’t really all that surprising.
Il l'a fait, et, ce qui est plus surprenant, il l'a fait seul.
He did it, and, even more surprisingly, he did it alone.
Aussi surprenant que cela soit.
As surprising as that may seem.
Ce retour est surprenant de sa part.
This return is surprising on his part.
— Star Wars, épisode I - La Menace fantôme (1999)
Voilà un fait surprenant que personne n'avait prévu.
This is a surprising fact that no one had foreseen.