No. 3,251 in Catalan
sorprendre
To surprise.
In a sentence
M'agrada sorprendre els meus amics amb regals.
I like to surprise my friends with gifts.
In this sentence, 'sorprendre' is used to express the act of causing an unexpected reaction or positive amazement in someone.
La notícia ens va sorprendre molt.
The news surprised us a lot.
Here, 'sorprendre' is employed to describe experiencing astonishment or an unexpected feeling due to new information.
Em vaig sorprendre en veure com havien canviat les coses.
I was surprised to see how things had changed.
In this case, 'sorprendre' reflects an individual's experience of feeling amazed or astonished by an observation or event.
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