No. 3,276 in French
surprises
Unexpected events or things.
In a sentence
Les surprises de la vie sont souvent imprévues.
The surprises of life are often unexpected.
Here, 'surprises' refers to unexpected events or occurrences that life brings.
Il aime organiser des surprises pour ses amis.
He likes organizing surprises for his friends.
In this sentence, 'surprises' denotes planned, unexpected events or actions meant to delight or astound.
Nous avons été surpris par la beauté du paysage.
We were surprised by the beauty of the scenery.
Here, the verb form 'surpris' relates to the state of being amazed or astonished by something.
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