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 Translation for 'to surprise sb' from English to Slovak
na prekvapenie n-hoto sb.'s surprise
prekvapiť n-ho [dok.]to surprise sb.
udivovať n-ho [nedok.] [prekvapovať]to surprise sb.
3 Words
prekvapiť n-ho [dok.]to take sb. by surprise
zaskočiť n-ho [dok.]to take sb. by surprise
4 Words
prekvapiť n-ho [nedok.] [o udalosti]to be a surprise to sb.
neprekvapovať n-ho [nedok.] [o udalostiach]to be no surprise to sb.
Partial Matches
údiv {m}surprise
začudovanie {n}surprise
počudovanie {n}surprise
prekvapko {n} [sl.]surprise
prekvapenie {n}surprise
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na moje prekvapenie {adv}to my surprise
prekvapene {adv} [aj: prekvapeno]in surprise
udivene {adv}in surprise
na moje prekvapenieto my surprise
na môj veľký úžas {adv}to my great surprise
zaraziť sa [dok.] [od prekvapenia]to pause in surprise
Aké milé prekvapenie!What a nice surprise!
To ma vôbec neprekvapuje.It is no surprise to me.
nerozlišovať medzi n-ým/n-čím a n-ým/n-čím [nedok.] to make no distinction between sb./sth. and sb./sth.
prem.
odtiahnuť n-ho [dok.] [pomôcť s pokazeným autom]
to tow sb. / sb.'s car [help with a damaged car]
n-o/n-čo neurobilo na n-ho dojemsb. was unimpressed by / with sb./sth.
považovať n-ho/n-čo za n-ho/n-čo [nedok.]to look on sb./sth. as sb./sth.
pomýliť si n-ho/n-čo s n-ým/n-čím [dok.]to mix up sb./sth. with sb./sth.
intervenovať u n-ho v prospech n-ho [dok./nedok.]to intercede with sb. on sb.'s behalf
odlišovať n-ho/n-čo od n-ho/n-čoho [nedok.]to set sb./sth. from sb./sth.
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Usage Examples English
  • Rapidly moving up the trail, his men continued to surprise British defenders and capture artillery pieces until they reached the height of land just before Ticonderoga, where they occupied the "old French lines" (so named because it was there that a French defense improbably held against a much larger British army in the 1758 Battle of Carillon).
  • There is also a "slug" bunt that is intended to surprise the opposing defense, as the desired effect is a hard-hit ball into the infield defense that is expecting a standard bunt.
  • Andrew arrives to surprise Melanie, but upon learning her true background and that she never told him she was married, he angrily leaves.
  • He decides to surprise Bob's family with a turkey dinner and Christmas toys and ventures out to spread happiness and joy around London.
  • North Vietnamese fighters also became a particular problem because of the lack of radar coverage in the Red River Delta region, which allowed the MiGs to surprise the strike forces.

  • In 2004, it was reported that Usher briefly dated British supermodel Naomi Campbell for a few months, together the pair attended the MTV Europe Music Awards and it was reported that Campbell jumped out of a pop out cake to surprise him for his birthday.
  • Finally the nephews manage to surprise and disarm the old lady behind the attack, Goldie herself.
  • The jump scare is a horror film trope, where an abrupt change in image accompanied with a loud sound intends to surprise the viewer.
  • Sudden curves give a sense of disorientation and allow new scenes to surprise the rider.
  • They became a couple in 1976 when Yates flew to Paris to surprise him when the band was playing there.

  • Keen intelligence and an acute power of observation are two main skills allowing Zorro to surprise, in order to defeat, establishment enemies.
  • Christian IV visited England again in August 1614, coming incognito to surprise his sister at Denmark House, accompanied only by Andrew Sinclair and a page.
  • Seeger also supported the Jewish Camping Movement. He came to Surprise Lake Camp in Cold Spring, New York, over the summer many times. He sang and inspired countless campers.
  • Jones, were able to surprise the Union forces and pursue them across the Holston River and into Greene County.
  • Bernard Pass had allowed the French to surprise the Austrian army and win victory at the Battle of Marengo on 14 June 1800.

  • Loop 303 starts as Cotton Lane then heads up north to Surprise and then to Interstate 17.
  • When groups of bandits from Granada were detected going into in Christian territory, Almogavars hid by the roads they used or by their water sources, in order to surprise them as they passed by these places.
  • He kills his friend in a jealous rage, and Cesca runs away in tears after revealing that they had just gotten married and were planning to surprise him.
  • An abbess rises in haste and in the dark, with intent to surprise an accused nun in bed with her lover: thinking to put on her veil, she puts on instead the breeches of a priest that she has with her.
  • The tale also deviates from Livy's account, as it begins with her husband coming home to surprise her, rather than the men placing a bet on the virtue of their wives.

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