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surprise noun

  /sə(r)ˈprajs/ , /səˈpɹaɪz/ , /sɚˈpɹaɪz/ , /ˈsɜ(r)ˌprajs/<a:spelling pronunciation>
  • Something unexpected.
  • The feeling that something unexpected has happened.
 ionadh

surprise verb

  /sə(r)ˈprajs/ , /səˈpɹaɪz/ , /sɚˈpɹaɪz/ , /ˈsɜ(r)ˌprajs/<a:spelling pronunciation>
  • (transitive) To cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted by something unexpected.
 cuir ionadh ar, breith amuigh ar, cuir iontas ar
  • (transitive) To do something to (a person) that they are not expecting, as a surprise.
 cuir ionadh ar, cuir iontas ar

surprised adjective

  /səˈpɹaɪzd/ , /sɚˈpɹaɪzd/
  • Caused to feel surprise, amazement or wonder, or showing an emotion due to an unexpected event.
 ionadh a bheith ort, iontas a bheith ort

surprising adjective

  /səˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/ , /sɚˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/
  • Causing surprise.
 iontach
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