surprise – English–Gaeilge translations

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surprise noun

  /sə(r)ˈprajs/ , /sə(ː)ˈpɹaɪ̯z/ , /sə(ː)ˈpɹɑ̟ɪ̯z/ , /sə(ː)ˈpɹɒ̈ɪ̯z/ , /səˈpɹaɪ̯z/ , /səˈpɹaːz/ , /sɚˈpɹaɪ̯z/ , /sɚˈpɹaːz/ , /ˈsɜ(r)ˌprajs/<a:spelling pronunciation>
  • feeling that something unexpected has happened
  • something not expected
 ionadh

surprise verb

  /sə(r)ˈprajs/ , /sə(ː)ˈpɹaɪ̯z/ , /sə(ː)ˈpɹɑ̟ɪ̯z/ , /sə(ː)ˈpɹɒ̈ɪ̯z/ , /səˈpɹaɪ̯z/ , /səˈpɹaːz/ , /sɚˈpɹaɪ̯z/ , /sɚˈpɹaːz/ , /ˈsɜ(r)ˌprajs/<a:spelling pronunciation>
  • cause (someone) to feel surprise
  • do something to (a person) that they are not expecting, as a surprise
 cuir ionadh ar, cuir iontas ar
  • to take unawares, to come on to something unexpectedly
 breith amuigh ar

surprised adjective

  /səˈpɹaɪzd/ , /sɚˈpɹaɪzd/
  • caused to feel surprise
 ionadh a bheith ort, iontas a bheith ort

surprising adjective

  /səˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/ , /sɚˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/
  • that is or are a surprise
 iontach
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