surprising
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The meaning (definition) of the word surprising
not what you expected
The word surprising used in a sentence
“It was surprising to find a shiny coin under my pillow.”
How the word surprising is said around the world
| French | surprenant (sewr-pruh-NAHN) |
| Spanish | sorprendente (sohr-pren-DEN-tay) |
| Mandarin | 令人意外 (leeng run yee why) |
| Hindi | हैरान करने वाला (hair-AAN KAR-nay WAA-laa) |
| Arabic | مفاجئ (mu-FAH-jee) |
| Russian | неожиданный (nee-ah-ZHEE-dan-nee) |
| Portuguese (EU) | surpreendente (soor-pree-en-DEN-tuh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | surpreendente (sooh-preh-en-DEN-tchee) |
| Japanese | びっくりする (beek-koo-ree-soo-ROO) |
| German | überraschend (oo-buh-RAH-shent) |
| Urdu | حیران کن (hai-RAAN kun) |
| Punjabi | ਹੈਰਾਨ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ (heh-RAHN KUR-un VAH-lah) |
| Korean | 뜻밖의 (ddeut-bahk-EE) |
| Hebrew | מַפְתִּיעַ (mahf-TEE-ah) |
| Greek | απρόσμενος (a-PROS-me-nos) |
| Dutch | verrassend (vuh-RAH-sent) |
| Tagalog | nakakagulat (na-ka-ka-GU-lat) |
| Vietnamese | bất ngờ (buht NGUH) |
| Turkish | şaşırtıcı (shah-shuhr-tuh-JUH) |
| Persian | تعجبآور (tah-ahj-job-AH-var) |
| Polish | zaskakujący (zah-skah-koo-YON-tsih) |
| Ukrainian | несподіваний (nehs-poh-DEE-vah-nihy) |
| Bengali | অবাক করার মতো (OH-bak KOH-rahr MO-toh) |
| Swedish | överraskande (UR-ver-ras-kan-deh) |
| Italian | sorprendente (sohr-pren-DEN-teh) |
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