Usage examples of "surpris" in French with translation to English

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Son silence m'a surpris. Her silence surprised me.
Je les ai surpris la main dans le sac. I caught them in the act.
Désolé de vous avoir surpris ! Sorry I startled you!
J'ai surpris leur moquerie. I overheard their mockery.
J'étais un peu surpris. I was a little surprised.
Ça m'a surpris, je ne savais pas quoi faire. It caught me off guard, I didn't know what to do.
Désolé de t'avoir surpris ! Sorry I startled you!
Pourquoi devrais-tu être surpris ? Why should you be surprised?
Je fus surpris par la pluie en rentrant à la maison. I was caught in the rain on my way home.
Il a été également surpris. He was surprised too.
Je l'ai surpris en train de voler de l'argent. I caught him stealing the money.
Ses mots m'ont surpris. His words surprised me.
L'enseignant a surpris l'étudiant en train de tricher pendant l'examen. The teacher caught the student cheating on the examination.
J'ai été agréablement surpris. I was agreeably surprised.
Tom fut surpris alors qu'il tentait de se faufiler hors de la chambre. Tom was caught sneaking out of the room.
Je suis surpris de ton comportement. I'm surprised at your behavior.
Tom a surpris Mary en train de voler de son argent dans la caisse. Tom caught Mary stealing his money from the cash register.
Sa mort nous a tous surpris. His death surprised us all.
J'ai été surpris par une averse sur le chemin du retour à la maison. I was caught in a shower on my way home.
Il fut surpris d'apprendre ça. He was surprised to learn this.
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