Usage examples of "surprise" in English with translation to German

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I wanted to surprise her. Ich wollte sie überraschen.
I have a surprise for you. Ich habe eine Überraschung für dich.
To our great surprise, he suddenly resigned. Zu unser aller Erstaunen trat er plötzlich zurück.
It is not a cupboard, he said in surprise. „Das ist kein Schrank“, sagte er verwundert.
I suspected that he was telling a lie, but that didn't surprise me. Ich vermutete, dass er eine Lüge erzählte, aber das wunderte mich nicht.
That doesn't surprise me. Das überrascht mich nicht.
He saw the surprise on my face. Er sah mir die Überraschung an.
To my surprise, the anthropologist was accused of murder. Zu meinem Erstaunen wurde der Anthropologe des Mordes angeklagt.
I want to surprise him. Ich will ihn überraschen.
To my surprise, he failed in the exam. Zu meiner Überraschung fiel er bei der Prüfung durch.
It doesn't surprise me. Es überrascht mich nicht.
To my surprise, he had a beautiful voice. Zu meiner Überraschung hatte er eine schöne Stimme.
We took the enemy by surprise. Wir überraschten den Feind.
To my surprise, she spoke English very well. Zu meiner Überraschung sprach sie sehr gut auf Englisch.
Why doesn't that surprise me? Warum überrascht mich das nicht?
It's not much of a surprise, is it? Das ist keine große Überraschung, oder?
He looked at me in surprise. Er schaute mich überrascht an.
To my surprise, she could not answer the question. Zu meiner Überraschung gelang es ihr nicht, die Frage zu beantworten.
None of these things surprise me. Nichts davon überrascht mich.
Tom ruined the surprise by talking about the party. Tom runinierte die Überraschung, indem er über die Party sprach.
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