Usage examples of "by surprise" in English with translation to French

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Taken by surprise, I was at a loss for what to answer. Pris au dépourvu, je n'ai pas su quoi répondre.
She fucked me by surprise. Elle m'a pris par surprise.
She took me by surprise. Elle m'a pris par surprise.
I was taken by surprise. J'ai été pris par surprise.
He took the public by surprise. Il surprit le public.
The fort was attacked by surprise. Le fort a été attaqué par surprise.
Our army took the kingdom by surprise. Notre armée prit le royaume par surprise.
Nothing can take an American by surprise. It has often been said that the word "impossible" was not a French one. People have obviously looked in the wrong dictionary. In America, all is easy, all is simple and mechanical difficulties are overcome before they arise. Rien ne saurait étonner un Américain. On a souvent répété que le mot "impossible" n’était pas français; on s’est évidemment trompé de dictionnaire. En Amérique, tout est facile, tout est simple, et quant aux difficultés mécaniques, elles sont mortes avant d’être nées.
Nothing can take a US American by surprise. It has often been said that the word "impossible" was not a French one. People have obviously looked in the wrong dictionary. In the United States, all is easy, all is simple and mechanical difficulties are overcome before they arise. Rien ne saurait étonner un Américain. On a souvent répété que le mot "impossible" n’était pas français; on s’est évidemment trompé de dictionnaire. En Amérique, tout est facile, tout est simple, et quant aux difficultés mécaniques, elles sont mortes avant d’être nées.
To my surprise, he failed in the exam. À ma surprise, il a échoué à l'examen.
As God as my witness Tom, I didn't tell her about the surprise party you're planning. Dieu m'est témoin, Thomas, je ne lui ai pas parlé de la fête surprise que tu planifies.
The news that she got divorced was a big surprise. C'était une grande surprise d'apprendre qu'elle avait divorcé.
To my surprise, the noted psychologist was accused of a kidnapping. À ma surprise, ce psychologue réputé a été accusé d'enlèvement.
To our surprise, Tom came to our party with Mary. À notre surprise, Tom est venu à notre fête accompagné de Marie.
To my surprise, he had a beautiful voice. À ma surprise, il avait une voix magnifique.
Jason was a taciturn individual, so it was always a real surprise when he said anything. Jason était un individu taciturne, c'était donc toujours une réelle surprise quand il disait quoique ce soit.
The Tigers lost the game, which was a surprise to us. Les Tigres ont perdu le match, ce qui fut pour nous une surprise.
It's been a long time since I had such a pleasant surprise. Cela fait longtemps que je n'ai eu une telle agréable surprise.
To our surprise, he scoffed the lot. À notre surprise, il bouffa le tout.
To my surprise, the child came here by himself all the way from Yokohama. Chose étrange, l'enfant a fait tout le chemin depuis Yokohama jusqu'ici tout seul.
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