Usage examples of "be surprised" in English with translation to Spanish

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If you ask a mathematician if he is an adult or a minor, don't be surprised if he answers "yes". Si le preguntas a un matemático si él es un adulto o un menor de edad, no te sorprendas si él responde "sí".

If you pay attention to your foreign friends, you may be surprised that their customs and habits are different from yours. Si prestas atención a tus amigos extranjeros, puedes quedar sorprendido de que sus tradiciones y costumbres son diferentes a los tuyos.

You'd be surprised what you can learn in a week. Te sorprendería lo que puedes aprender en una semana.

I wouldn't be surprised if lots of Tatoeba members were Scrabble addicts as well. No me sorprendería que muchos de los miembros de Tatoeba fueran adictos al Scrabble también.

To be surprised, to wonder, is to begin to understand. Sorprenderse, extrañarse, es comenzar a entender.

You might be surprised at the outcome. Puede que te sorprenda el resultado.

Tom wouldn't be surprised if Mary decided not to go. Tom no se sorprendería si Mary decidiera no ir.

You'd be surprised of the number of knots there are. Te asombrarías del número de nudos que existen.

I wouldn't be too surprised if this song became a hit. No me sorprendería demasiado si esta canción se volviera un éxito.

Tom surprised Mary with an expensive gift. Tom sorprendió a Mary con un regalo caro.

Nancy was surprised that Bob won the first prize in the contest. Nancy se sorprendió de que Bob ganara el primer lugar en el concurso.

I was surprised at the news of his sudden death. Me sorprendió la noticia de su muerte repentina.

My wife looked surprised. Mi esposa parecía sorprendida.

Tom surprised Mary with a kiss. Tom sorprendió a Mary con un beso.

They were completely surprised. Estaban absolutamente sorprendidos.

Tom's lack of compassion surprised Mary. La falta de compasión de Tom sorprendió a Mary.

Everyone were surprised when I went into the room. Todos se sorprendieron cuando entré en la sala.

His death surprised us all. Su muerte nos sorprendió a todos.

I'm surprised that you're so naïve. Me sorprende que seas tan inocente.

I am surprised that she refused such a good offer. Me sorprende que ella rechazara una oferta tan buena.

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