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Meanings of surprising in English

Portuguese
surpreendente
Catalan
xocant
Spanish
sorprendente

Causing surprise or wonder or amazement.

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surpreendente
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Examples for "unsurprising"
Examples for "unsurprising"
1
The hypocrisy of the State on this issue is unacceptable but unsurprising.
The Irish Times
2
The unsurprising result is investor complacency amid many signs of market excess.
Reuters
3
This is a completely unsurprising result for me as a mental-health professional.
The Irish Times
4
Such an annulment is exceptional but unsurprising, given all of the circumstances.
The Guardian
5
It is unsurprising that record industry executives get apoplectic about the Internet.
The Irish Times
Usage of surprising in English
1
A surprising decision in a way, because Balotelli has given Spain problems.
The Guardian
2
This move toward open, free information is particularly surprising coming from Apple.
Wired
3
It is therefore not surprising that unconfirmed figures circulate today, it said.
Reuters
4
The surprising answer reflects quite well on the good people at Cannes.
The Irish Times
5
Her words were familiar; what was new and surprising was her tone.
The Golem and the Jinni
6
There weren't any surprising revelations; the trip home is seven minutes faster.
Wired
7
How surprising that EU citizens still say they want us to stay.
The Guardian
8
My speech at party conference that year came together with surprising ease.
A journey: my political life
9
The reasons given for yesterday's suspended sentence are surprising, writes Carol Coulter.
The Irish Times
10
Jenny Blake spoke up, surprising everyone, including herself: The victims don't suffer.
You can't stop me
11
This is not surprising given the rules that are currently in place.
The Irish Times
12
This was clear from the surprising wealth of information in her letter.
The arms maker of berlin
13
The Plain View My brother sent me a surprising text this week.
Wired
14
Yet it also offered me a surprising gift: an education in capitalism.
The Guardian
15
Have you heard a public figure quote Shakespeare in a surprising context?
Bardisms
16
This is the rather surprising message emanating from research published this month.
The Irish Times
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Translations for surprising
Portuguese
surpreendente
Surprising through the time
Surprising across language varieties
Ireland
Common
Australia
Common
South Africa
Common
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