surpresa
See also: surprêsa
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French surprise, from Old French surprendre (“to overtake”), from sur- (“over”) + prendre (“to take”), from Latin prendere (“to seize”).
Alternative forms
- surprêsa (pre-reform spelling)
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /suʁˈpɾe.zɐ/ [suhˈpɾe.zɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /suɾˈpɾe.zɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /suʁˈpɾe.zɐ/ [suχˈpɾe.zɐ]
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /suɻˈpɾe.zɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /suʁˈpɾe.za/ [suhˈpɾe.za]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /suɾˈpɾe.zɐ/
- Rhymes: -ezɐ
- Hyphenation: sur‧pre‧sa
Noun
surpresa f (plural surpresas)
- surprise (something not expected)
- Synonyms: imprevisto, inesperado, susto
- Antonyms: esperado, previsto
- 2013, Carlos Sérgio Rodrigues, Anamnesis, Leya, →ISBN, pages 30–31:
- Um vulto encontrava-se dentro do carro. Daquela distância, Diana tentou perceber quem seria a companhia — nos dedos da catraia não brilhava nenhum anel de ouro, por isso seria namorado, acompanhante, amigo colorido, ou outras novidades que os miúdos inventam. Nas casas dos quarenta já nada nos espanta, nem apoquenta. A surpresa vem com a juventude e com a velhice chega a reflexão. No entretanto, sobeja a apatia.
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- (uncountable) surprise (feeling that something unexpected has happened)
- Synonym: espanto
- a present; a gift
- Synonym: presente
Derived terms
- de surpresa
Related terms
- surpreender
- surpresar
- surpreso
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Alternative forms
- surprêsa (pre-reform spelling)
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /suʁˈpɾe.zɐ/ [suhˈpɾe.zɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /suɾˈpɾe.zɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /suʁˈpɾe.zɐ/ [suχˈpɾe.zɐ]
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /suɻˈpɾe.zɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /suʁˈpɾe.za/ [suhˈpɾe.za]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /suɾˈpɾe.zɐ/
- Rhymes: -ezɐ
- Hyphenation: sur‧pre‧sa
Adjective
surpresa
- feminine singular of surpreso
Participle
surpresa f sg
- feminine singular of surpreso
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /suʁˈpɾɛ.zɐ/ [suhˈpɾɛ.zɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /suɾˈpɾɛ.zɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /suʁˈpɾɛ.zɐ/ [suχˈpɾɛ.zɐ]
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /suɻˈpɾɛ.zɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /suʁˈpɾɛ.za/ [suhˈpɾɛ.za]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /suɾˈpɾɛ.zɐ/
- Rhymes: -ɛzɐ
- Hyphenation: sur‧pre‧sa
Adjective
surpresa
- inflection of surpresar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “surpresa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “surpresa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /suɾˈpɾesa/ [sʊɾˈpɾɛː.sɐ]
- Rhymes: -esa
- Syllabification: sur‧pre‧sa
Noun
surpresa (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜇ᜔ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ)
- alternative form of sorpresa