Surprising - Surprenant (The 2951st Most Common French Word)

The translation for Surprising in French is Surprenant. It is classified as a B2 word, and is the 2951st most common word in French. It can be used as adjective. This word often comes up when talking about emotions. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced. Discover all of the 3000 most common French words with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app today.

Pronunciation

English: surprising

French: surprenant

Examples


This surprising result called for a bit of a debrief.	Ce résultat surprenant exigeait un petit débriefing.
This is surprising.	C'est surprenant.
That is surprising.	C'est surprenant.
This is surprising.	C'est surprenant.
But my geek side makes you see all these developments as something surprising.	Mais mon côté geek qui vous fait voir tous ces développements comme quelque chose de surprenant.
Not surprisingly, most French-speaking immigrants settle in Quebec.	Il n'est pas surprenant que la majorité des immigrants d'expression française s'établissent au Québec.
This catches a surprising number of errors.	On trouve comme cela un nombre surprenant d'erreurs.
TEAM index is a surprising and insightful tool.	Le TEAM index est un outil surprenant et très instructif.

Sometimes the reaction of colleagues is surprising.	Parfois, les réactions des collègues de travail est surprenant.
What they found was very surprising.	Ce qu'ils ont trouvé était très surprenant.
This is quite surprising from the minister.	C'était quand même assez surprenant de la part d'un ministre.
This was not surprising because workers throughout North America faced similar problems.	Il n'y avait rien de surprenant à cela puisque les travailleurs de toute l'Amérique du Nord étaient aux prises avec des problèmes semblables.
Our festivals offer the audience a qualitative and surprising program.	Nos festivals présentent au public un programme surprenant et de haute qualité.
Searches of Canadian jurisprudence revealed a surprising number of administrative decisions relating to environmental sensitivities.	Les recherches faites dans la jurisprudence canadienne ont révélé un nombre surprenant de décisions administratives concernant les hypersensibilités environnementales.
And it's really surprising, so drastically different.	C'est très surprenant, drastiquement différent.
I did find this one a bit surprising.	J'ai trouvé celui-là assez surprenant.
But then, you know, that's hardly surprising given... the type of operation that's been in place there.	Mais est-ce vraiment surprenant, étant donné... leur mode opératoire.
Alive? Annoying, but not entirely surprising.	Agaçant, mais pas totalement surprenant.
Well, it was strange, but not surprising.	C'était étrange, mais pas surprenant.
It's very surprising on so many different levels.	C'est très surprenant à différents niveaux.
Otherwise chic and resolutely innovative. A surprising design.	Autrement chic et résolument design surprenant.