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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French surprendre, with conjugation based on related Portuguese verbs like compreender; cf. prender.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /suʁ.pɾe.ẽˈde(ʁ)/ , /suʁ.pɾi.ẽˈde(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /suʁ.pɾjẽˈde(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /suʁ.pɾe.ẽˈde(ʁ)/ , /suʁ.pɾi.ẽˈde(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /suʁ.pɾjẽˈde(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /suɾ.pɾe.ẽˈde(ɾ)/, /suɾ.pɾi.ẽˈde(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /suɾ.pɾjẽˈde(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /suʁ.pɾe.ẽˈde(ʁ)/ , /suʁ.pɾi.ẽˈde(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /suʁ.pɾjẽˈde(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /suɻ.pɾe.ẽˈde(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /suɾ.pɾi.ẽˈdeɾ/, (faster pronunciation) /suɾ.pɾjẽˈdeɾ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /suɾ.pɾi.ẽˈdeɾ/, (faster pronunciation) /suɾ.pɾjẽˈdeɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /suɾ.pɾi.ẽˈde.ɾi/, (faster pronunciation) /suɾ.pɾjẽˈde.ɾi/
- Hyphenation: sur‧pre‧en‧der
Verb
surpreender (first-person singular present surpreendo, first-person singular preterite surpreendi, past participle surpreendido)
- to surprise
- to astonish
Conjugation