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Italian word
sorpreso
surprised, startled, caught off guard
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surprised
feeling astonishment at something unexpected
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True cognate. Note: Italian also uses 'stupito' (astonished) and 'meravigliato' (amazed). 'Sorpreso' is the most neutral and common. 'Scioccato' = shocked.
To say "feeling astonishment at something unexpected" in Italian:
sorpreso (true cognate)
"sorpreso" in English means:
surprised, startled, caught off guard
Example
"Ero molto sorpreso di vederti qui!"
"I was very surprised to see you here!"
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