Portuguese English Dictionary

português - English

surpreendente in English:

1. surprising surprising


This is surprising.
It isn't surprising that Africans may think of English as one of their continent's languages.
The idea of surprising her suddenly crossed my mind.
It's surprising to know that your school starts at 8:30 and ends at 3:30.
It's surprising how many unhappy marriages there are.
He countered their proposal with a surprising suggestion.
The number of people who die in traffic accidents is surprising.
He said it, and what was more surprising, he did it himself.
If you don't wear warm clothes in winter, it wouldn't be surprising if you caught a bad cold.
Bill spoke Japanese with surprising fluency.
For a man of seventy, he still has surprising vigour.
As this is a cascade with multiple layers, it shouldn't be surprising that it's slow.
Films with loud, surprising noises, such as gunshots, are usually not shown.
Seeing something in a different context than the accustomed one can be surprising.

2. amazing


It's amazing.
What's the most amazing scenery you've ever seen?
The international space station is an amazing feat of engineering.
I was very nervous at first, but the pilot was very kind and he took us to some amazing places.
Jack's adventures are more amazing than those of the hero in many thrillers.
An admiring fan once asked Christopher Columbus how he managed to procure funding for all of his amazing journeys. Columbus then took the fan to an abandoned alley, took out a pistol, and said "That's how".
Wha? Study, reflexes, all the parameters are MAX! You've even saved money up to the limit ... Amazing.
The adaptability of humans in difficult circumstances is nothing short of amazing.
Amazing! This moving a story is a first for me! It's truly an epic among epics!
Isn't it amazing how one is poor though rich, while the other is rich though poor?
The creatures were struck dead, one after the other, with amazing precision and effectiveness.
Boston Dynamic's robot, RHex, is an amazing piece of work that can run over various terrains.
In the last five and a half weeks we’ve seen and done some amazing things.
The best thing about Beirut is the people. Their hospitality is amazing.
I find it amazing that in the Slavic languages the word “sweet” originally meant “salty”!

3. astonishing


their astonishing success
„She is an astonishing athlete, a huge personality, and she has achieved one of the most amazing feats in our sport.“
It is astonishing that so many students failed the exam.
The astonishing blow finished the match.
It's astonishing, the size of his head.
It's astonishing to think that only a few years ago he was a completely unknown actor.
technology progressing at an astonishing rate
It is astonishing that we had so few applications.
"The reaction of the people in the capital is astonishing."
I find it astonishing that they ever thought it could work
The astonishing thing is that sniffer dogs can find a small quantity of food in a large suitcase.
After only a few weeks the results were astonishing.
The skyscraper's elevators ascend at an astonishing rate of speed.

4. starling


a flock of starlings
The starling is one of the most common birds in this country.
Can you return starling chicks to their parents?