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English words, with meanings in Nepali. नेपाली

ENGLISH → NEPALI

surprise

/sɚpɹaɪz/noun · verb
01
noun

कुनै अप्रत्याशित कुरा वा घटना।

Something unexpected.

In a sentence

It was a surprise to find out I owed twice as much as I thought.

मैले सोचेभन्दा दोब्बर तिर्नुपर्ने रहेछ भन्ने थाहा पाउँदा अचम्म लाग्यो।

It came as a surprise when he succeed.

उनी सफल हुँदा त्यो अचम्मको कुरा भयो।

A note on usage

countable; uncountable

02
noun

केही अप्रत्याशित भयो भन्ने भावना।

The feeling that something unexpected has happened.

In a sentence

Imagine my surprise on learning I owed twice as much as I thought I did.

मैले सोचेभन्दा दोब्बर तिर्नुपर्ने रहेछ भन्ने थाहा पाउँदा मलाई कति अचम्म लाग्यो सोच्नुहोस्।

A note on usage

countable; uncountable

03
verb

केही अप्रत्याशितको सामना गर्नु वा देख्नु।

To undergo or witness something unexpected.

In a sentence

He doesn’t surprise easily.

उनी सजिलै अचम्ममा पर्दैनन्।

A note on usage

intransitive

04
noun

घरपालुवा जनावर वा सानो बच्चाले अप्रत्याशित ठाउँ वा समयमा छोडेको दिसाको फोहोर।

A mess of feces, left by a pet or small child in an unexpected place or at an unexpected time.

In a sentence

After the housecleaners drove off, the cat left a surprise for us on the carpet.

घर सफा गर्नेहरू गएपछि बिरालोले गलैंचामा हाम्रो लागि एउटा अचम्म छोड्यो।

A note on usage

countable; uncountable

05
verb

कसैलाई अप्रत्याशित रूपमा केही गर्नु, अचम्मको रूपमा।

To do something to (a person) that they are not expecting, as a surprise.

In a sentence

He doesn’t know that I’m in the country – I thought I’d turn up at his house and surprise him.

उनलाई थाहा छैन कि म देशमा छु, मैले उनको घर पुगेर अचम्मित गरौं भन्ने सोचें।

A note on usage

transitive