Grammatical class
Noun
sursaut
start
Details
Syllables
sur-saut
Phonetics
syʁ.so
Grammatical class
Noun
Freq. (books)
3038
Freq. (movies)
21799
Freq. (news)
10143
Sentences
Être réveillé en sursaut
To be woken up with a start
A1
Un bruit strident me réveilla en sursaut d'un sommeil profond.
A loud noise jolted me awake from a deep sleep.
A1
Tom a eu un sursaut.
Tom was startled.
B1