Grammatical class

Verb

sursauter

(intransitive) to make a sudden movement by being surprised; to start, jump

Details

Syllables

sur-sau-ter

Phonetics

syʁ.so.te

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

7887

Freq. (movies)

22214

Freq. (news)

42979

Sentences

T'ai-je fait sursauter ?

Did I startle you?

A1

Le bruit de casse nous a fait sursauter.

The bang it made when it packed up gave us a start.

A1

Elle l'a fait sursauter.

She startled him.

A2

L'explosion nous fit sursauter.

We were startled by the explosion.

B1

Un bruit fort l'a fait sursauter.

A loud noise made him jump.

B1

Je vis soudain mon reflet dans une vitrine et ça me fit sursauter.

I suddenly saw myself reflected in a window pane and it startled me.

B1

Quand la porte a claqué de manière inattendue, cela m'a fait sursauter.

When the door slammed unexpectedly, it startled me.

B1