The phone rings and startles Ralph.
Le téléphone sonne et surprend Ralph.
She startles when you do that.
Ça la fait sursauter.
This is a hotel that happily startles guests with its splash of primary colors and soothes with carefully selected amenities.
C'est un hôtel qui fait heureusement sursauter les clients avec son abondance de couleurs primaires et calme avec ses équipements soigneusement choisis.
Sometimes it startles me to hear my real name.
-Quand on m'appelle par mon vrai nom, je sursaute.
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