"The surprise is total."

Fordítás: Teljes a meglepetés.

[StevenMans2]

Agolul, mondunk "It is a complete surprise". "The surprise is total".....nem.

[Abenhakan]

The English sentences were the original ones written by native English speakers...

[StevenMans2]

While it is valid, it is really only used in literary contexts. Nobody "says" it. I'll concede it may be a more "English" phrase (I'll ask my English coworkers) but it certainly isn't something used in American English. I can't recall if the answer I submitted was also accepted or not.

[StevenMans2]

OK, I've spoken with my English coworkers, as well as 2 Australians and a New Zealander. Everyone agrees that this is not a phrase which one would ever actually speak anywhere. It sounds stilted and unnatural.

I did also find another thread on Duolingo discussing this very subject with regards to French/English: https://api-il.duolingo.com/comment/342354, where the following article is even brought up:

http://www.iasj.net/iasj?func=fulltext&aId=47133

In particular, on pages 5 - 7, which describes adjectives used only in the attributive position, and in this sentence's case, would fall under clause #4:

1. Those adjectives that identify the reference of the noun itself – that is, they, tell us (in part) what the noun means – and they may not occur after the copula be.

A medical doctor * a doctor is medical.
An atomic physicist * a physicist is atomic.
A reserve officer * an officer is reserve.

Per that set of rules, the stated phrase - while I do see that it has been used, in literature only - would not in fact even be grammatically correct.

It would appear that the bank of phrases - I assume provided by Duolingo for use in these skill sets, needs some correction in and of itself.

[Ms.Fixer]

Thank you @StevenMans2 for your inputs:) I just want to let you (and other course takers) know that the same problematic English sentence was also criticized by the course takers of the English for Indonesian speakers:
https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/27731716?comment_id=27731717

Unfortunately, the English for Indonesian course is poorly maintained -- It's worse than my main tree, the Indonesian for English course. I do hope your English for Hungarian (?) updated soon.

[gotaTemesv]

A meglepetés totális! Magyarban is használt,igaz nem túl irodalmi,de ugyanazt jelenti!

[Sotech1]

totálisan egyetértek!

[Sztankay54]

Nem lenne egy nagy hátrány ha a beszédszimulátor érthetően beszélne ,mert nekem az jött le,hogy a meglepetés a teknős.

[Marcsi75036]

"Totális meglepetés" miért nem jó???

[ironcameleon]

Mert ez nem mondat.