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1 ■ take unawares
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2 unawares
[ˌʌnə'weəz]to catch o take sb. unawares — cogliere qcn. alla sprovvista o di sorpresa
* * *unawares /ʌnəˈwɛəz/avv.– to catch (o to take) sb. unawares, cogliere q. alla sprovvista (o di sorpresa): Her question caught me unawares, la sua domanda mi ha colto alla sprovvista.* * *[ˌʌnə'weəz]to catch o take sb. unawares — cogliere qcn. alla sprovvista o di sorpresa
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3 unawares un·awares adv
[ˌʌnə'wɛəz]to catch or take sb unawares — prendere qn alla sprovvista
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4 take (someone) unawares
(to surprise or startle (someone): He came into the room so quietly that he took me unawares.) (cogliere alla sprovvista) -
5 take (someone) unawares
(to surprise or startle (someone): He came into the room so quietly that he took me unawares.) (cogliere alla sprovvista) -
6 take by surprise
1) (to catch unawares: The news took me by surprise.) cogliere di sorpresa2) (to capture (a fort etc) by a sudden, unexpected attack.) prendere di sorpresa -
7 unaware
[ˌʌnə'weə(r)]to be unaware of sth. — non essere al corrente o essere ignaro di qcs.
to be unaware of sth. — non essere consapevole di qcs.
* * *(not aware or not knowing: I was unaware of the man's presence.) inconsapevole, inconscio- take someone unawares- take unawares* * *unaware /ʌnəˈwɛə(r)/a. pred.inconsapevole; inconscio; ignaro: to be unaware of st., essere ignaro di qc.; ignorare qc.; He was unaware that someone was listening, non era consapevole del fatto che qualcuno stesse ascoltando; She was blissfully unaware that he was two-timing her, era beatamente ignara del fatto che lui avesse un'altraunawareness n. [u].* * *[ˌʌnə'weə(r)]to be unaware of sth. — non essere al corrente o essere ignaro di qcs.
to be unaware of sth. — non essere consapevole di qcs.
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8 surprise **** sur·prise
[sə'praɪz]1. n(gen) sorpresa, (astonishment) stupore m, sorpresamuch to my surprise; to my great surprise — con mia grande sorpresa
to take by surprise — (person) cogliere di sorpresa, (Mil: town, fort) attaccare di sorpresa
2. vt(astonish) sorprendere, stupire, (catch unawares) sorprendere, cogliere di sorpresa3. adj(present, visit) inaspettato (-a), (attack) di sorpresa
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