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1 unprepared
tr[ʌnprɪ'peəd]1 (talk etc) improvisado,-a2 (not ready) desprevenido,-a, no preparado,-aunprepared [.ʌnpri'pærd] adj: no preparadoan unprepared speech: un discurso improvisadoadj.• descuidado, -a adj.• desprevenido, -a adj.• desprovisto, -a adj.• impróvido, -a adj.• no preparado adj.'ʌnprɪ'perd, ˌʌnprɪ'peəda) ( not ready) (pred)to be unprepared (FOR something) — no estar* preparado (para algo)
b) ( not expecting) (pred)he was unprepared for her reaction — no esperaba que fuera a reaccionar así, su reacción lo agarró or (esp Esp) cogió desprevenido
c) < speech> improvisado['ʌnprɪ'pɛǝd]ADJ1) (=unready)the student who comes to an exam unprepared — el estudiante que viene al examen sin estar preparado or sin preparación
to be unprepared for sth — (=not expect) no contar con algo, no esperar algo; (=be unequipped) no estar preparado para algo
2) (=improvised) [speech, lecture] improvisado3) (=unwilling)* * *['ʌnprɪ'perd, ˌʌnprɪ'peəd]a) ( not ready) (pred)to be unprepared (FOR something) — no estar* preparado (para algo)
b) ( not expecting) (pred)he was unprepared for her reaction — no esperaba que fuera a reaccionar así, su reacción lo agarró or (esp Esp) cogió desprevenido
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2 unprepared
unprepared [ˈʌnprɪˈpεəd]( = unready) to be unprepared (for sth/to do sth) [person] ne pas être préparé (à qch/à faire qch)* * *[ˌʌnprɪ'peəd]2) [speech] improvisé; [translation] non préparé -
3 unprepared
1 ( not ready) [person] pas préparé (for pour) ; to be unprepared to do ne pas être disposé à faire ; to catch sb unprepared prendre qn au dépourvu ; they were unprepared financially ils n'étaient pas prêts financièrement ;2 [speech, performance] improvisé ; [translation] non préparé. -
4 catch off guard
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5 unprepared
[ˌʌnprɪ'peəd]1) (not ready) [ person] non pronto, impreparato ( for a)to catch sb. unprepared — cogliere qcn. alla sprovvista
2) [speech, translation] improvvisato, estemporaneo* * *unprepared /ʌnprɪˈpɛəd/a.1 non preparato; improvvisato: If you paint an unprepared surface, the result won't be very good, se pitturi una superficie senza prepararla, il risultato non sarà molto buono; an unprepared speech, un discorso improvvisato2 impreparato; non pronto; The country is unprepared to deal with the crisis, il paese è impreparato ad affrontare la crisi; I found everything unprepared, non ho trovato niente che fosse pronto3 (form.) non disposto: They were unprepared to accept the proposal, non erano disposti ad accettare la proposta● to be unprepared for st., non aspettarsi qc.: I was unprepared for this objection, non mi aspettavo questa obiezione □ to catch sb. unprepared, cogliere q. alla sprovvistaunpreparednessn. [u]impreparazione.* * *[ˌʌnprɪ'peəd]1) (not ready) [ person] non pronto, impreparato ( for a)to catch sb. unprepared — cogliere qcn. alla sprovvista
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6 unprepared
uforberedtadj. \/ˌʌnprɪˈpeəd\/1) ( om person) uforberedt, ikke klar, ikke rede2) ( om handling) improvisert3) ( om ting) upreparertcatch (somebody) unprepared se ➢ catch, 2unprepared for uforberedt påunprepared to do something ikke villig til å gjøre noe -
7 unprepared
adjective1) (not yet prepared) nicht vorbereitet [Zimmer, Mahlzeit]be [not] unprepared for something — auf etwas (Akk.) [nicht] unvorbereitet sein
2) (improvised) Stegreif[rede, -erklärung]* * *un·pre·pared[ˌʌnprɪˈpeəd, AM -ˈperd]1. (not prepared) unvorbereitetto catch sb \unprepared jdn unvorbereitet treffen [o fam kalt erwischen]▪ to be \unprepared for sth an event auf etw akk nicht vorbereitet sein; a reaction, emotion auf etw akk nicht gefasst sein2. (not ready) nicht vorbereitet* * *["ʌnprɪ'pɛəd]adjnicht vorbereitet, unvorbereitetyou've caught me unprepared — darauf bin ich nicht vorbereitet
* * *unprepared adj1. unvorbereitet (Rede etc)* * *adjective1) (not yet prepared) nicht vorbereitet [Zimmer, Mahlzeit]be [not] unprepared for something — auf etwas (Akk.) [nicht] unvorbereitet sein
2) (improvised) Stegreif[rede, -erklärung]* * *adj.unvorbereitet adj. -
8 catch
kæ 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) fange (inn), gripe2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) nå, rekke3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) ta på fersken, gripe noen i, overraske4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) få, bli smittet5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) henge/klemme fast i6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) slå, lande/falle på, treffe7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) fange opp, få fatt i, høre8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) ta fyr, antenne2. noun1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) fangst; det å gripe i flukten2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) lås, klinke, smekklås3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) fangst4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) hake (ved), (det stikker) noe under; aber•- catching- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
- catch upfange--------fangst--------gripeIsubst. \/kætʃ\/1) det å gripe noe, det å fange noe2) fangst3) varp, bytte, godt parti, fordel, kupp, gevinst4) felle, knep5) brist, skjelving, gisp6) ( låseanordning) sperre, sperrhake, klinke, lås, smekklås, haspe, krok7) ( overført) aber, hake8) ( musikk) kanoncatch question lurespørsmålmiss a catch ikke ta imot et kastplay catch kaste ball, spille ballthere is a catch in it somewhere det er en hake ved det, det er noe lureri herII1) fange, gripe, ta, fange inn, fange opp, få tak i, gripe tak i, ta tak i2) rekke, nå, komme tidsnok, ta3) overraske, ta, fange, gripe4) treffe, råke, ramme5) få, pådra seg, smittes av, treffes av, bli6) fange inn, oppfatte, fatte, forstå, få tak i, treffe7) fange, fengsle, hindre8) sitte fast med, sitte fast i, henge fast (i), sette seg fast (i)9) (amer.) se, gå på10) få (seg), ta (seg)11) ordne, fikse, sette på plass12) gripe fatt, få tak, ta (om lås)13) ta fyr, antenne, fattebe caught in the rain bli overrasket av regnetbe caught short ( britisk) bli overrumpletcatch at gripe ettercatch hold of ta tak i, få fatt i, få tak icatch it ( hverdagslig) få huden full, få kjeftcatch me (at it)! ikke jeg, nei!, aldri i livet!catch on ( hverdagslig) slå an, gjøre lykke, bli populær, gjøre suksessskjønne tegningen, være med (på notene), forstå noecatch one's breath gispe, snappe etter luft hive etter pusten, få igjen pustencatch oneself doing something ta seg selv i å gjøre noecatch sight of få øye på, se, få et glimt avcatch somebody at it overraske noen, ta noen på fersk gjerning, ferske (slang)catch somebody in the act ta noen på fersk gjerningcatch somebody out avsløre noen, ta noen i en feilcatch somebody unprepared overraske noencatch someone's eye bli lagt merke til av noen få noens oppmerksomhet med øyekontaktcatch the speaker's eye få ordet, fange ordstyrerens oppmerksomhetcatch the sun være i solen, være på et solfylt sted ( britisk) bli brun, bli solbrentcatch up nå igjen, ta igjenrive til seg, snappe opp legge seg til, lære seg avbryte slå ned på ta igjen det forsømtecatch up on ta igjen, komme à jour medta, sette fastcatch up with komme à jour med noe(n), snakke med noen man ikke har snakket med på lenge (og bli oppdatert på vedkommendes gjøren og laden) begynne å få en skadelig virkning påcatch you later! ser deg senere!caught up in innblandet i fanget av, oppslukt av, grepet av, bundet avget caught sitte fast, klemme, henge fast i, henge seg opp iyou'll catch it from me du kommer til å bli smittet av meg ellers får du med meg å gjøreyou wouldn't catch me doing that! aldri i livet om jeg gjør det!, sånt driver jeg ikke med! -
9 catch (someone) napping
(to catch (someone) unprepared for a particular emergency etc.) tage nogen på sengen* * *(to catch (someone) unprepared for a particular emergency etc.) tage nogen på sengen -
10 catch (someone) napping
(to catch (someone) unprepared for a particular emergency etc.) tage nogen på sengen* * *(to catch (someone) unprepared for a particular emergency etc.) tage nogen på sengen -
11 unprepared
1) ( not prepared) unvorbereitet;to be \unprepared for sth an event auf etw akk nicht vorbereitet sein; a reaction, emotion auf etw akk nicht gefasst sein2) ( not ready) nicht vorbereitet -
12 catch (someone) napping
(to catch (someone) unprepared for a particular emergency etc.) coger/pillar a alguien desprevenido -
13 catch (someone) napping
(to catch (someone) unprepared for a particular emergency etc.) coger/pillar a alguien desprevenido -
14 catch (someone) napping
(to catch (someone) unprepared for a particular emergency etc.) grípa e-n sofandi á verðinum -
15 catch (someone) napping
(to catch (someone) unprepared for a particular emergency etc.) grípa e-n sofandi á verðinum -
16 catch (someone) napping
(to catch (someone) unprepared for a particular emergency etc.) készületlenül talál; rajtakap -
17 catch (someone) napping
(to catch (someone) unprepared for a particular emergency etc.) készületlenül talál; rajtakap -
18 catch (someone) napping
(to catch (someone) unprepared for a particular emergency etc.) apanhar desprevenido -
19 catch (someone) napping
(to catch (someone) unprepared for a particular emergency etc.) apanhar desprevenido -
20 catch (someone) napping
(to catch (someone) unprepared for a particular emergency etc.) hazırlırksız yakalamak
См. также в других словарях:
catch someone napping — CATCH OFF GUARD, catch unawares, (take by) surprise, catch out, find unprepared; informal catch someone with their trousers/pants down; Brit. informal catch on the hop. → nap * * * catch someone napping (informal) 1. To detect someone in error… … Useful english dictionary
catch on the wrong foot — To catch (someone) unprepared • • • Main Entry: ↑foot … Useful english dictionary
catch someone off guard — surprise someone, catch someone unprepared … English contemporary dictionary
catch someone flatfooted — idi to catch someone unprepared or in the midst of a transgression … From formal English to slang
catch unprepared — index ensnare Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
catch someone with their pants (or trousers) down — informal catch someone in an embarrassingly unprepared state. → pants … English new terms dictionary
catch someone with their pants down — ► catch someone with their pants (or trousers) down informal catch someone in an embarrassingly unprepared state. Main Entry: ↑pants … English terms dictionary
catch someone with their trousers down — ► catch someone with their pants (or trousers) down informal catch someone in an embarrassingly unprepared state. Main Entry: ↑pants … English terms dictionary
catch — catch1 [ kætʃ ] (past tense and past participle caught [ kɔt ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 stop and hold something/someone ▸ 2 stop someone escaping ▸ 3 find and arrest ▸ 4 (hunt and) stop animal ▸ 5 get on public vehicle ▸ 6 discover someone doing something… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
catch — 1 verb past tense and past participle caught 1 STOP/TRAP SB (T) a) to stop someone after you have been chasing them and prevent them from escaping: You can t catch me! she yelled, running away across the field. | If the guerrillas catch you, they … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
catch — [[t]kæ̱tʃ[/t]] ♦♦ catches, catching, caught 1) VERB If you catch a person or animal, you capture them after chasing them, or by using a trap, net, or other device. [V n] Police say they are confident of catching the gunman... [V n] Where did you… … English dictionary
