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81 заставати
= застатиto find, to catchзаставати зненацька — to catch unawares, to take by surprise, to catch napping
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82 застать
несовер. - заставать;
совер. - застать (кого-л.) find, catch;
meet (with) заставать на месте преступления ≈ to catch at the scene of the crime, to catch red-handed заставать врасплох ≈ to catch unawares, to surprise, to take by surpriseсов. см. заставать. -
83 contropiede
contropiede s.m. (sport) counter-attack: azione di contropiede, a counter-attack; prendere in contropiede, (fig.) to take by surprise (o to catch unawares o to catch on the wrong foot).* * *[kontro'pjɛde]sostantivo maschile sportprendere qcn. in contropiede — to wrongfoot sb.; fig. to catch sb. on the wrong foot
* * *contropiede/kontro'pjεde/sostantivo m.sport azione di contropiede counter-attack; prendere qcn. in contropiede to wrongfoot sb.; fig. to catch sb. on the wrong foot. -
84 заставать
несовер. - заставать; совер. - застать(кого-л.)find, catch; meet (with)заставать на месте преступления — to catch at the scene of the crime, to catch red-handed
заставать врасплох — to catch unawares, to surprise, to take by surprise
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85 настигнуть врасплох
Makarov: take unawares, catch unawaresУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > настигнуть врасплох
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86 surprise
1. noun1) Überraschung, dieto my great surprise, much to my surprise — zu meiner großen Überraschung; sehr zu meiner Überraschung
it came as a surprise to us — es war für uns eine Überraschung
surprise, surprise! — (iron.) sieh mal einer an! (spött.)
2) attrib. überraschend, unerwartet [Besuch]a surprise attack/defeat — ein Überraschungsangriff/eine überraschende Niederlage
2. transitive verbit's to be a surprise party — die Party soll eine Überraschung sein
überraschen; überrumpeln [Feind]I shouldn't be surprised if... — es würde mich nicht wundern, wenn...
be surprised at somebody/something — sich über jemanden/etwas wundern
* * *1. noun((the feeling caused by) something sudden or unexpected: His statement caused some surprise; Your letter was a pleasant surprise; There were some nasty surprises waiting for her when she returned; He stared at her in surprise; To my surprise the door was unlocked; ( also adjective) He paid them a surprise visit.) die Überraschung2. verb1) (to cause to feel surprise: The news surprised me.) überraschen2) (to lead, by means of surprise, into doing something: Her sudden question surprised him into betraying himself.) verleiten3) (to find, come upon, or attack, without warning: They surprised the enemy from the rear.) überrumpeln•- academic.ru/112445/surprised">surprised- surprising
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- take by surprise* * *sur·prise[səˈpraɪz, AM sɚˈ-]I. n Überraschung felement of \surprise Überraschungsmoment ntto be full of \surprises ( approv) voller Überraschungen steckento come as a \surprise [to sb] völlig überraschend [für jdn] kommento express \surprise at sth seine Überraschung über etw akk zum Ausdruck bringento spring a \surprise on sb jdn vollkommen überraschento take sb by \surprise jdn überraschenin [or with] \surprise überrascht, erstauntto sb's [great] \surprise zu jds [großem] ErstaunenII. vt▪ to \surprise sb1. (amaze) jdn überraschenit will not \surprise anyone to learn that the offer has been rejected es wird wohl niemanden verwundern, dass das Angebot abgelehnt wurdewell, you do \surprise me nun, das erstaunt mich!2. (take unawares) jdn überraschenIII. adj attr, inv überraschend, unerwartet\surprise visit Überraschungsbesuch m* * *[sə'praɪz]1. nÜberraschung fin surprise —
much to my surprise, to my great surprise — zu meiner großen Überraschung
with a look of surprise — mit überraschtem Gesicht
it was a surprise ( for or to me) to find that... — ich war überrascht, als ich entdeckte, dass...
it came as a surprise to us —
surprise, surprise, it's me! — rate mal, wer hier ist?
2. attrÜberraschungs-, überraschendsurprise winner — Überraschungssieger( in) m(f)
3. vtüberraschen; (= catch unawares also) army, sentry überrumpeln; thief (auf frischer Tat) ertappenI was surprised to hear it — ich war überrascht, das zu hören
I wouldn't be surprised if... —
don't be surprised if he refuses — wundern Sie sich nicht, wenn er ablehnt
I'm surprised at or by his ignorance — ich bin überrascht über seine Unkenntnis
I'm surprised you didn't think of that — es wundert mich, dass du nicht daran gedacht hast
go on, surprise me! — ich lass mich überraschen!
he surprised me into agreeing — er hat mich so verblüfft, dass ich zugestimmt habe
* * *surprise [sə(r)ˈpraız]A v/t1. allg überraschen:a) einen Einbrecher etc ertappenb) verblüffen, in Erstaunen (ver)setzen:be surprised erstaunt sein, sich wundern ( beide:at über akk);I should not be surprised if … es sollte mich nicht wundern, wenn …surprise sb into jemanden zu etwas verleiten;surprise sb into doing jemanden dazu verleiten, etwas zu tun2. befremden, empören, schockieren:B s1. Überraschung f, -rump(e)lung f:take by surprise jemanden, den Feind etc überrumpeln, überraschen, eine Festung etc im Handstreich nehmen2. Überraschung f:it came as a great (complete) surprise (to him) es kam sehr (völlig) überraschend (für ihn);surprise, surprise! umga) da staunst du, was?,b) ätsch!,c) iron welch eine Überraschung!3. Überraschung f, Verblüffung f, Erstaunen n, Verwunderung f:there was little surprise that … man war nur wenig überrascht, dass …;to my surprise zu meiner Überraschung;in surprise überrascht;stare in surprise große Augen machenC adja) überraschendb) Überraschungs…:* * *1. noun1) Überraschung, dieto my great surprise, much to my surprise — zu meiner großen Überraschung; sehr zu meiner Überraschung
surprise, surprise! — (iron.) sieh mal einer an! (spött.)
2) attrib. überraschend, unerwartet [Besuch]2. transitive verba surprise attack/defeat — ein Überraschungsangriff/eine überraschende Niederlage
überraschen; überrumpeln [Feind]I shouldn't be surprised if... — es würde mich nicht wundern, wenn...
be surprised at somebody/something — sich über jemanden/etwas wundern
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87 застигать врасплох
overtake глагол:Русско-английский синонимический словарь > застигать врасплох
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88 surprise
surprise [sə'praɪz]1 noun(a) (unexpected event, experience etc) surprise f;∎ it was a surprise to me cela a été une surprise pour moi, cela m'a surpris;∎ it was a surprise to see her there ce fut une surprise de la voir là;∎ what a lovely surprise! quelle merveilleuse surprise!;∎ her death came as no surprise sa mort n'a surpris personne;∎ his resignation came as a surprise to everyone sa démission a surpris tout le monde;∎ the party was meant to be a surprise la fête était censée être une surprise;∎ to give sb a surprise faire une surprise à qn;∎ it was no surprise to learn that he had a criminal record il n'y avait rien d'étonnant à ce qu'il ait un casier judiciaire;∎ you're in for (a bit of) a surprise! tu vas être surpris!, tu vas avoir une (sacrée) surprise!(b) (astonishment) surprise f, étonnement m;∎ much to my surprise, she agreed à ma grande surprise ou à mon grand étonnement, elle accepta;∎ her announcement caused some surprise sa déclaration a provoqué un certain étonnement;∎ he looked at me in surprise il me regarda d'un air surpris ou étonné(c) (catching unawares) surprise f;∎ the element of surprise is on our side nous avons l'effet de surprise pour nous;∎ to take sb by surprise surprendre qn, prendre qn au dépourvu;∎ their arrival took me by surprise leur arrivée m'a pris au dépourvu;∎ the soldiers took the enemy by surprise les soldats ont pris l'ennemi par surprise(attack, present, victory) surprise; (announcement) inattendu∎ it surprised me that they didn't give her the job j'ai été surpris ou étonné qu'ils ne l'aient pas embauchée;∎ shall we surprise her? si on lui faisait une surprise?;∎ it wouldn't surprise me if they lost ça ne m'étonnerait pas ou je ne serais pas surpris qu'ils perdent;∎ ironic go on, surprise me! vas-y, annonce!(b) (catch unawares) surprendre;∎ the burglar was surprised by the police le cambrioleur fut surpris par la police;∎ we surprised the enemy at dawn nous avons surpris l'ennemi à l'aube∎ surprise(, surprise)! coucou!►► surprise party = fête organisée pour quelqu'un sans qu'il ou elle le sache;surprise visit visite f surprise;∎ the Prime Minister made a surprise visit to Ireland le Premier ministre a fait une visite surprise en Irlande -
89 захватить врасплох
1) General subject: blow, surprise, take, take aback, take at advantage, (кого-л.) take by surprise, blow mind, take measures to take aback2) Military: catch by surprise3) Makarov: (кого-л.) catch unawares, catch flat-footedУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > захватить врасплох
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90 заваря
зава̀ря,зава̀рвам гл.1. find (s.o. doing s.th.); добре заварил! well met! glad to find you well! \заваря някого у дома/вкъщи find s.o. in; заварих ги на вечеря I found them at dinner; не \заваря никого у дома/ вкъщи find everybody out; не \заваря някого някъде miss s.o.;2. ( изненадвам) surprise, catch unawares; дъждът ни завари на улицата we were caught in the rain in the street; \заваря на местопрестъплението catch in the act/fact, catch red-handed; нощта ни завари на полето night overtook us in the fields;——————заваря̀вам гл. техн. weld; (с поялник) solder. -
91 coger desapercibido
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92 ἀγρεύω
ἀγρεύω 1 aor. ἤγρευσα ‘catch’ (Soph., Hdt.et al.; pap, LXX) in NT only as fig. ext. catch unawares (Soph., TGF Fgm. 510; Pr 5:22; 6:25f) ἵνα αὐτὸν ἀγρεύσωσιν λόγῳ that they might catch him in a(n unguarded) statement Mk 12:13 (cp. Aen. Tact. 22, 11 οὕτως γὰρ ἂν … ἥκιστα ὑπό τινων ἀγρευθεῖεν λάθρᾳ προσελθόντων=for so they would least of all be caught off guard by any hostile forces approaching them in stealth.—DELG s.v. ἄγρα. M-M. -
93 fumania
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -fumania[English Word] surprise[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -fumania[English Word] appear unexpectedly[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -fumania[English Word] take by surprise[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -fumania[English Word] catch unawares[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -fumania[English Word] discover someone in a wrongful act[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -fumania[English Word] take in the act[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -fumania[English Word] catch someone committing adultery[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
94 издебна
издѐбна,издѐбвам гл. take by surprise, take/catch unawares, catch (in the act), surprise; ( дивеч) stalk; \издебна удобния момент choose an opportune moment, seize the moment. -
95 үстінен түсу
find, catchқапыда үстінен түсу — take, catch unawares
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96 überrumpeln
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98 заставать врасплох
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > заставать врасплох
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99 застигать врасплох
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > застигать врасплох
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100 захватить врасплох
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > захватить врасплох
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catch somebody unawares — • to take somebody unawares • to catch somebody unawares (from Idioms in Speech) to surprise to be caught unawares (from Idioms in Speech) to be taken by surprise When I am caught unawares I usually tell the truth. (I. Murdoch) The use of his… … Idioms and examples
unawares — adv. unexpectedly to catch smb. unawares * * * [ˌʌnə weəz] [ unexpectedly ] to catch smb. unawares … Combinatory dictionary
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