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1 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 -
2 unprepared
unprepared [‚ʌnprɪ'peəd]∎ to find everything unprepared ne rien trouver de prêt;∎ the hall was quite unprepared for the party la salle n'était pas du tout prête pour la soirée∎ to be unprepared for sth ne pas s'attendre à qch;∎ to go into an undertaking unprepared faire qch sans être préparé;∎ I was quite unprepared for the exam (hadn't studied for it) je n'étais pas du tout préparé à l'examen -
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 off guard
(unprepared: He hit me while I was off guard; to catch someone off guard.) au dépourvu -
5 catch
catch [kæt∫](verb: preterite, past participle caught)1. nouna. ( = act, thing caught) prise f, capture f ; (Fishing) ( = several fish) pêche f ; ( = one fish) prise f• good catch! (Cricket) bien rattrapé !• where's the catch? où est le piège ?e. ( = ball game) jeu de ballea. attraper• I dialled her number hoping to catch her before she left je lui ai téléphoné en espérant la joindre avant son départ• can I ring you back? you've caught me at a bad time je peux vous rappeler ? je suis occupé en ce moment• to catch sb's attention or eye attirer l'attention de qnb. ( = take by surprise) surprendre• if I catch you at it again! (inf) que je t'y reprenne !• you won't catch me doing that again! (inf) on ne m'y reprendra pas !c. [+ bus, train] ( = be in time for) attraper ; ( = travel on) prendre• did you catch the news/that film last night? tu as vu les informations/le film hier soir ?d. ( = trap) the branch caught my skirte. ( = understand, hear) saisirf. [+ disease] attrapera. [fire] prendre ; [wood] prendre feub. her dress caught in the door/on a nail sa robe s'est prise dans la porte/s'est accrochée à un clou4. compounds• it's a catch 22 situation c'est une situation inextricable ► catch-all noun fourre-tout m inv (fig) adjective[regulation, clause etc] fourre-tout inva. ( = become popular) [fashion] prendreb. ( = understand) saisir( = catch napping) prendre en défaut ; ( = catch in the act) prendre sur le faita. se rattraper ; (with news, gossip) se mettre au courantb. to be or get caught up in sth (in activity, campaign) être pris par qch ; (in circumstances) être prisonnier de qch* * *[kætʃ] 1.1) ( fastening) (on purse, brooch) fermoir m, fermeture f; (on window, door) fermeture f2) ( drawback) piège m fig3) ( break in voice)4) ( act of catching) prise fto take a catch — GB
to make a catch — US Sport prendre la balle
6) ( marriage partner)2.transitive verb (prét, pp caught)1) ( hold and retain) [person] attraper [ball, fish]; [container] recueillir [water, dust]; ( by running) [person] attraper [person]I managed to catch her in — ( at home) j'ai réussi à la trouver chez elle
2) ( take by surprise) prendre, attraperto be ou get caught — se faire prendre
to catch somebody in the act —
to catch somebody at it — (colloq) prendre quelqu'un sur le fait
3) ( be in time for) prendre [bus, train, plane]; avoir [last post]4) ( manage to see) voir [programme]; aller voir [show]5) ( grasp) prendre [hand, arm]; agripper [branch, rope]; captiver, éveiller [interest, imagination]to catch somebody's attention ou eye — attirer l'attention de quelqu'un
to catch the chairman's eye — Administration obtenir la parole
6) ( hear) saisir (colloq), comprendre7) ( perceive) discerner [sound]; surprendre [look]to catch sight of somebody/something — surprendre quelqu'un/quelque chose
8) ( get stuck)to catch one's fingers in — se prendre les doigts dans [drawer, door]
to get caught in — [person] se prendre dans [net, thorns]
9) Medicine attraper [disease, virus, flu]10) (hit, knock) heurter [object, person]11) ( have an effect on) [light] faire briller [object]; [wind] emporter [paper, bag]12) ( be affected by)to catch fire ou light — prendre feu, s'enflammer
13) ( capture) rendre [atmosphere, spirit]16) ( manage to reach) catch up3.intransitive verb (prét, pp caught)1) ( become stuck)to catch on — [shirt, sleeve] s'accrocher à [nail]; [wheel] frotter contre [frame]
2) ( start to burn) [wood, fire] prendre•Phrasal Verbs:- catch on- catch up••you'll catch it! — (colloq) tu vas en prendre une! (colloq)
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6 catch (someone) napping
(to catch (someone) unprepared for a particular emergency etc.) prendre au dépourvu -
7 catch (someone) napping
(to catch (someone) unprepared for a particular emergency etc.) prendre au dépourvu -
8 prepared
adjective ((negative unprepared) made ready.) préparé -
9 unfitted
unfitted [‚ʌn'fɪtɪd]∎ to be unfitted to do sth être inapte à faire qch;∎ unfitted for inapte à;∎ he is quite unfitted for a job in management il est totalement inapte à un poste de direction -
10 unready
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