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1 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
2) [speech, translation] improvvisato, estemporaneo -
2 unprepared un·pre·pared adj
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3 catch (someone) napping
(to catch (someone) unprepared for a particular emergency etc.) (cogliere alla sprovvista) -
4 catch (someone) napping
(to catch (someone) unprepared for a particular emergency etc.) (cogliere alla sprovvista) -
5 prepared
[prɪ'peəd] 1. 2.1) (willing)2) (ready)to be prepared for — essere pronto per, essere preparato a [event, change]
to be well-, ill-prepared — (with materials) essere bene, male equipaggiato
to be prepared for the worst — essere pronti o preparati al peggio
I really wasn't prepared for this! — proprio non ero preparato a questo! questo mi coglie impreparato!
3) (ready-made) [ meal] già pronto; [ speech] preparato; [ response] pronto, preparato in precedenza* * *adjective ((negative unprepared) made ready.) preparato* * *[prɪ'peəd] 1. 2.1) (willing)2) (ready)to be prepared for — essere pronto per, essere preparato a [event, change]
to be well-, ill-prepared — (with materials) essere bene, male equipaggiato
to be prepared for the worst — essere pronti o preparati al peggio
I really wasn't prepared for this! — proprio non ero preparato a questo! questo mi coglie impreparato!
3) (ready-made) [ meal] già pronto; [ speech] preparato; [ response] pronto, preparato in precedenza
См. также в других словарях:
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