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unprepared

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un·pre·pared  (npr-pârd)
adj.
1. Having made no preparations.
2. Not equipped to meet a contingency.
3. Impromptu: unprepared remarks.

unpre·pared·ly (-pârd-l) adv.
unpre·pared·ness (-pârd-ns, -pârdns) n.

unprepared [ˌʌnprɪˈpɛəd]
adj
1. having made inadequate preparations
2. not made ready or prepared
3. done without preparation; extemporaneous
unpreparedly  adv
unpreparedness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unpreparedunprepared - without preparation; not prepared for; "unprepared remarks"; "the shock was unprepared"; "our treaty makers approached their immensely difficult problems unprepared"- R.E.Danielson
unready - not prepared or in a state of readiness; slow to understand or respond; "she cursed her unready tongue"
prepared - made ready or fit or suitable beforehand; "a prepared statement"; "be prepared for emergencies"

unprepared
adjective
1. taken off guard, caught napping (informal), unready, surprised, unaware, unsuspecting, taken aback, caught on the hop (Brit. informal) We were completely unprepared.
2. unwilling, reluctant, loath, opposed, resistant, averse, disinclined, indisposed He was unprepared to co-operate, or indeed to communicate.
3. improvised, spontaneous, off the cuff (informal), ad-lib, extemporaneous The actual comedy is unprepared.
Translations
unprepared [ˈʌnprɪˈpɛəd] ADJ
1. (= unready) the student who comes to an exam unpreparedel estudiante que viene al examen sin estar preparado or sin preparación
to catch sb unpreparedpillar a algn desprevenido
to be unprepared for sth (= not expect) → no contar con algo, no esperar algo; (= be unequipped) → no estar preparado para algo
she was totally unprepared for motherhoodno estaba preparada para ser madre en absoluto
2. (= improvised) [speech, lecture] → improvisado
3. (= unwilling) to be unprepared to do sthno estar dispuesto a hacer algo
unprepared [ˌʌnprɪˈpɛərd] adj
(= not ready) [person] → qui n'est pas préparé(e)
to be unprepared for sth (= neglect to prepare for) [+ exam, course work] → ne pas être préparé(e) pour qch
(= surprised) to be unprepared for sth [+ announcement, response, weather] → ne pas s'attendre à qch
to catch sb unprepared → prendre qn au dépourvu
[speech] → improvisé(e)
(= unwilling) to be unprepared to do sth → ne pas être prêt(e) à faire qch
unprepared
adjnicht vorbereitet, unvorbereitet; to be unprepared for somethingfür etw nicht vorbereitet sein; (= be surprised)auf etw (acc)nicht vorbereitet or gefasst sein; you’ve caught me unprepareddarauf bin ich nicht vorbereitet; to be unprepared to do something (= not willing)nicht bereit sein, etw zu tun
unprepared [ˌʌnprɪˈpɛəd] adj (person) → impreparato/a; (speech) → improvvisato/a
it caught me unprepared → mi ha trovato impreparato
he was unprepared for her reaction → la sua reazione lo colse alla sprovvista
unprepared [ˌʌnprɪˈpɛəd] adj (person) → impreparato/a; (speech) → improvvisato/a
it caught me unprepared → mi ha trovato impreparato
he was unprepared for her reaction → la sua reazione lo colse alla sprovvista


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Young though he was, my Grandson -- who was unusually intelligent for his age, and bred up in perfect reverence for the authority of the Circles -- took in the situation with an acuteness for which I was quite unprepared.
I say lucky for us he did not reach us, and I might almost say luckily for himself; for we had only a small breaker of water and some soddened ship's biscuits with us, so sudden had been the alarm, so unprepared the ship for any disaster.
 
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