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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
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 unprepared → el estudiante que viene al examen sin estar preparado or sin preparación to catch sb unprepared → pillar 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 motherhood → no estaba preparada para ser madre en absoluto 2. (= improvised) [speech, lecture] → improvisado 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) unprepared adj → nicht vorbereitet, unvorbereitet; to be unprepared for something → für etw nicht vorbereitet sein; (= be surprised) → auf etw (acc) → nicht vorbereitet or gefasst sein; you’ve caught me unprepared → darauf 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I was not unprepared for jagged rocks and treacherous shoals if I could only have change -- change and the excitement of the unforeseen. 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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