unexpectedly
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un·ex·pect·ed
(ŭn′ĭk-spĕk′tĭd)adj.
Occurring without warning; unforeseen.
un′ex·pect′ed·ly adv.
un′ex·pect′ed·ness n.
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Adv. | 1. | unexpectedly - in a way that was not expected; "her brother showed up at the wedding out of the blue" |
2. | unexpectedly - without advance planning; "they met accidentally" |
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unexpectedly
adverb surprisingly, remarkably, unusually, incredibly, extraordinarily, startlingly, unpredictably, jaw-droppingly Moss had clamped an unexpectedly strong grip on his arm.
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Translations
nečekaně
uventet
odottamatta
neočekivano
思いがけなく
뜻밖에
nepričakovano
oväntat
อย่างไม่คาดคิดมาก่อน
một cách bất ngờ
unexpectedly
[ˈʌnɪksˈpektɪdlɪ] ADV [arrive] → de improviso, sin avisar; [happen] → inesperadamente, de repente; [die] → repentinamente, inesperadamentethere was an unexpectedly high turnout of voters → se produjo una asistencia de votantes inesperadamente alta
not unexpectedly, he failed → como era de esperar, suspendió
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unexpectedly
[ˌʌnɪkˈspɛktɪdli] adv [happen] → de manière inattendue; [arrive] → à l'improvisteThey arrived unexpectedly → Ils sont arrivés à l'improviste.
unexpectedly long → d'une longueur inattendue
unexpectedly strong → d'une force inattendue
to be unexpectedly delayed → accuser un retard imprévu
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unexpectedly
adv → unerwartet; arrive, happen also → plötzlich, unvorhergesehen; but then, unexpectedly → aber dann, wie aus heiterem Himmel, …
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unexpectedly
[ˌʌnɪksˈpɛktɪdlɪ] adv (happen) → inaspettatamente; (die) → improvvisamente, inaspettatamente; (arrive) → senza preavvisoCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
unexpectedly
→ فَجْأَةً nečekaně uventet unerwartet απροσδόκητα de improviso odottamatta étonnamment neočekivano improvvisamente 思いがけなく 뜻밖에 onverwacht uventet niespodziewanie inesperadamente неожиданно oväntat อย่างไม่คาดคิดมาก่อน umulmadık bir şekilde một cách bất ngờ 出乎意料地Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009