unawares

(ŭn'ə-wârz')
adv.

1. By surprise; unexpectedly: "Sorrow comes to all, and to the young it comes with bittered agony because it takes them unawares" (Abraham Lincoln).
2. Without forethought or plan. See Usage Note at unaware.

adverb

Without adequate preparation: aback, short, unawarely. Idioms: by surprise. See prepared/unprepared.

adv

Definition: without warning; suddenly
Antonyms: consciously, knowingly

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IN BRIEF: Without knowing. Also: By surprise.

Great thoughts, great feelings came to them, Like instincts, unawares. — Richard Monckton Milnes (1809-1885).

Dansk (Danish)
adv. - uforvarende

idioms:

• catch unawares    overrumple
• take unawares    overrumple, overraske, komme bag på

Nederlands (Dutch)
onverhoeds, onopzettelijk

Français (French)
adv. - dépourvu, à l'improviste

idioms:

• catch unawares    prendre au dépourvu
• take unawares    prendre au dépourvu

Deutsch (German)
adv. - unerwartet

idioms:

• catch unawares    überraschen
• take unawares    für jmdn. unerwartet kommen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - ξαφνικά, εξαπίνης, απροσδόκητα, εξ απροσεξίας

idioms:

• catch unawares    καταλαμβάνω εξαπίνης
• take unawares    καταλαμβάνω εξαπίνης

Italiano (Italian)
d'improvviso

idioms:

• catch unawares    cogliere alla sprovvista
• take unawares    cogliere alla sprovvista

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - inesperadamente, inadvertidamente

idioms:

• catch unawares    agarrar desprevinido
• take unawares    pegar desprevinido, de surpresa

Русский (Russian)
неожиданно, непредумышленно

idioms:

• catch unawares    застигать врасплох
• take unawares    застигать врасплох

Español (Spanish)
adv. - inadvertidamente, inopinadamente, sin saberlo

idioms:

• catch unawares    coger desprevenido
• take unawares    coger desprevenido

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - omedvetet, oavsiktligt, oväntat

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
没想到, 不知不觉地, 不料

idioms:

• catch unawares    意外地遇见..., 出其不意地...
• take unawares    使...大吃一惊

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 沒想到, 不知不覺地, 不料

idioms:

• catch unawares    意外地遇見..., 出其不意地...
• take unawares    使...大吃一驚

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 알지 못하고, 불시에

idioms:

• catch unawares    불시에 잡다
• take unawares    불시에 들이닥치다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 不意に, 知らずに
adv. - 気づかずに, 思いがけなく

idioms:

• take unawares    不意をつく

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) على غير توقع او انتظار, على حين غرة, لا شعوريا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮בהיסח הדעת, בלי משים, בלא כוונה, לא צפוי‬

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