- unexpected
- adjectiveunerwartet
this news was entirely unexpected — diese Nachricht kam völlig unerwartet
* * *adjective(not expected, eg because sudden: his unexpected death; His promotion was quite unexpected.) unerwartet* * *un·ex·pect·ed[ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪd, AM -tɪd]I. adj unerwartetan \unexpected break eine unvorhergesehene Chance[to take] an \unexpected turn eine unvorhergesehene Wendung [nehmen]an \unexpected windfall ein unverhoffter GewinnII. n no pl▪ the \unexpected das Unerwartetelife is full of the \unexpected das Leben ist voller Überraschungen* * *["ʌnIk'spektɪd]adjunerwartet; arrival, result, development also unvorhergesehentheir success was not unexpected —
the role of the unexpected in this novel — der Überraschungseffekt in diesem Roman
* * *unexpected adj (adv unexpectedly)1. unerwartet, unvorhergesehen2. umg unvermutet* * *adjectiveunerwartetthis news was entirely unexpected — diese Nachricht kam völlig unerwartet
* * *adj.unerwartet adj.unverhofft adj.unvorhergesehen adj.
English-german dictionary. 2013.