off-guard

ɒf ɡɑrd
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Translation of off-guard into German

Adjective

unprepared

not expecting a surprise or danger
  • She was caught off-guard by the sudden news.Sie wurde von der plötzlichen Nachricht überrascht.
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Synonyms and analogies of off-guard in English

adj.unpreparedunreadyMore synonyms

Examples of off-guard in a sentence

  • They were off-guard when the storm hit.

Translations of "off-guard" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
überraschtadj.

They trained for months but were caught off-guard by the kidney punch.

Sie trainierten monatelang, wurden aber von dem Nierenhaken völlig überrascht.

In the final round, he was caught off-guard and hit the mat instantly.

In der letzten Runde wurde er überrascht und ging sofort zu Boden.

unvorbereitetadj.

He was off-guard as he walked into the surprise meeting.

Er war unvorbereitet, als er in das Überraschungstreffen trat.

And yet you more than once seem to be caught off-guard.

Und du scheinst mehr als ein Mal unvorbereitet erwischt zu werden.

überrumpeltadj.

I admit he'd caught me off-guard.

Ich muss zugeben, er hatte mich überrumpelt.

I felt off-guard when my professor asked me to explain my project.

Ich fühlte mich überrumpelt, als mein Professor mich bat, mein Projekt zu erklären.

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off-guard: Examples and translations in context

The situation we are experiencing has undoubtedly caught everyone off-guard.

Die Situation, die wir erleben, hat zweifellos alle überrascht.

Players must stay on guard during the game to avoid being caught off-guard.

Spieler müssen während des Spiels aufmerksam bleiben, um nicht überrascht zu werden.

He looked back at first base, ensuring he wouldn't get caught off-guard.

Er blickte zurück zum ersten Base, um sicherzustellen, dass er nicht überrascht werden würde.

During our hike, a cold southerly caught us off-guard.

Während unserer Wanderung hat uns ein kalter Südwind überrascht.

Honestly, I was caught off-guard when you called me.

Ich war überrascht, als du mich angerufen hast.

Caught off-guard, she had a laughing fit during the quiet moment.

Überrascht bekam sie einen Lachanfall während des ruhigen Moments.

The magnitude of the price change caught everybody completely off-guard.

Das Ausmaß der Preisänderung hat alle komplett überrascht.

I just was caught off-guard seeing them both here.

Ich war überrascht, beide hier zu sehen.

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