off-guard

Describes a state of being unprepared or unsuspecting, often used in the phrase 'caught off-guard'.

ptDescreve o estado de quem não está preparado ou foi pego de surpresa; costuma aparecer na expressão 'pego de surpresa' ou 'desprevenido'.ruОписывает состояние неподготовленности или неожиданности, часто используется во фразе 'застигнутый врасплох'.esDescribe el estado de no estar preparado o de ser sorprendido por algo inesperado, a menudo usado en la frase 'cogido desprevenido'.frDécrit un état de surprise ou de manque de préparation, souvent utilisé dans l'expression 'pris au dépourvu'.deBeschreibt den Zustand, unvorbereitet oder überrascht zu sein, oft in der Wendung 'auf dem falschen Fuß erwischt'.zh形容人因没有准备而措手不及、疏于防范，或事件来得突然出乎意料。常用于“被打了个措手不及”这样的说法。arيصف حالة عدم الاستعداد أو المفاجأة، ويُستخدم غالبًا في عبارة 'مؤخذ على غرة'.

1. Not prepared or vigilant B2 informal

   In a state of being unprepared or not paying attention, making one vulnerable to surprise.

   • The sudden question caught him off-guard.
   • She was caught off-guard by the unexpected news.
   • The team was off-guard when the opponent scored quickly.

   ptDesprevenidoruЗастигнутый врасплохesdesprevenidofrnon préparé / pris au dépourvudeUnvorbereitetzh措手不及arغافل

   Sinônimos: daydreamingdistractedinattentiveunguardedunpreparedunreadyunsuspectingunwary

   Antônimos: alertcautiousguardedpreparedreadyvigilantwatchful

• more off-guard comparative form
• most off-guard superlative form