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враспло́х

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1.
off guard, by surprise, unawares, unexpectedly
заста́ть враспло́х
to catch unawares

Examples

Я хочу́ заста́ть его врасплох.
I want to surprise him.
Тома невозможно заста́ть врасплох.
You can never catch Tom off guard.
Они заста́ли меня врасплох.
They caught me with my pants down.
Подозреваемых заста́ли врасплох.
The suspects were taken by surprise.
Он заста́л меня врасплох.
It took me by surprise.
Вопро́с Тома заста́л её врасплох.
Tom's question took her by surprise.
Вопро́с Тома заста́л Мэри врасплох.
Tom's question took Mary by surprise.
Слишком ра́нний прихо́д Тома заста́л меня врасплох.
Tom's coming too early took me by surprise.

Related words

See also

заста́тьto find (sb somewhere); to catch (in the act)
неожи́данноunexpectedly
засти́гнутьto catch; to catch
сюрпри́зомby surprise

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Дёвьсынъ edited related words 4 years ago.
Дёвьсынъ edited translation 4 years ago.
Mishman30 edited translation 5 years ago.
Lucian edited word type 6 years ago.

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by guard off surprise unawares unexpectedly