off-guard in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for off-guard in the French»English Dictionary

I.dépourvu (dépourvue) [depuʀvy] ADJ

dépourvu de intérêt, charme, finesse, talent, qualités

devoid of, lacking in

dépourvu de agressivité, arrière-pensées

free of

dépourvu de accessoire

unequipped with

dépourvu de chauffage, rideaux, rampe

without

elle semble complètement dépourvue de bon sens

she seems completely devoid of ou lacking in common sense

des négociations dépourvues d'ambiguïtés

negotiations free of all ambiguity

des travailleurs dépourvus de toute qualification

workers who have no qualifications whatsoever

II.dépourvu N m

dépourvu m:

prendre qn au dépourvu

to take sb by surprise, to catch sb off-guard

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recevoir un ou le coup de Jarnac

to be caught off guard

se faire cueillir à froid fig

to be caught off guard

Translations for off-guard in the English»French Dictionary

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to come off guard

finir son tour de garde

to catch sb off guard

prendre qn au dépourvu

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The flood struck the city with little to no warning, catching all those in its path off-guard.

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He often knows the answers to questions before he speaks and so puts everyone off-guard as they attempt to keep their secrets hidden.

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Many of these bits are visual gags that catch people off-guard or somehow surprise them as they go about their daily business.

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Players and game critics were caught off-guard by the game's addictive qualities winning the new franchise many merits to its design.

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Tom catches young girls off-guard and brings them down to his basement where he has a human garden which is horrific.

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The caught-off-guard smooch at the end of a date is not okay if the "kissee" is grossed out.

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According to local newspaper reports, the storm was poorly forecast and caught travelers off-guard.

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They would also be caught off-guard and be left out in the 2004 uprising.

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The winds damaged windows and power lines, catching residents and tourists off-guard.

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Nevertheless, it was quite rare for commanders to fight directly, and especially for a general to defend himself so effectively when taken so off-guard.

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