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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesimprévu
Pronunciation / Transliteration: imprévu
"Le projet a été retardé en raison de circonstances imprévues."
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Not anticipated or predicted.
"The project was delayed due to unforeseen circumstances."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English prefix 'un-' (meaning not) combined with the past participle of 'foresee', originating from Old English 'foreseon', from Proto-Germanic roots. The term evolved to specifically describe events, outcomes, or circumstances that were not anticipated or predicted prior to their occurrence.
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imprévu
Transliteration: imprévu
"Le projet a été retardé en raison de circonstances imprévues."
unvorhergesehen
Transliteration: unvorhergesehen
"Das Projekt verzögerte sich aufgrund unvorhergesehener Umstände."
imprevisto
Transliteration: imprevisto
"Il progetto è stato ritardato a causa di circostanze impreviste."
imprevisto
Transliteration: imprevisto
"El proyecto se retrasó debido a circunstancias imprevistas."
imprevisto
Transliteration: imprevisto
"O projeto foi atrasado devido a circunstâncias imprevistas."
अप्रत्याशित
Transliteration: apratyashit
"परियोजना में अप्रत्याशित परिस्थितियों के कारण देरी हुई।"
意料之外的
Transliteration: yìliào zhī wài de
"由于意料之外的情况，项目延期了。"
예기치 않은
Transliteration: yegichi anheun
"예기치 않은 상황으로 인해 프로젝트가 지연되었습니다."
予期せぬ
Transliteration: yokisenu
"予期せぬ事態によりプロジェクトが遅れました。"
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