Como dizer "Pegar alguém desprevenido" em inglês
- Daniel.S
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sugestão: catch someone off guard ou catch one off (one's) guard
Ex: Tom caught Ann off guard and frightened her.
Tom pegou Ana desatenta e a deu um sustou.
Ex: She caught me off my guard, and my hesitation told her I was lying.
Ela me pegou despreparado, pois quando titubeei, sacou que eu estava mentido.
Ex: One of the larger airlines caught its rivals off guard yesterday by suddenly announcing a cut in fares.
Uma das maiores empresas aéreas pegou suas concorrentes desprevenidas ao anunciar ontem um corte nos preços das tarifas.
Ex: When they asked me to babysit, I was taken off guard and found myself agreeing to it.
Quando me pediram para tomar conta da criança me peguei concordando com o pedido.
Ex: Tom caught Ann off guard and frightened her.
Tom pegou Ana desatenta e a deu um sustou.
Ex: She caught me off my guard, and my hesitation told her I was lying.
Ela me pegou despreparado, pois quando titubeei, sacou que eu estava mentido.
Ex: One of the larger airlines caught its rivals off guard yesterday by suddenly announcing a cut in fares.
Uma das maiores empresas aéreas pegou suas concorrentes desprevenidas ao anunciar ontem um corte nos preços das tarifas.
Ex: When they asked me to babysit, I was taken off guard and found myself agreeing to it.
Quando me pediram para tomar conta da criança me peguei concordando com o pedido.
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- Thomas
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and...
to take someone by surprise
Her invitation to attend the wedding was most unexpected and took me completely by surprise. I told her I would go, of course.
to take someone by surprise
Her invitation to attend the wedding was most unexpected and took me completely by surprise. I told her I would go, of course.
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- Donay Mendonça
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