unawares

/ˌʌnəˈweəz/ adverb

Translation

catch/take sb unawares › If something catches or takes you unawares, it happens when you do not expect it to.

gafil avlamak, habersiz yakalamak, şaşırtmak, şaşkınlığa uğratmak

The rain caught me unawares and I didn't have my umbrella.1116

(Definition of unawares adverb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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