overrumple
verbverbto catch off guard, to take by surprise
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EtymologyOpphav
etter tysk, opprinnelig ‘overfalle med larm’; jamfør rumleto rumble modelled on German, originally ‘to attack with a din’; compare rumleto rumbleSenses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk
komme uforvarende på;
overraske (1)to come upon unexpectedly to catch off guard;
to come upon unexpectedlyoverraske (1)
overraske (1)to come upon unexpectedly to catch off guard;
to come upon unexpectedlyoverraske (1)
- overrumple en fiende to catch an enemy off guard
- spørsmålene hennes overrumplet meg her questions took me by surprise
brukt som adjektiv:
used as an adjective:
- et overrumplende initiativ a surprise initiative
- en overrumplet keeper a goalkeeper caught off guard