Was heißt »un­vor­her­ge­se­hen« auf Englisch?

Das Adjektiv un­vor­her­ge­se­hen lässt sich wie folgt von Deutsch auf Englisch übersetzen:

  • unforeseen
  • unexpected

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Er traf auf unvorhergesehene Hindernisse.

He encountered unexpected obstacles.

Die Sitzung heute abend wurde aufgrund unvorhergesehener Umstände bis auf weiteres abgesagt.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, tonight's meeting has been cancelled until further notice.

Owing to unforeseen circumstances, tonight's meeting has been cancelled until further notice.

Die wichtigsten Entdeckungen sind die unvorhergesehenen.

The most important discoveries are the ones that we cannot anticipate.

Aufgrund unvorhergesehener Umstände findet die Feier jetzt um 21 Uhr statt.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the party will now take place at 9 p.m.

Synonyme

über­ra­schend:
surprising
un­ge­ahnt:
unsuspected
un­ver­se­hens:
all of a sudden
suddenly
unexpectedly
wi­der Er­war­ten:
against all odds
expectation (against expectation(s))
expectation (contrary to (all/our) expectations)

Sinnverwandte Wörter

plötz­lich:
suddenly

Englische Beispielsätze

  • Always expect the unexpected.

  • For Tom, being made redundant was an unexpected shock.

  • I'm glad I saw you at the station yesterday. It really was an unexpected pleasure.

  • I'm glad to have met you at the station yesterday. It really was an unexpected pleasure.

  • For Tom, getting sacked was an unexpected shock.

  • He was surprised by the unexpected outcome.

  • Record flooding in Australia this week has had an unexpected consequence, driving hordes of spiders–including one of the world’s deadliest species–out of their usual habitat and into homes and backyards.

  • Tom's arrest wasn't unexpected.

  • We've encountered some unexpected obstacles.

  • No doubt something unexpected was happening.

  • No doubt something unexpected happened.

  • All of a sudden, Bello broke loose from his lead, bolted towards the river and leapt in. Only now do we realise the reason for this unexpected behaviour lay in the fate of a drowning fawn which the dog pulled up on the bank and thus rescued.

  • Taking the last train is always an adventure full of unexpected twists and turns.

  • I know that it's a little unexpected.

  • To what do I owe the unexpected honour of finding you here in my house?

  • Tom got an unexpected visit from Mary.

  • An unexpected error has occurred.

  • In the evening light, the sandstone façade of the Romanesque basilica lit up with an unexpected splendour of colours.

  • And then something unexpected occurred.

  • It was totally unexpected.

Un­vor­her­ge­se­hen übersetzt in weiteren Sprachen:

Quellen:
  1. [Übersetzungen] Wiktionary-Autoren: unvorhergesehen. In: Wiktionary – Das freie Wörterbuch, 2022, [online] de.wiktionary.org, CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. [Thesaurus] OpenThesaurus-User: unvorhergesehen. In: OpenThesaurus – Das freie Wörterbuch für Synonyme, 2023, [online] openthesaurus.de, CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. [Satzbeispiele] User-generated content: Satz Nr. 371950, 11668500, 11672378, 11824970, 11828521, 11134615, 10804181, 10804180, 10716434, 10352237, 9868273, 9459111, 8897240, 8782905, 8782904, 8565307, 8300364, 8297979, 6196015, 6002366, 5785989, 5370704, 4567849 & 4498437. In: tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR