OUT OF THE BLUE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

Meaning of out of the blue in English

(Definition of out of the blue from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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Translations of out of the blue

in Chinese (Traditional)
出乎意料地, 突然…
in Chinese (Simplified)
出乎意料地, 突然…
in Spanish
de la nada, inesperadamente, como caído del cielo…
in Portuguese
sem mais nem menos, do nada, de surpresa…
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अचानक…
突然, 何の前ぶれもなく…
beklenmedik, damdan düşer gibi, durup dururken…
à l’improviste…
de cop i volta…
onverwacht…
எதிர்பாராத விதமாக ஏதாவது நடந்தால், அது முற்றிலும் எதிர்பாராதது.…
पूरी तरह से अप्रत्याशित…
ઓચિંતું, અણધાર્યું…
uden varsel…
utan förvarning, helt oväntat…
tiba-tiba datang…
aus heiterem Himmel…
uten varsel…
غیر متوقع طور پر, اچانک…
несподівано, як грім з неба…
внезапно, неожиданно…
అనుకోకుండా…
بِشَكْل غَيْر مُتَوَقَّع…
অকস্মাৎ, সম্পূর্ণ অপ্রত্যাশিত কিছু ঘটে এমন…
z čista jasna, znenadání…
tiba-tiba…
ไม่ได้บอกล่วงหน้า…
hoàn toàn bất ngờ…
ni stąd, ni zowąd, znienacka…
갑자기…
del tutto inaspettato, piovuto dal cielo, all’improvviso…
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doggie day care

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/ˌdɒɡ.i ˈdeɪ ˌkeər/
US
/ˌdɑː.ɡi ˈdeɪ ˌker/

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