Definitions for out of the blue
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Princeton's WordNet
unanticipated, unforeseen, unlooked-for, out of the blue(p)(adverb)
not anticipated
"unanticipated and disconcerting lines of development"- H.W.Glidden; "unforeseen circumstances"; "a virtue unlooked-for in people so full of energy"; "like a bolt out of the blue"
unexpectedly, out of the blue(adverb)
in a way that was not expected
"her brother showed up at the wedding out of the blue"
Wiktionary
out of the blue(Adverb)
unexpectedly; without warning or preparation
Translations for out of the blue
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- uit die blouteAfrikaans

- فَجْأه، على غَيْرِ انتِظارArabic

- изведнъжBulgarian

- de surpresaPortuguese (BR)

- zčista jasna, znenadáníCzech

- aus heiterem HimmelGerman

- uden varselDanish

- απροειδοποίητα, ξαφνικάGreek

- como caído del cielo, de improvisoSpanish

- nagu välk selgest taevastEstonian

- ناگهان؛ غیرمنتظرهFarsi

- äkkiarvaamattaFinnish

- à l'improvisteFrench

- פִּתְאוֹםHebrew

- बिना कोई खोज-खबर दिएHindi

- iznenadaCroatian

- hirtelenHungarian

- tiba-tibaIndonesian

- úr heiðskíru lofti, öllum að óvörumIcelandic

- all'improvvisoItalian

- 出し抜けにJapanese

- 불시에Korean

- kaip perkūnas iš giedro dangausLithuanian

- pēkšņi; bez brīdinājumaLatvian

- tiba-tiba datangMalay

- onverwachtDutch

- uten varselNorwegian

- niespodziewanie, ni stąd ni zowądPolish

- ناگهان؛ غیرمنتظرهPersian

- نا څاپه ، غیرمتراقبهPashto

- de surpresaPortuguese

- pe neaşteptateRomanian

- внезапно, без предупрежденияRussian

- znenazdaniaSlovak

- kar na lepemSlovenian

- iznenadaSerbian

- utan förvarning, helt oväntatSwedish

- ไม่ได้บอกล่วงหน้าThai

- ansızın, beklenmedik bir zamanda, pat diyeTurkish

- 突然地Chinese (Trad.)

- несподівано; як грім з небаUkrainian

- اچانک ، دفعۃًUrdu

- hoàn toàn bất ngờVietnamese

- 突然地Chinese (Simp.)

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