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 Translation for 'ill prepared' from English to Norwegian
ADJ   ill-prepared | more ill-prepared | most ill-prepared
dårlig forberedt {adj}ill-prepared
Partial Matches
å ha noe på lurto have sth. prepared
syk {adj}ill
2
å se syk utto look ill
dårlig informert {adj}ill-informed
med.
dødssyk {adj}
terminally ill
utidig {adj}ill-timed
med.
å bli syk
to be taken ill
med.
å bli sjuk
to be taken ill
byksesjuke {m}louping ill [Ovine Encephalomyelitis]
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Usage Examples English
  • On July 26, 1953, the Cuban Revolution began with an ill-prepared armed attack on the Moncada Barracks by a small contingent of rebels led by Fidel Castro.
  • The forces of the division were ill prepared for the warfare in the mountains and poorly equipped to weather out in the cold climate.
  • But they were equally ill-prepared and ill-led. They were committed in numbers both too small and too poorly positioned to counter the Japanese tactic of outflanking strongpoints through the jungle.
  • The cantons responded with an attack at a moment when Zürich was ill-prepared, and Zwingli died on the battlefield.
  • Mugabi fought back gamely but his early knockout wins left him ill-prepared for a long, tough fight.

  • Leaders were ill-prepared for the central role the Jerusalem issue in general and the Temple Mount dispute in particular would play in the negotiations.
  • Being ill-prepared to care for a relatively difficult breed of dog past puppy-hood, many of these new owners eventually surrendered their animals to pounds, where many dogs ended up being euthanized.
  • The DPP gave itself credit for having "laid the groundwork" for opening weekend charter flights and allowing Chinese tourists into Taiwan, both of which did not occur under KMT rule, and criticised the current negotiators as being "inexperienced and ill-prepared".
  • The Gauls may have been ill-prepared for the siege, as an epidemic broke out among them as a result of not burying the dead.
  • Many young people were under peer pressure to enter relationships they felt they were ill-prepared for, with serious psychological consequences.

  • Australia was ill-prepared for war. A National Security Act was passed, the recruitment of a volunteer military force for service at home and abroad was announced, the 2nd Australian Imperial Force, and a citizen militia was organised for local defence.
  • Insurgents seized the Mayor of Osh (the regional capital) and successfully extorted a ransom from the ill-prepared Kyrgyz government in Bishkek, as well as a helicopter to transport them to Afghanistan.
  • Pitt mocked the inept handling of the crisis and suggested Britain was ill-prepared for a major war that might break out with the French over the issue.
  • When battlefields shifted from chivalric confrontations characterized by ostentatious displays of power to an everyman's war, they were ill-prepared to adjust.
  • Very young when she was married, shy, and naïve, Elizabeth Alexeievna was ill-prepared for her new position.

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