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A deviation from the expected course of events.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
an unforeseen development
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- events suddenly took an awkward turn
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: turn, twist
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: development
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
事件的發展
— deviation from the expected
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Chinese Mandarin:
事件的发展
(shìjiàn de fāzhǎn)
— deviation from the expected
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Chinese Mandarin:
形勢的變化
— deviation from the expected
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Chinese Mandarin:
形势的变化
(xíngshì de biànhuà)
— deviation from the expected
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Finnish:
poikkeama
— deviation from the expected
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Finnish:
käänne
— deviation from the expected
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French:
concours de circonstances
— deviation from the expected
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German:
Ereigniswende
— deviation from the expected
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Hungarian:
helyzet alakulása
— deviation from the expected
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Italian:
ironia della sorte
— deviation from the expected
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Korean:
우디르급 태세변환
(udireugeup taesebyeonhwan)
— deviation from the expected
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Polish:
obrót sprawy
— deviation from the expected
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Portuguese:
reviravolta
— deviation from the expected
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Russian:
поворо́т собы́тий
(povorót sobýtij)
— deviation from the expected
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Spanish:
giro de los acontecimientos
— deviation from the expected
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Spanish:
girada de acontecimientos
— deviation from the expected
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Swedish:
vändning
— deviation from the expected
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Swedish:
händelseutveckling
— deviation from the expected
