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Russian
Etymology
в (v) + расплох (rasplox). The latter is formally related to плохо́й (ploxój), but semantically is closer to поло́х (polóx), which both derive from Proto-Slavic *polxъ.
Pronunciation
Adverb
враспло́х • (vrasplóx)
- unawares, unexpectedly, by surprise
- заста́ть / засти́гнуть враспло́х ― zastátʹ / zastígnutʹ vrasplóx ― to take / catch unawares, to surprise, to take by surprise; to catch off guard
- захва́ченный враспло́х ― zaxváčennyj vrasplóx ― taken aback
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