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Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from German ausgerechnet.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: aus‧ge‧rech‧net
Adverb
ausgerechnet
- (colloquial) used for intensification, usually also expressing negative feeling; similar to German ausgerechnet
- Synonyms: právě, zrovna
Proč musel přijít na návštěvu ausgerechnet dneska.- Why did he have to come visit today of all days.
Further reading
- “ausgerechnet”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “ausgerechnet” in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2024, slovnikcestiny.cz
- “ausgerechnet”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
German
Pronunciation
Participle
ausgerechnet
- past participle of ausrechnen
Adverb
ausgerechnet
- Used to express irritation, indignation, or a similar emotional response to something against one's will; roughly equivalent to some usages of of all
Von allen Kaschemmen der ganzen Welt kommt sie ausgerechnet in meine.- Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine.
- (Rick, in Casablanca)
Ausgerechnet das blaue Kleid ist zerrissen!- Of all dresses, the blue dress is torn!
Blöd, dass ausgerechnet dieser Film schon ausverkauft war.- Darn it, this film was sold out!
- Used to express the fact that the speaker thinks something is unlikely.
Es wird schon nicht ausgerechnet mir passieren.- That will not happen to me.
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