Polyglot Dictionary

ausgerechnet

/ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌʁɛçnət/

adverb B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

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Meaning

  1. of all things/people, precisely (expressing that something is especially inconvenient or ironic)

    Literally the past participle of ausrechnen (to calculate), but used idiomatically to single something out.

    • Ausgerechnet heute muss es regnen.

      Of all days, it has to rain today.

Practice

1 What does ausgerechnet mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ heute muss es regnen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ausgerechnet?

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