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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
out of the blue adv	figurative (unexpectedly) (coloquial)	de la nada loc adv
		inesperadamente adv
	My cousins turned up out of the blue on Christmas Day.
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Esa caja apareció de la nada en mi puerta; ¿quién la puso ahí?
	Llegaron mis primos inesperadamente en Navidad.

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
out of a clear sky, out of the clear sky, out of a clear blue sky, out of the clear blue sky expr	figurative (suddenly, without warning)	de la nada expr

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'out of the blue' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

Spanish:

de súbito - así nomás - de la nada - en un día cualquiera - en la de menos - por arte de birlibirloque - de sopetón - de improviso - a bote pronto - aparecer de la nada - de buenas a primeras - de un plumazo

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Synonyms: unforeseen, surprising, sudden, unanticipated, unexpected, more...

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