à l'improviste

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian all'improvvista (“in an unforeseen manner”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a l‿ɛ̃.pʁɔ.vist/

Adverb

à l'improviste

unexpectedly

Further reading

“improviste” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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