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unbidden

/ʌnˈbɪd.ən/

Translations

unbiddenadjective

/ʌnˈbɪd.ən/

An unbidden thought crossed her mind during the meeting.

Une pensée inopinée lui traversa l’esprit pendant la réunion.

Additional translations

non sollicitéS’emploie surtout pour l’idée de quelque chose de non demandé ou non souhaité.

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unbiddenpast participle

/ʌnˈbɪd.ən/

Past participle of the verb "bid", used adjectivally.

sans y être invitéTournure idiomatique, plus littéraire.

Unexpected and unbidden, the memory surfaced.

Inopinément et sans y être invité, le souvenir remonta à la surface.

Additional translations

non sollicité

unbiddenadjective

Not invited or requested; spontaneous.

An unbidden thought crossed her mind during the meeting.

Arising without conscious effort; involuntary.

He felt an unbidden sense of nostalgia as he walked through his old neighborhood.

unbiddenpast participle

Not invited or asked for; unsummoned (as the past participle of "bid").

Unexpected and unbidden, the memory surfaced.