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

1. unexpectedly

Further reading

• “improviste”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.