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ausgerechnet

of all things, of all people

adverb OWS-ge-rekh-net Rare
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Also means

precisely (ironically)

Usage Note

Ausgerechnet conveys irony or mild exasperation that something happens with this particular person, place, or time — 'why this one, of all options?' It always precedes the word it emphasises: ausgerechnet heute (today of all days), ausgerechnet er (him of all people).

Examples

"Ausgerechnet heute fällt der Zug aus."

Natural Translation

Today of all days the train is cancelled.

Literal Translation

Of all things today the train is cancelled.

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