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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesde repente
Pronunciation / Transliteration: de re-pen-te
"De repente, o telefone começou a tocar."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Quickly and unexpectedly; without warning.
"Suddenly, the lights went out and the room was plunged into darkness." - 2
Used to indicate an abrupt change in a situation or state.
"She felt a cold chill and suddenly decided to head back home."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English sodenly, ultimately stemming from the Old French 'soudain' and the Latin 'subitaneus', meaning unexpected or happening without warning. It traces back to the Latin root 'subire', meaning to come up secretly or approach suddenly.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Suddenly" is said worldwide
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突然
Transliteration: tū rán
"突然下起雨来了。"
soudainement
Transliteration: su-da-n-mahn
"Soudainement, la pluie a commencé à tomber."
plötzlich
Transliteration: ploetz-lich
"Plötzlich fing es an zu regnen."
improvvisamente
Transliteration: im-prov-vi-za-men-te
"Improvvisamente si fermò."
repentinamente
Transliteration: re-pen-ti-na-men-te
"Repentinamente se apagaron todas las luces."
de repente
Transliteration: de re-pen-te
"De repente, o telefone começou a tocar."
अचानक
Transliteration: achanak
"अचानक बारिश होने लगी।"
갑자기
Transliteration: gap-ja-gi
"갑자기 비가 내리기 시작했다."
突然
Transliteration: totsuzen
"突然雨が降ってきた。"
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