sudden

sud·den

 (sŭd′n)

adj.

1. Happening without warning; unforeseen: a sudden storm.

2. Happening or done without delay; hasty or immediate: a sudden decision.

3. Characterized by sharp change in elevation; precipitous: a sudden drop in the ocean floor.

Idiom:

all of a sudden

Very quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.

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[Middle English sodain, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *subitānus, from Latin subitāneus, from subitus, from past participle of subīre, to approach stealthily : sub-, secretly; see sub- + īre, to go; see ei- in Indo-European roots.]

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sud′den·ly adv.

sud′den·ness n.

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sudden

(ˈsʌdən)

adj

1. occurring or performed quickly and without warning

2. marked by haste; abrupt

3. rare rash; precipitate

n

4. archaic an abrupt occurrence or the occasion of such an occurrence (in the phrase on a sudden)

5. all of a sudden without warning; unexpectedly

adv

chiefly poetic without warning; suddenly

[C13: via French from Late Latin subitāneus, from Latin subitus unexpected, from subīre to happen unexpectedly, from sub- secretly + īre to go]

ˈsuddenness n

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sud•den

(ˈsʌd n)

adj.

1. happening, coming, made, or done quickly, without warning, or unexpectedly: a sudden attack.

2. occurring without transition from the previous form, state, etc.; abrupt: a sudden turn.

3. impetuous; rash.

adv.

4. Literary. suddenly.

Idioms:

all of a sudden, without warning; unexpectedly; suddenly.

[1250–1300; < Middle French < Latin subitāneus going or coming stealthily =subit(us) taking by surprise]

sud′den•ly, adv.

sud′den•ness, n.

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sudden

• all of a sudden - Is the grammatically correct version; do not say "all of the sudden."
• coup de main - A sudden and unexpected movement or attack.
• sudden - From Latin sub-, "up to," and ire, "come, go," making subitus, "come or go up stealthily."
• vicissitude - A sudden or unexpected change in life.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

sudden - happening without warning or in a short space of time; "a sudden storm"; "a sudden decision"; "a sudden cure" fast - acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly; "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car" gradual - proceeding in small stages; "a gradual increase in prices"

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sudden

adjective quick, rapid, unexpected, swift, hurried, abrupt, hasty, impulsive, unforeseen It was all very sudden.
expected, slow, gentle, anticipated, deliberate, gradual, foreseen, unhasty

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sudden

adjective

Happening quickly and without warning:

abrupt, hurried, precipitant, precipitate.

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Translations

فُجائيمُفَاجِئ

náhlý

pludseligbrat

plötzlichjäh

ξαφνικόςαιφνίδιοςξαφνικήξαφνικό

repentinosúbitobruscorepentina

äkillinenyhtäkkinen

soudainsoudainesubit

nagaonenadaniznenadan

skyndilegur

improvvisotutto d'un trattoimprovvisa

突然の

갑작스러운

netikėtas

negaidītspēkšņs

plotseling

plutselig

nagły

repentinosúbitorepentina

внезапный

nenaden

plötslig

ทันทีทันใด

anianîapansız

bất ngờđột ngộtthình lình

突然的

sudden

[ˈsʌdn]

A. ADJ

1. (= hasty, swift) → repentino; (= unexpected) → inesperado
a sudden drop in temperature → un descenso repentino de la temperatura
a sudden increase in unemployment → un aumento repentino del número de parados
with sudden enthusiasm → con un entusiasmo repentino
this is all so sudden! → ¡todo esto es tan repentino!
his death was sudden → su muerte ocurrió de repente, su muerte fue inesperada
she looked startled by his sudden appearance → parecía asustada cuando él apareció de repente
when the soldiers came it was very sudden → la llegada de los soldados ocurrió de improviso
all of a sudden → de pronto, de repente

2. (= abrupt) [movement] → brusco

B. CPD sudden death N (Tennis) → muerte f súbita
they had to go to sudden death (Tennis) → tuvieron que recurrir a la muerte súbita (Ftbl) (penalty shoot-out) → tuvieron que recurrir a los goles; (extra time) → tuvieron que recurrir a la prórroga de desempate
sudden death extra time N → prórroga f de desempate
sudden death goal N → gol m de desempate
sudden death play-off N → desempate m instantáneo
sudden infant death syndrome N (Med) → síndrome m de la muerte súbita infantil

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sudden

[ˈsʌd^ən] adj [change, movement, attack, decision, impulse, desire] → soudain(e); [death] → subit(e)
It was all very sudden → Tout a été très soudain.
a sudden change → un changement soudain
all of a sudden → soudain, tout à coupsudden death n (SPORT) (also sudden-death play-off) → mort f subitesudden infant death syndrome n → mort f subite du nourrisson

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sudden

adj → plötzlich; movement also → jäh, abrupt; drop, silence also → jäh; (= unexpected) bend, change of direction → unerwartet; there was a sudden bend → da war plötzlich eine Kurve, da war eine unerwartete Kurve; this is all so sudden → das kommt alles so plötzlich

n all of a sudden → (ganz) plötzlich, urplötzlich (inf)

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sudden

:

sudden death

n (Ftbl: at end of drawn game) → Sudden Death m, Spielverlängerung bis zum entscheidenden Tor; sudden-death (overtime) (US Sport) → Sudden Death m, Spielverlängerung bis zum entscheidenden Punktgewinn; sudden-death (play-off) (Sport) → Ausscheidungsrunde f

sudden infant death syndrome

n (Med) → plötzlicher Kindstod

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sudden

[ˈsʌdn] adj → improvviso/a
this is so sudden! → non me l'aspettavo!
all of a sudden → all'improvviso, improvvisamente

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sudden

(ˈsadn) adjective

happening etc quickly and unexpectedly. a sudden attack; His decision to get married is rather sudden!; a sudden bend in the road. skielik فُجائي внезапен súbito náhlý plötzlich pludselig ξαφνικόςsúbito, repentino äkiline, ootamatu ناگهاني اتفاق افتادن äkillinen soudainפתאומי अचानक nenadan, nagao hirtelen; váratlan mendadak skyndilegur improvviso 突然の 갑짜스러운 staigus, netikėtas pēkšņs; negaidīts tiba-tiba plotselingplutselig, brånagły ناڅاپه پیښیدل súbito brusc внезапный; неожиданный náhly nenaden iznenadan plötslig, oväntad ทันทีทันใด anî, apansız 突然的 раптовий; несподіваний اچانک thình lình 突然的

ˈsuddenness noun

skielikheid فُجائِيَّه внезапност rapidez náhlost die Plötzlichkeit uventethed (το)αιφνίδιο cualidad de repentino/súbito; brusquedad äkilisus ناگهاني بودن äkillisyys soudaineté פִּתאוֹמִיוּת आकस्मिक, फुर्ती, तीखा nenadanost, neočekivanost váratlanság, hirtelenség kejadian mendadak skjótleiki; skynding subitaneità 突然さ 갑작스러음 staigumas pēkšņums; negaidītība dengan tiba-tiba onverhoedsheid plutselighet, bråhet raptowność ناڅاپه کیدل rapidez caracter brusc внезапность; неожиданность náhlosť nenadnost iznenadnost plötslighet ความไม่ทันรู้ตัว anî olma 突然 раптовість اچانک ہونا sự bất thình lình 突然

ˈsuddenly adverb

He suddenly woke up; Suddenly she realized that the stranger had a gun. skielik فَجأةً внезапно subitamente náhle plötzlich pludseligt ξαφνικάsúbitamente, de repente, de golpe äkitselt ناگهاني äkillisesti soudainלפתע अकस्मात, जल्दी में, फुर्ती से nenadano, iznenada hirtelen tiba-tiba skyndilega improvvisamente 突然に 갑짜기 staiga pēkšņi; negaidīti tiba-tiba plotselingplutselig, bråttnagle ناڅاپه subitamente brusc, deodată внезапно náhle nenadoma iznenada plötsligt, oväntat อย่างกะทันหัน birdenbire, ansızın 突然地 раптом, зненацька اچانک سے bất thình lình 突然地

all of a sudden

suddenly or unexpectedly. All of a sudden the lights went out. skielik فَجأةً изведнъж de repente najednou ganz plötzlich pludselig εντελώς ξαφνικά de repente, de golpe äkki ناگهان yhtäkkiä tout à coupפתאום अचानक odjednom, iznebuha hirtelen tiba-tiba allt í einu all'improvviso 突然に 불시에, 불쑥 staiga pēkšņi secara tiba-tiba plotselingplutselig, med ettnagle ناڅاپه de repente brusc внезапно; вдруг naraz, zrazu nepričakovano iznenada helt plötsligt อย่างไม่คาดคิด anîden, ansızın 冷不防 раптом, зненацька بالکل اچانک đột ngột 冷不防

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sudden

→ مُفَاجِئ náhlý pludselig plötzlich ξαφνικός repentino äkillinen soudain nagao improvviso 突然の 갑작스러운 plotseling plutselig nagły repentino внезапный plötslig ทันทีทันใด ani bất ngờ 突然的

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sudden

a. súbito-a, imprevisto-a, repentino-a;

___ death → muerte ___.

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sudden

adj súbito

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