sudden

sud·den  (sdn)

adj.

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

2. Characterized by hastiness; abrupt or rash: a sudden decision. See Synonyms at impetuous.

3. Characterized by rapidity; quick and swift.

Idiom:

all of a sudden

Very quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.

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

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sudden·ly adv.

sudden·ness n.

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sudden [ˈsʌd^ən]

adj

1. occurring or performed quickly and without warning

2. marked by haste; abrupt

3. Rare rash; precipitate

n

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

all of a sudden without warning; unexpectedly

adv

Chiefly poetic without warning; suddenly

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

suddenness  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.

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

Translations

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 coup
sudden death n (SPORT) (also sudden-death play-off) → mort f subite
sudden 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

adj sudden [ˈsadn]

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 náhlý pludselig plötzlich ξαφνικός súbito, repentino äkiline, ootamatu ناگهاني اتفاق افتادن äkillinen soudain פִּתאוֹמִי अचानक nenadan, nagao hirtelen; váratlan mendadak skyndilegur improvviso 突然の 갑짜스러운 staigus, netikėtas pēkšņs; negaidīts tiba-tiba plotseling plutselig, brå nagły súbito brusc внезапный; неожиданный náhly nenaden iznenadan plötslig, oväntad ทันทีทันใด anî, apansız 突然的 раптовий; несподіваний اچانک thình lình 突然的

n suddenness

skielikheid فُجائِيَّه внезапност náhlost uventethed die Plötzlichkeit (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 돌연함 staigumas pēkšņums; negaidītība dengan tiba-tiba onverhoedsheid plutselighet, bråhet raptowność rapidez caracter brusc внезапность; неожиданность náhlosť nenadnost iznenadnost plötslighet ความไม่ทันรู้ตัว anî olma 突然 раптовість اچانک ہونا sự bất thình lình 突然

adv suddenly

He suddenly woke up; Suddenly she realized that the stranger had a gun. skielik فَجأةً внезапно náhle pludseligt plötzlich ξαφνικά súbitamente, de repente, de golpe äkitselt ناگهاني yhtäkkiä soudain לְפֶתַע अकस्मात, जल्दी में, फुर्ती से nenadano, iznenada hirtelen tiba-tiba skyndilega improvvisamente 突然に 갑짜기 staiga pēkšņi; negaidīti tiba-tiba plotseliong plutselig, brått nagle 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 najednou pludselig ganz plötzlich εντελώς ξαφνικά de repente, de golpe äkki ناگهان äkkiä tout à coup פִּתאוֹם अचानक odjednom, iznebuha hirtelen tiba-tiba allt í einu all'improvviso 突然に 불시에, 불쑥 staiga pēkšņi secara tiba-tiba plotseling plutselig, med ett nagle 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 → مفاجئ 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