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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.

[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.]

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

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.

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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Adj.

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"

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.

Translations

فُجائيمُفَاجِئ

náhlý

pludseligbrat

plötzlich jäh

ξαφνικός αιφνίδιος ξαφνική ξαφνικό

repentino súbito brusco repentina

äkillinenyhtäkkinen

soudain soudaine subit

nagaonenadaniznenadan

skyndilegur

improvviso tutto d'un tratto improvvisa

突然の

갑작스러운

netikėtas

negaidītspēkšņs

plotseling

plutselig

nagły

repentino súbito repentina

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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)

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

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.

ˈsuddenness noun

ˈsuddenly adverb

He suddenly woke up; Suddenly she realized that the stranger had a gun.

all of a sudden

suddenly or unexpectedly. All of a sudden the lights went out.

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

sudden

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

___ death → muerte ___.

sudden

adj súbito

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Nothing of her ever comes to light - no grating, no lifebuoy, no piece of boat or branded oar - to give a hint of the place and date of her sudden end.

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The old woman smiled satirically as she opened the door--then looked back, with a sudden change of humor.

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"Is this a sudden idea, Adam, a sudden resolution?"

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Rose's sacrifice was a failure in one respect, for, though the elders loved her the better for it, and showed that they did, the boys were not inspired with the sudden respect which she had hoped for.

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His body was reaching eagerly forward, his hand stretched out like a wand, and at brief sudden intervals he continued his cries.

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Levin answered, and repeated an inquiry about Madame Apraksina's sudden death.

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A backward glance gave me a glimpse of the first of the Sagoths at the far end of a considerable stretch of canyon through which we had just passed, and then a sudden turning shut the ugly creature from my view; but the loud howl of triumphant rage which rose behind us was evidence that the gorilla-man had sighted us.