all of a sudden
вдруг
All of a sudden, the lights went out in the whole building.
Вдруг во всём здании погас свет.
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sudden
sudden
Meaning of sudden
English
happening quickly and without warning
Русский
происходящий очень быстро и без предупреждения
Pronunciation
British English
/ˈsʌdn/
American English
/ˈsʌdən/
sudden with Russian translation
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Вдруг
All at onceWhy the sudden interest?
С чего вдруг такой интерес?
You don't even like football. Why the sudden interest?
Ты ведь даже не любишь футбол. С чего вдруг такой интерес?
- It was all so sudden.Всё произошло так внезапно.
Резкие перемены
Sharp changesa sudden increase
резкий рост
We noticed a sudden increase in orders after the holiday sale.
После праздничной распродажи мы заметили резкий рост заказов.
a sudden movement
резкое движение
Any sudden movement might scare the deer away.
Любое резкое движение может спугнуть оленя.
- a sudden changeрезкая перемена
- a sudden dropрезкое падение
Неожиданные события
Unexpected eventsa sudden noise
внезапный шум
A sudden noise from the kitchen woke the whole house.
Внезапный шум на кухне разбудил весь дом.
a sudden urge
внезапное желание
I felt a sudden urge to call my old friend.
У меня возникло внезапное желание позвонить старому другу.
sudden usage examples
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
A sudden flood closed the road.
Внезапное наводнение перекрыло дорогу.
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
There was a sudden drop in temperature.
Произошло внезапное падение температуры.
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What's the difference between sudden and precipitous
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🇬🇧English
precipitous
formal: a steep fall or rise
B2rare word
ENThe company experienced a precipitous drop in sales.
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What does sudden mean?
happening quickly and without warning
How do you pronounce sudden?
sudden is pronounced [ˈsʌdn].
How is sudden used in a sentence?
Внезапное наводнение перекрыло дорогу. Translation: A sudden flood closed the road.
Is sudden part of Natural Phenomena vocabulary?
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