sudden

sudden
1. adjective
1) (unexpected) plötzlich

I had a sudden thought — auf einmal od. plötzlich fiel mir etwas ein

2) (abrupt, without warning) jäh [Abgrund, Übergang, Ruck]

there was a sudden bend in the road — plötzlich machte die Straße eine Biegung

2. noun

all of a sudden — plötzlich

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adjective
(happening etc quickly and unexpectedly: a sudden attack; His decision to get married is rather sudden!; a sudden bend in the road.) plötzlich
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- suddenly
- all of a sudden
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sud·den
[ˈsʌdən]
adj plötzlich, jäh
so why the \sudden change? wieso plötzlich diese Änderung?
it was so \sudden es kam so überraschend
it's all a bit \sudden (fam) das geht alles ein bisschen schnell
\sudden death plötzlicher Tod, unerwartetes Ableben form
\sudden departure überhastete Abreise
\sudden drop in temperature unerwarteter Temperatureinbruch
to get a \sudden fright plötzlich Angst bekommen
\sudden mood swing plötzlicher Stimmungswechsel
\sudden movement abrupte Bewegung
to put a \sudden stop to sth etw abrupt beenden
all of a \sudden (fam) [ganz] plötzlich, urplötzlich
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['sʌdn]
1. 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

2. n

all of a sudden — (ganz) plötzlich, urplötzlich (inf)

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sudden [ˈsʌdn]
A adj (adv suddenly)
1. plötzlich, jäh, überraschend, unvermutet:
sudden death
a) besonders Eishockey: Sudden Death m (Verlängerung bei unentschiedenem Endstand, wobei die Mannschaft, die das erste Tor erzielt, das Spiel gewonnen hat),
b) Golf: Stechen n;
sudden infant death syndrome MED plötzlicher Kindstod
2. jäh, hastig, abrupt
3. überstürzt, jäh
B adv besonders poet plötzlich
C s all of a sudden ganz plötzlich:
why are you so interested in it all of a sudden? warum bist du auf einmal so sehr daran interessiert?
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1. adjective
1) (unexpected) plötzlich

I had a sudden thought — auf einmal od. plötzlich fiel mir etwas ein

2) (abrupt, without warning) jäh [Abgrund, Übergang, Ruck]

there was a sudden bend in the road — plötzlich machte die Straße eine Biegung

2. noun

all of a sudden — plötzlich

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adj.
jäh adj.
plötzlich adj.

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