all of a sudden

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˌɔl əv ə ˈsʌdən/

Adverb

all of a sudden (not comparable)

1. (set phrase, colloquial) Suddenly, quickly.

   All of a sudden I felt very hot and tired.

   Synonyms: all at once, at one stroke, in one fell swoop, just like that, out of the blue

Translations

• French: soudain, soudainement, subitement, tout à coup, tout d'un coup
• German: urplötzlich, unversehens
• Italian: all'improvviso, d'improvviso, tutto ad un tratto, tutto a un tratto, tutt'a un tratto, tutto d'un tratto, tutto d'un colpo, di colpo, di soprassalto
• Portuguese: subitamente, de repente, repentinamente
• Russian: вдруг
• Spanish: de repente, súbitamente, de pronto, de golpe, de golpe y porrazo, de buenas a primeras, al primer envite

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