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repentinamente

suddenly

adverb rreh-pen-tee-nah-MEN-teh Rare

Usage Note

Repentinamente is the adverbial form of repentino (sudden) and is a fully standard, if formal, adverb. In everyday speech it competes with de repente (the more common phrase) and súbitamente. All three mean suddenly, but repentinamente tends to appear in written narrative and journalistic registers.

Examples

"El coche frenó repentinamente."

Natural Translation

The car stopped suddenly.

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