0 done or happening quickly and not expected -- repentino, súbito
1 quickly and in a way that was not expected -- de repente
All of a sudden she got up and walked out.
3 with no warning -- de repente
Will there be a sudden adjustment or a gradual one?
It is wrong to believe that a sudden increase in taxes and duties will bring in more money for the budget.
Let us hope that they do not set in motion a spiralling and sudden increase in all prices.
That is what really triggered this sudden interest in energy policy.
However, we also want the change in priority of financing to be gradual, not sudden, because that would mean leaving the weakest regions to look after themselves.
All of a sudden there is going to be a second vote.
Now, all of a sudden, we are taking action against them.
All of a sudden we are in a different world and one that we must face up to.
