вдруг
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suddenly, all of a sudden, in case, what if
Вдруг я забы́л, что хоте́л сказа́ть
Suddenly I forgot what I wanted to say
Usage info
А вдруг... meaning "what if.." in colloquial settings. А вдруг шутили доктора?: "What if the doctors were joking?"
Examples
Огни́ вдруг пога́сли.
Suddenly the lights went out.
Не́бо вдруг заволокло́ ту́чами.
The sky became suddenly overcast with clouds.
Когда вдруг появи́лся медве́дь, дети притвори́лись мертвыми.
At the sudden appearance of a bear, the kids made believe they were dead.
Неве́ста вдруг рассмея́лась.
The bride suddenly laughed.
Typical usagePRO
Narration: suddenly
вдруг начался́ дождь
suddenly it started raining
и вдруг
and suddenly
как вдруг
when suddenly
и тут вдруг
and then suddenly
Sudden appearance/disappearance
вдруг появи́лся
suddenly appeared
вдруг исче́з
suddenly vanished
вдруг пропа́л свет
the lights suddenly went out
вдруг стих ве́тер
the wind suddenly died down
Realization/discovery
вдруг поня́л
suddenly realized
вдруг догада́лся
suddenly figured out
вдруг осозна́л
suddenly became aware
вдруг оказа́лось, что...
it suddenly turned out that...
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Contributions
omertaskaya19 edited usage info 8 months ago.
drvuquangson edited translation 8 months ago.
windsorpark edited translation 3 years ago.
