вдруг
- 1.
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
- Вдруг Том запла́кал.Suddenly Tom began to cry.
- Она вдруг ста́ла знамени́той.She suddenly became famous.
- Чёрный крольчо́нок вдруг сел и погрустне́л.Suddenly the little black rabbit sat down, and looked very sad.
- Трудно вдруг взять и не обраща́ть внима́ния на многоле́тнюю любо́вь.It is difficult to suddenly put aside a long-standing love.
- Том вдруг поднялся.Tom stood up suddenly.
- Как он вдруг побледне́л...Boy, did he suddenly turn pale...
- Тогда он пристально погляде́л на неё и вдруг обнял её и поцелова́л в губы.Then he looked at her intently, and suddenly gave her a hug and kissed her on the lips.
- Дети вдруг прити́хли.The kids suddenly become quiet.
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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omertaskaya19 edited usage info 7 months ago.
drvuquangson edited translation 7 months ago.
windsorpark edited translation 3 years ago.
