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/reˈpente/
Translation
sudden start; (de repente) suddenly
Word origin
From Latin repens (genitive repentis), meaning 'sudden, unexpected'; the phrase de repente means 'suddenly'. The English lookalike 'repent' is unrelated, coming instead from Latin paenitere ('to regret').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- repens
Grammar
Examples
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Suddenly, everyone started running.
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She suddenly stood up and left without saying anything.
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He suddenly remembered where he had left the keys.
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Suddenly, everyone present fell silent.
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The price of the flat dropped suddenly this week.
Used in
Stories
(3)Grammar articles
(4)Spanish Adverbs of Place, Time and Degree (aquí, todavía, muy vs mucho)
Spanish Time and Frequency Phrases: de vez en cuando, a menudo, de repente, poco a poco
The Spanish Accidental se (se me cayó, se me olvidó)
Spanish Set Phrases with tener, dar, hacer, echar (tener ganas, echar de menos, hacer falta)
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