Translation for "de repente" to english

De repente

adverb

• suddenly
• all of a sudden
• all at once
• by surprise
• on the spur of the moment

Translation examples

suddenly adverb

De repente se podían ver asociados donde antes sólo se atisbaban adversarios.
People could suddenly see partners where before they had only glimpsed adversaries.

Un día en que estaba trabajando allí, un camión chocó de repente contra la tienda.
One day when she was working there, a truck suddenly drove into the shop.

Cuando escuché esa idea por primera vez, de repente todo tuvo sentido.
When I first heard this idea, it suddenly all made sense.

El espíritu del voluntariado se ha extendido de repente hacia las comunidades de Timor-Leste.
The spirit of volunteerism has suddenly spilled out into the communities of Timor-Leste.

De repente, Rodger Chongwe estaba sangrando a mi lado.
Suddenly Rodger Chongwe was bleeding next to me.

De repente fueron tildados de "ocupantes ilegales", pese a que habían pagado por su tierra.
They were suddenly called "illegal squatters", even though they had paid for the land in former times.

El rayo de esperanza de paz en el Oriente Medio se ha convertido de repente en nubarrones.
The ray of hope for peace in the Middle East region has suddenly turned into dark clouds.

Ilustración 1-20: la documentación consistía en una garantía independiente y de repente es un pagaré.
Illustration 1-20: The documentation was an independent guarantee and it is suddenly a promissory note.

Las mujeres han visto como se reducían de repente sus derechos.
Women had suddenly found their rights curtailed.

De repente se determinó que se construiría una carretera que atravesaría el terreno asignado para la escuela.
Suddenly, a major road was to be built through the site earmarked for the school.

Yo estaba metido a fondo en la película, pasándola bacán, y de repente, de repente… —¿De repente qué?
I was caught up in the movie, having a terrific time, and suddenly, suddenly…” “Suddenly what?”

Y entonces, de repente, no, no de repente, el tenue resplandor de la explosión.
Then, suddenly, not suddenly, the dim thunder of the blast.

De repente, ya no está…
Suddenly it is gone …

De repente, no lo fue.
Suddenly it wasn’t.

Y de repente, ahí estaba;
And then, suddenly, there it was;

Se sintió de repente feliz, y de repente indescriptiblemente pequeño.
He felt suddenly happy and suddenly indescribably small.

Pero de repente había más;
But now there was suddenly more;

Y de repente hubo más.
And suddenly there were others.

all of a sudden adverb

—Dijo «no», así de repente.
‘It said, “No”, all of a sudden.

Y, de repente, se esfumó.
Then all of a sudden, he disappeared.

Te has ruborizado de repente.
“You’re flushed all of a sudden.”

all at once adverb

De repente, se detuvo.
All at once he stopped.

by surprise adverb

No van a entrar de repente. - ¡Cómo que no!
They won't come by surprise here.

on the spur of the moment adverb

De repente, como movida por una inspiración, Louise decidió no mencionar a Henrik hasta más tarde.
On the spur of the moment Louise decided not to mention Henrik yet.