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sudden like: plötzlich → →
plötzlich ☊ 
đột nhiên, bất thình lình, bất ngờ ☊ 
☊ plötzlich ☊ 突然的 ☊ tūrán de Plötzlich hörten Sie jemanden, der nach Hilfe schrie. ☊ Bỗng dưng họ nghe tiếng người nào đó kêu cứu. ☊ (Lektion 32, Nr. 420) Plötzlich fing er an, mit Gewalt auf mich einzuschlagen. ☊ Bỗng nhiên anh ta bắt đầu hung dữ đánh anh. ☊ (Lektion 62, Nr. 879) I've suddenly acquired a stepbrother. ☊ acquire ☊
Then, for no apparent reason, the train suddenly stopped. ☊ apparent ☊
The sudden appearance of a security guard caused them to drop the money and run. ☊ appearance ☊
They suddenly became aware of people looking at them. ☊ aware ☊
Suddenly the screen went blank. ☊ blank ☊
The aircraft crashed and burst into flames (= suddenly began to burn). ☊ burst into sth ☊
She burst into tears (= suddenly began to cry). ☊ burst into sth ☊
She blushed at the sudden contact of his hand against her arm. ☊ contact ☊
He felt a sudden alarm at the turn the conversation was taking. ☊ conversation ☊
Files can be lost if the system suddenly crashes. ☊ crash ☊
Suddenly the phone went dead. ☊ dead ☊
He dropped dead (= died suddenly) last week. ☊ dead ☊
a sudden/violent/peaceful, etc. death ☊ death ☊
demonstrate how, what, etc...: His sudden departure had demonstrated how unreliable he was. ☊ demonstrate ☊
His sudden departure threw the office into chaos. ☊ departure ☊
Her husband died suddenly last week. ☊ die ☊
The play was going very well until one of the actors suddenly dried up. ☊ dry up ☊
The children were surprised by the sudden entry of their teacher. ☊ entry ☊
expose sth: He smiled suddenly, exposing a set of amazingly white teeth. ☊ expose ☊
She suddenly felt faint. ☊ faint ☊
feeling (of sth): He suddenly had the feeling of being followed. ☊ feeling ☊
Her eyes suddenly filled with tears. ☊ fill ☊
The plane burst into flame(s) (= suddenly began burning strongly). ☊ flame ☊
An idea suddenly floated into my mind. ☊ float ☊
The car in front of me stopped suddenly and I had to brake. ☊ in front of ☊
Suddenly all the lights went on. ☊ go on ☊
Suddenly the lights went off. ☊ go off ☊
She was taken ill suddenly. ☊ ill ☊
She's never had a steady job (= a job that is not going to end suddenly). ☊ job ☊
I sat up with a jump (= quickly and suddenly). ☊ jump ☊
He burst out laughing (= suddenly started laughing). ☊ laugh ☊
Suddenly all the lights went out. ☊ light ☊
I was talking to John when the line suddenly went dead. ☊ line ☊
He suddenly appeared as if by magic. ☊ magic ☊
There was a sudden movement in the undergrowth. ☊ movement ☊
Suddenly all the lights went out. ☊ out ☊
A car suddenly pulled out in front of me. ☊ pull out ☊
She put on the brakes suddenly. ☊ put sth on ☊
The sudden noise put her off her game. ☊ put sb off ☊
Her quick hands suddenly stopped moving. ☊ quick ☊
His pulse rate dropped suddenly. ☊ rate ☊
Looking at all the accusing faces, she felt a sudden urge to run away. ☊ run away (from sb/...) ☊
Suddenly he burst into song (= started to sing). ☊ song ☊
Everyone sprang to their feet (= stood up suddenly) when the principal walked in. ☊ spring ☊
it strikes sb how, what, etc...: It suddenly struck me how we could improve the situation. ☊ strike ☊
All of a sudden someone grabbed me around the neck. ☊ all of a sudden ☊
'Listen!' said Doyle suddenly. ☊ suddenly ☊
I suddenly realized what I had to do. ☊ suddenly ☊
It all happened so suddenly. ☊ suddenly ☊
He suddenly burst into tears (= began to cry). ☊ tear ☊
Suddenly there was a loud bang. ☊ there ☊
thought (that...): She was struck by the sudden thought that he might already have left. ☊ thought ☊
He really knows how to turn on the charm (= suddenly become pleasant and attractive). ☊ turn sth on ☊
a twisted ankle (= injured by being turned suddenly) ☊ twisted ☊
His sudden death turned her world upside down. ☊ turn sth upside down ☊
urge to do sth: I had a sudden urge to hit him. ☊ urge ☊
The crowd suddenly turned violent. ☊ violent ☊
The sudden weakness in her legs made her stumble. ☊ weakness ☊
He braked suddenly, causing the front wheels to skid. ☊ wheel ☊