all'improvviso — meaning in English

English meaning

• forthwith adv Immediately, without any delay.
• short adjective Not long in length, distance, or duration.
• suddenly adv In a way that happens quickly and unexpectedly.

Senses

all'improvviso is used for these senses in English:

• all of a sudden (set phrase, colloquial) Suddenly, quickly, without warning.
• forthwith (chiefly, formal, literary, law) Without delay; immediately. [from early 14th c.]
• out of nowhere (idiomatic) In an unexpected or inexplicable manner of arrival or occurrence.
• short Abruptly, curtly, briefly.
• suddenly Happening quickly and with little or no warning; in a sudden manner.

short — full definition

1. adjective Not long in length, distance, or duration.
2. adjective Of a person, not tall.
3. adjective Curt or abrupt in manner.
4. adjective Lacking enough of something, especially money.
5. verb In finance, to bet that a stock or asset's price will fall by selling it before buying it back cheaper.

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