plötzlich

adverb

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suddenly

abruptly

all of a sudden

sharp

sudden

Synonyms and Related Words for plötzlich

unvermittelt schlagartig jäh überraschend scharf abrupt

Definition of "plötzlich" in German

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Unerwartet und schnell eintretend oder geschehend.

DE: “Plötzlich ist es dunkel.”
A1
EN: “Suddenly it is dark.”

DE: “Plötzlich fing es an zu regnen.”
A2
EN: “Suddenly it started to rain.”

DE: “Wir saßen gemütlich im Café, als plötzlich der Strom ausfiel.”
B1
EN: “We were sitting comfortably in the café when the power suddenly went out.”

Words Similar in Spelling to plötzlich

nützlich gesetzlich zusätzlich