abrupt

abrupt
adjective
1) (sudden; unexpected: The car came to an abrupt halt.) brusco
2) ((of a person's manner of speaking etc) rude or sharp.) brusco, áspero
3) (lacking in continuity.) interrumpido, discontinuo
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- abruptness
abrupt
tr[ə'brʌpt]
adjective
1 (sudden) repentino,-a
2 (rude) brusco,-a, arisco,-a
3 (slope) empinado,-a
abrupt [ə'brʌpt] adj
1) sudden: abrupto, repentino, súbito
2) brusque, curt: brusco, cortante
♦ abruptly adv
abrupt
adj.
• abrupto, -a adj.
• atropellado, -a adj.
• brusco, -a adj.
• cortado, -a adj.
• escarpado, -a adj.
• precipitado, -a adj.
• repentino, -a adj.
• áspero, -a adj.
ə'brʌpt
adjective
a) (sudden) <departure/conclusion> repentino, súbito; <rise/decline> abrupto, brusco
b) (brusque) <manner> brusco, cortante
[ǝ'brʌpt]
ADJ
1) (=sudden) [change, rise] brusco; [departure] repentino; [resignation, dismissal] repentino, súbito

to come to an abrupt end — terminar de repente

to come to an abrupt halt or stop — (lit) pararse bruscamente or en seco; (fig) terminarse de repente

2) (=brusque) [person] brusco, cortante; [question] brusco; [comment, reply] cortante

he was abrupt to the point of rudeness — estuvo tan brusco or cortante que resultaba hasta grosero

he was very abrupt with me — estuvo muy brusco or cortante conmigo

I was taken aback by her abrupt manner — me chocó su brusquedad

3) (=steep) [hillside, precipice] abrupto, escarpado
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[ə'brʌpt]
adjective
a) (sudden) <departure/conclusion> repentino, súbito; <rise/decline> abrupto, brusco
b) (brusque) <manner> brusco, cortante

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  • abrupt — Adj plötzlich, jäh erw. fremd. Erkennbar fremd (18. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus l. abruptus, dem PPP. von l. abrumpere abreißen, losreißen , aus l. rumpere (ruptum) reißen, zerbrechen und l. ab von weg .    Ebenso nndl. abrupt, ne. abrupt, nfrz …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

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  • abrupt — abrupt, te (a bru pt, pt ) adj. 1°   Qui est en pente rapide et comme rompu. Montagnes abruptes. La pente abrupte diffère de la pente roide, en ce que celle là ne permet pas une ligne droite et que l autre la permet. 2°   Fig. Style abrupt, style …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

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  • Abrupt — Ab*rupt , v. t. To tear off or asunder. [Obs.] Till death abrupts them. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Abrúpt — (lat.), abgebrochen, zusammenhanglos …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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