repente

French

Verb

repente

  1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive of repentir

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reˈpɛn.te/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnte
  • Hyphenation: re‧pèn‧te

Adjective

repente (plural repenti)

  1. sudden, rapid

Derived terms

Adverb

repente

  1. suddenly, rapidly

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Adverbial form of repēns (sudden).

Pronunciation

Adverb

repente (not comparable)

  1. suddenly.
    Synonyms: mox, extemplo, propere, statim, raptim, confestim, breviter, brevi

Derived terms

Adjective

repente

  1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of repens

Descendants

  • Gascon: arrebén (abrupt slope), arrebenté
  • Italian: repente
  • Portuguese: repente
  • Spanish: repente

References

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin rēpentem (sudden, unexpected).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁeˈpẽ.t͡ʃi/ [heˈpẽ.t͡ʃi]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁeˈpẽ.t͡ʃi/ [χeˈpẽ.t͡ʃi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁeˈpẽ.te/ [heˈpẽ.te]

  • Hyphenation: re‧pen‧te

Noun

repente m (plural repentes)

  1. attack, upsurge
  2. sudden movement

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin rēpentem (sudden, unexpected).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reˈpente/ [reˈpẽn̪.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ente
  • Syllabification: re‧pen‧te

Noun

repente m (plural repentes)

  1. attack, upsurge
  2. fit, sudden movement

Derived terms

Further reading

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