de repente

== Portuguese == === Alternative forms === derrepente (misspelling, Brazil) === Etymology === From de (“of”) + repente (“a sudden act or occurrence”). === Pronunciation === ==== Usage notes ==== In Brazil, even accents that usually reduce the preposition de to /d͡ʒi/ may maintain the word unreduced (i.e., as /de/) in this expression, hence the potential misspelling. === Adverb === de repente (comparable, comparative mais de repente, superlative o mais de repente) suddenly; unexpectedly Synonyms: do nada, repentinamente, sem mais nem menos, subitamente === Further reading === “de repente”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin dērepente (“suddenly”). Equivalent to de (“of”) + repente (“a sudden act or occurrence”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /de reˈpente/ [d̪e reˈpẽn̪.t̪e] Syllabification: de re‧pen‧te === Adverb === de repente suddenly, abruptly, (instantly): in a heartbeat Synonyms: súbitamente, de golpe ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “de repente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025