repente

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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

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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

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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

 

  • Hyphenation: re‧pen‧te

Noun

repente m (plural repentes)

  1. attack, upsurge
  2. sudden movement
  3. (Brazil) a fast-paced, rhymed song sung impromptu, common in the Northeast region in Brazil

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin rēpentem (“sudden, unexpected”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reˈpente/
  • Rhymes: -ente
  • Syllabification: re‧pen‧te

Noun

repente m (plural repentes)

  1. attack, upsurge
  2. fit, sudden movement

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