Usage examples of "Soudain" in French with translation to English

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Soudain, il commença à pleuvoir. All of a sudden it started raining.
Soudain, 100 ouvriers furent licenciés. Suddenly, 100 workers were laid off.
Son soudain décès fut une tragédie. His sudden death was a tragedy.
Il ferma soudain la porte. He closed the door suddenly.
Soudain, l'alarme incendie se déclencha. All of a sudden, the fire alarm went off.
Il se mit soudain à pleuvoir. It suddenly started raining.
Son départ soudain nous a tous surpris. Her sudden departure surprised us all.
Un chien me sauta soudain dessus. A dog suddenly jumped at me.
Un coup de tonnerre soudain le réveilla. A sudden crack of thunder broke his sleep.
Soudain, elle eut une inspiration brillante. Suddenly she had a brilliant inspiration.
Un bruit soudain détourna leur attention du jeu. A sudden noise abstracted their attention from the game.
Il s'arrêta soudain de parler. He suddenly stopped talking.
Elle se questionna sur son changement d'idée soudain. She wondered at the sudden change of his mind.
Elle eut soudain une bonne idée. A good idea suddenly struck her.
Il y eut un soudain revirement de la situation. There was a sudden change in the situation.
Son visage vira soudain au rouge. Her face suddenly turned red.
J'ai été surpris par le bruit soudain du tonnerre. I was surprised at the sudden thunder.
Soudain, ma mère se mit à chanter. Suddenly, my mother started singing.
J'ai été surpris par la nouvelle de son décès soudain. I was surprised at the news of his sudden death.
Il s'est soudain mis à pleuvoir. It suddenly started raining.
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