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de golpe

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
de golpe loc adv	(repentinamente)	suddenly adv
		all of a sudden adv
		all at once expr
	La puerta se abrió de golpe.
	The door opened suddenly.
	The door opened all of a sudden.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
abrirse de golpe loc verb	(con brusquedad)	fly open v expr
		burst open v expr
		spring open v expr
	Se vino una ráfaga y la puerta se abrió de golpe.
	A gust of wind came and the door flew open.
aparecer de golpe vi + loc adv	(llegar: de improviso)	suddenly appear adv + vi
		appear all of a sudden, show up all of a sudden v expr
		make a sudden appearance v expr
	Mi hermana apareció de golpe por la puerta y me dio un susto.
	My sister suddenly appeared at the door and gave me a fright.
bajar de golpe loc verb	figurado (caer: rápidamente)	come down suddenly, drop suddenly v expr
	La manzana bajó de golpe del árbol y me pegó en la cabeza.
	The apple dropped suddenly from the tree and hit me on the head.
beber de golpe loc verb	(beber de un trago) (in one swallow)	down⇒ vtr
		gulp down vtr phrasal sep
	(informal)	chug⇒, neck⇒ vtr
	Bebió la cerveza de golpe y se emborrachó rápido.
	He downed his beer and it went straight to his head.

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