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brusquement

suddenly, abruptly

adverb broos-kuh-MAHN Rare

Usage Note

Brusquement derives from the adjective brusque (abrupt, curt) and conveys both physical suddenness (il s'est arrêté brusquement) and social bluntness. It is interchangeable with soudainement (suddenly) in many contexts but retains a connotation of roughness or rudeness that soudainement lacks.

Examples

"La voiture s'est arrêtée brusquement."

Natural Translation

The car stopped abruptly.

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