Spanish term
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de repente (in this context)
"Bueno, de que perjudica, perjudica, porque de repente también hay cosas... porque depende de lo que veas, en la televisión o en la prensa, porque de repente dicen:..."
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maybe/might/sometimes
Definitely in some countries (Uruguay also), "de repente" is used as a form of "might", "possibly", "maybe" or even "sometimes" (see Real Academia link). For instance, it's common to say: "De repente vamos mañana" meaning "We might go tomorrow". This use has nothing to do with "suddenly".
In this context, I would translate it the first time as "might" and the second as "sometimes".
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Elizabeth Joy Pitt de Morales
: You did a better job than I did! :-)
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Thank you Elizabeth. Just trying to add a little bit to your answer, as I'm used to this expression.
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liz askew
: sometimes.
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Thank you Liz.
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Ana L Fazio-Kroll
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Gracias Laura.
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Brazil
Translating with soul
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suddenly / unexpectedly / abruptly
Spain
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they blurt (out) / burst out with
hablar alguien de repente
1. loc. verb. Decir sin reflexión ni fundamento lo primero que se le ocurre.
The lst usage sounds like suddenly would fit... but having the sentences BEFORE and AFTER this fragment would help a lot.
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maybe
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all of a sudden
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all of a sudden
de repente, de un momento a otro, así nomás, sin avisar, de buenas a primeras, de golpe, de súbito, súbitamente, inesperadamente, repentinamente, rápidamente
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may
"there may be things"
"they may say"
Spain
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´cause(because) sometimes suddenly..you know,thing happens!.
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Discussion
"pandilleros asaltan un bus y matan al ... y tú estas consciente de que no es así, y eso te perjudica. Y la prensa siempre da más auge a eso, o sea, muchas cosas que estén relacionadas con las pandillas ellos les dan (lo exageran) sí, demasiado."