Meaning of abrupt | Babel Free

Definitions

abrupt (having sudden transitions from one subject or state to another; unconnected; disjointed)

Examples

“abrupte setninger”

abrupt sentences

“abrupt tale”

abrupt speech

“han lignet en vadefugl, ikke bare i skikkelsen, men også gjennom den abrupte rykkende gangen”

he resembled a wader, not only in the figure, but also through the abrupt jerking passage

“i et abrupt glimt husker du … at du en gang sto slik”

in an abrupt glimpse you remember… that you once stood like that

“ikke gråt, bare et siste, abrupt avklippet ynk”

not crying, just one last, abruptly clipped pity

“Riis’ abrupte og prekære tilbaketog”

Riis' abrupt and precarious retreat