sudden death

1. (countable)An instantaneous, unexpected death not caused by violence or trauma.

   plötzlicher Tod

   внеза́пная смертьvnezápnaja smertʹ, скоропости́жная смертьskoropostížnaja smertʹ

   на́гла смертьnáhla smertʹ

2. (countable, uncountable)A period or mode of play in which the next player or team to score wins instantly; often in an extra period of time following a tie at the end of the regular period of play.

3. (India, countable, historical, slang, uncountable)A meal of a chicken freshly slaughtered and spatchcocked.

4. (countable, uncountable)Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sudden, death.

1. His sudden death was a tragedy.

   Його несподівана смерть була трагедією. — deniko

   ruЕго внезапная смерть стала трагедией. — marafon

   deSein plötzlicher Tod war eine Tragödie. — freddy1

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2. I was surprised at the news of his sudden death.

   ruНовость о его внезапной смерти ошарашила меня. — Olya

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3. He gave up going abroad to study because of his father's sudden death.

   ruОн отказался от поездки на учёбу за границу из-за внезапной смерти своего отца. — Lenin_1917

   deWegen des plötzlichen Ablebens seines Vaters gab er das Vorhaben auf, im Ausland zu studieren. — Sudajaengi

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4. I was numbed by her sudden death.

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5. We were so shocked at his sudden death.

   Ми були так шоковані його раптовою смертю. — ChickenKiev

   ruМы были так потрясены его внезапной смертью. — marafon

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