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abruptly 
  adv 
  (=suddenly)  [stop, end, turn] brusquement 
→ He stopped abruptly and looked my way.   
→ I had to apply the brakes rather abruptly at a red light.   
He got up abruptly.  Il s'est levé brusquement. 
  (=curtly)  [speak, ask] avec brusquerie 
→ I wouldn't have spoken so abruptly if I'd realized you were ill.   
→ `Who's Eudora?" he asked abruptly.   



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