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brusc
sudden, abrupt /ˈbrusk/
adjective#1995 most common
Also: brusque, curt, sharp (of a change)
Example sentences
Trenul s-a oprit brusc.
The train stopped suddenly.
A avut o reacție bruscă.
He had an abrupt reaction.
Vremea s-a schimbat brusc în timpul nopții.
The weather changed suddenly during the night.
Nu-mi place când mă întrerupi atât de brusc.
I don't like it when you interrupt me so abruptly.
Prețurile au crescut brusc după anunțul guvernului.
Prices rose sharply after the government's announcement.
Schimbările bruște de temperatură pot afecta sănătatea persoanelor vârstnice.
Sudden changes in temperature can affect the health of elderly people.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | brusc (m) / bruscă (f) | bruști (m) / bruște (f) |
| Genitive | brusc (m) / bruște (f) | bruști (m) / bruște (f) |
| Accusative | brusc (m) / bruscă (f) | bruști (m) / bruște (f) |
| Vocative | brusc (m) / bruscă (f) | bruști (m) / bruște (f) |
Word family
bruscsuddenly, abruptly
bruscăsudden, abrupt
bruști / bruștesudden, abrupt (masc./fem.)
bruschețeabruptness, brusqueness
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "brusc" from French "brusque" during the nineteenth-century wave of French-based modernization of the language. The French word itself came from Italian "brusco," which originally meant sour or tart before it shifted to describe curt, sudden manners. The exact root behind the Italian word is debated among etymologists, so no single ancestor form is certain.
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