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De pronto / De repente


Liquinn3 October 13, 2013 06:50 AM

De pronto / De repente
 
What is the difference in the usage of these two words?

Gracias. :)

chileno October 13, 2013 07:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Liquinn3 (Post 144089)
What is the difference in the usage of these two words?

Gracias. :)

None when used to mean the same.

De pronto can also be used like:

Por de pronto = for the moment but you cannot say por de repente.... :)

aleCcowaN October 13, 2013 07:48 AM

de pronto = de repente

"De repente" may be an itsy bitty more colloquial because there is an exact proper formal adverb with the same origin: repentinamente

"De pronto" isn't formal or informal.


Quote:

Originally Posted by chileno (Post 144090)

Por de pronto = for the moment but you cannot say por de repente.... :)

Por LO pronto ... (LO pronto = the nearest future)

Por lo pronto ... = sort of {"for the time being" but "short time" / "until it changes" / "a new element is needed for it to change"} with touches of "as far as we know".

chileno October 13, 2013 10:08 AM

Duh, I don't know what I was thinking.... :)


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