de golpe y porrazo: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- Suddenly; all at once; happening without warning.
- With an abrupt, often dramatic change in circumstance or emotion.
Examples
BetaDe golpe y porrazo, la empresa decidió cerrar todas sus sucursales sin previo aviso.
Suddenly and all at once, the company decided to close all its branches without prior notice.
La noticia llegó de golpe y porrazo, dejando a la familia completamente desconcertada.
The news came suddenly, leaving the family completely bewildered.
No esperábamos que cancelaran el concierto de golpe y porrazo, fue un gran disgusto para los fans.
We didn’t expect them to cancel the concert abruptly; it was a big disappointment for the fans.
- Abruptly and forcefully; in a violent or striking manner.
- Unexpectedly and decisively, frequently with the implication of shock or disruption.
Examples
BetaLo despidieron de golpe y porrazo tras un altercado con un cliente, sin darle oportunidad de explicar.
He was fired abruptly and forcefully after an altercation with a customer, without being given a chance to explain.
El huracán azotó la costa de golpe y porrazo, destruyendo casas y dejando a miles sin electricidad.
The hurricane struck the coast violently, destroying houses and leaving thousands without electricity.
Su reacción fue de golpe y porrazo, gritando y tirando objetos en medio de la discusión.
His reaction was forceful and abrupt, shouting and throwing objects in the middle of the argument.
Examples:
- ES: Y de golpe y porrazo, todo París se volvió loco por ella.EN: Then all of a sudden, Paris went wild over her.
- ES: Se escapa de golpe y porrazo.EN: He fled without any warning.
- ES: ¡Demonios, hay que tener alguna razón para irse de golpe y porrazo!EN: For heaven's sake, you have to have had a reason to run away without warning !
- ES: Estaba todo ya apalabrado y de golpe y porrazo...EN: The deal was all set when suddenly...
- ES: Y ahora, de golpe y porrazo, te descubres locamente enamorado.EN: But today, all of a sudden, You discover this great love.
- ES: Pero se ha ido y ha dejado a Ángela de golpe y porrazo.EN: And now he's gone and dropped Angela like a hot brick.
- ES: No osaría decir que ella escribe poesía, pero cuando una chica te pregunta de golpe y porrazo... si no crees que las estrellas son la guirnalda de margaritas de Dios, a uno le asaltan las dudas, Jeeves.EN: I wouldn't go so far as to say she actually writes poetry, but when a girl suddenly asks you out of a clear blue sky if you don't think that the stars are God's daisy chain, well, you do begin to wonder, Jeeves.
- ES: Cuando comenzó la guerra se hundió de golpe y porrazo, cuando llamaron a mi hermano.EN: Before that, he would still run around. He just collapsed all of a sudden when the war started. when my brother was drafted, that took a big toll on him.
- ES: Estaba poniéndome el vendaje, hablando y, de golpe y porrazo, cayó tieso con un agujero en el pecho.EN: One minute he's tying this bandage around my arm, talking, the next he's lying flat on his back with a hole in his chest.
- ES: Se achispó, y de golpe y porrazo manifestó un enfado que no había dejado entrever.EN: And she got a little high. And suddenly, there was some anger that hadn't been there before.
- ES: Sí. 60,000 yen de golpe y porrazo, y si sale bien, podrás repetir.EN: Yes. 60,000 yen for one time, and if that becomes a hit, you'll do it again.
- ES: ¿Así de golpe y porrazo?EN: Just like that?
- ES: Aparecerán como siempre, de golpe y porrazo.EN: They'll show up out of nowhere, as usual.
- ES: Oh dios mío, amiga, la ropa deportiva informal ha vuelto de golpe y porrazoEN: Oh, my God, girlfriend, sports casual is back with a bang.
- ES: Y de golpe y porrazo me habéis despertado.EN: Then your silly chatter woke me up!
- ES: No es como si vayais a conseguir un niño de 12 años de golpe y porrazo.EN: It's not like you're gonna get a 12 year old right off the bat.
- ES: Así de golpe y porrazo mi día se ha vuelto más interesante.EN: And just like that, my day became infinitely more interesting.
- ES: Parece como que hubiera decidido borrar todo rastro de su vida de golpe y porrazo en ese mismo día.EN: It's like he started to disappear from his own life all in the same day.
- ES: Y de golpe y porrazo, tengo uno de estos... estos momentos donde parece que todo cobra sentido.EN: And all of the sudden, I have one of those... those moments where everything sort of comes together.
- ES: Sí, de golpe y porrazo, era la única manera.EN: Mm, yeah, cold turkey, it's the only way to go.
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