improvviso
sudden
adjective eem-prohv-VEE-zoh Less Common
Origin: from Latin improvisus, 'unforeseen'
Also means
unexpected
Usage Note
Improvviso appears most often in the everyday adverbial phrase all'improvviso (suddenly, all of a sudden). As an adjective it agrees normally: una partenza improvvisa. Note the double 'v'.
Examples
"Un rumore improvviso mi ha svegliato."
Natural Translation
A sudden noise woke me up.
Literal Translation
A noise sudden me has woken.

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