This is the 2001st most frequent Catalan word.
sobtada
Sudden.
The adjective 'sobtada' describes the rain as having occurred unexpectedly or abruptly.
Va ser una pluja sobtada que va inundar els carrers.
It was a sudden rain that flooded the streets.
Here 'sobtada' qualifies the decision as abrupt or made without prior notice.
La decisió sobtada va sorprendre a tothom a la sala.
The sudden decision surprised everyone in the room.
In this context, 'sobtada' conveys the immediacy or abruptness of the glance.