comme ça

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔm sa/
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Adverb

comme ça

  1. just like that (suddenly and unexpectedly)
    Il jouait dans le jardin et soudain, comme ça, il est tombé. ― He was playing in the garden and suddenly, just like that, he fell over.
    Synonym: d'un coup
  2. like that (without preparation, without checking)
    Là comme ça, ça ne me dit rien. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    Là comme ça, je ne saurais pas te dire. ― I don't know off the top of my head.
    Near-synonyms: à froid, de tête, de mémoire
  3. that way, as a result
    Synonyms: de cette façon, ainsi

Etymology 2

Ellipsis of gros comme ça (“big like that”) or grand comme ça.

Adjective

comme ça (invariable)

  1. (slang) large, big
Usage notes
  • Often said with a gesture indicating the size of what is spoken about.
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