comme ça

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔm sa/
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Adverb

comme ça

  1. just like that (suddenly and unexpectedly)
    Synonym: d’un coup
    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.
  2. like that (without preparation, without checking)
    Near-synonyms: à froid, de tête, de mémoire
    comme ça, ça ne me dit rien.(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    comme ça, je ne saurais pas te dire.I don't know off the top of my head.
  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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