comme ça
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔm sa/
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Etymology 1
Adverb
- like that/this, that/this way, so, thus
- Synonyms: ainsi, de cette façon
- Je le fais toujours comme ça. ― I always do it this way.
- 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.
- like that (without preparation, without checking, reflecting)
- Near-synonyms: à froid, de tête, de mémoire
- Là comme ça, ça ne me dit rien. ― Right now, it doesn’t ring a bell.
- Là comme ça, je ne saurais pas te dire. ― I don't know off the top of my head.
Related terms
Etymology 2
Ellipsis of gros comme ça (“big like that”) or grand comme ça.
Adjective
- (slang) large, big
Usage notes
- Often said with a gesture indicating the size of what is spoken about.