just like that

English

Pronunciation

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Adverb

just like that

1. In that manner.
2. (idiomatic) Suddenly and unexpectedly; without warning.

   We were jogging slowly in the park when, just like that, she collapsed.

Synonyms

• (suddenly and unexpectedly): out of the blue, all of a sudden

Translations

without warning

• Bulgarian: отникъде (bg) (otnikǎde), неочаквано (bg) (neočakvano)
• Dutch: zo maar ineens
• Finnish: tuosta vain, noin vain
• German: einfach so, plötzlich und ohne Vorwarnung
• Japanese: あっという間に (attoiumani)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: uten videre (no)

  Nynorsk: utan vidare

• Polish: tak po prostu
• Russian: ни с того, ни с сего (ni s tovo, ni s sevo), взял, да и (vzjal, da i) + verb
• Spanish: así no más, así como así

See also

• like that