like that

so, auf diese Weise

Auf die Weise, die man gerade gesehen oder beschrieben hat.

In einfachem Englisch: In the way you have just seen or described.

• Please do not shout like that.
• She held the cup like that to keep it steady.
• Why did he behave like that?

Synonyme: that way, in that manner

Häufige Wendungen: talk like that, behave like that, hold something like that

solch, von dieser Art

Von der Art, die man gerade gesehen oder beschrieben hat.

In einfachem Englisch: Of the kind you have just seen or described.

• I want a bag like that.
• We have never faced a problem like that before.
• Do you know anyone like that?

Synonyme: of that kind, similar to that

Häufige Wendungen: something like that, people like that, a house like that

plötzlich, auf einmal

Etwas geschieht auf einmal, ohne oder mit kaum einer Vorwarnung.

In einfachem Englisch: Suddenly, with little or no warning.

• The power went off, just like that.
• After years together, he left her like that.
• Can a whole business disappear like that?

Synonyme: suddenly, out of nowhere

Gegenteile: gradually

Häufige Wendungen: just like that, disappear like that, end like that

genau so, richtig

Damit bestätigt man, dass jemand etwas richtig beschrieben hat.

In einfachem Englisch: Used to show that another person has described something correctly.

• “You mean a small circle?” “Yes, like that.”
• “Then you pressed the red button?” “Yeah, like that.”
• “So everyone left together?” “Exactly, like that.”

Synonyme: exactly, right

Häufige Wendungen: yes like that, yeah like that

so eben, so in der Art

Am Ende angefügt, um zu betonen, dass etwas dem zuvor Beschriebenen ähnelt.

In einfachem Englisch: Added at the end to stress that something is similar to what you have described.

• It sounds like a bell, like that.
• Her jacket was sort of like yours, like that.
• The room felt like a cave, like that.

Häufige Wendungen: sort of like that, a bit like that