"comme ça" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [French]

IPA: /kɔm sa/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-comme ça.wav
Etymology: Ellipsis of gros comme ça (“big like that”) or grand comme ça. Etymology templates: {{ellipsis|fr|gros comme ça||big like that}} Ellipsis of gros comme ça (“big like that”), {{m|fr|grand comme ça}} grand comme ça Head templates: {{fr-adj|inv=1}} comme ça (invariable)
  1. (slang) large, big Tags: invariable, slang
    Sense id: en-comme_ça-fr-adj-equlKm5p
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Adverb [French]

IPA: /kɔm sa/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-comme ça.wav
Head templates: {{fr-adv}} comme ça
  1. just like that (suddenly and unexpectedly) Synonyms: d'un coup
    Sense id: en-comme_ça-fr-adv-tPOuhInU
  2. like that (without preparation, without checking)
    Sense id: en-comme_ça-fr-adv-nU-nmqst
  3. that way, as a result Synonyms: de cette façon, ainsi
    Sense id: en-comme_ça-fr-adv-ICZT~Qbl Categories (other): French ellipses, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French ellipses: 0 7 39 55 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 0 17 5 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: comme ci comme ça
Etymology number: 1

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