like that

así, de esa manera

De la manera que se acaba de ver o describir.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Sinónimos: that way, in that manner

Expresiones frecuentes: talk like that, behave like that, hold something like that

así, de ese tipo

Del tipo que se acaba de ver o describir.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Sinónimos: of that kind, similar to that

Expresiones frecuentes: something like that, people like that, a house like that

de repente, así de repente

Algo ocurre de golpe, sin aviso o con muy poco aviso.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Sinónimos: suddenly, out of nowhere

Antónimos: gradually

Expresiones frecuentes: just like that, disappear like that, end like that

exactamente, así es

Se dice para confirmar que otra persona ha descrito algo correctamente.

En inglés sencillo: 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.”

Sinónimos: exactly, right

Expresiones frecuentes: yes like that, yeah like that

así, algo así

Se añade al final para recalcar que algo se parece a lo descrito antes.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Expresiones frecuentes: sort of like that, a bit like that