Com si res



Example: Com si res, va continuar jugant després de caure.

Definition


"Com si res" is a Catalan expression meaning to act as if nothing happened or to behave calmly and unaffectedly despite a situation. For example, in the phrase 'Com si res, va continuar jugant després de caure,' it conveys continuing to play as if nothing occurred after falling.

Translations


  • As if nothing happened
  • Como si nada
  • Alsof er niets gebeurd is
  • Comme si de rien n'était
  • Als wäre nichts geschehen

Etymology


The expression "Com si res" literally translates from Catalan as 'as if nothing.' It combines 'com' meaning 'as' or 'like,' 'si' meaning 'if,' and 'res' meaning 'nothing.' The phrase is used idiomatically to suggest acting unaffected, and its straightforward components make its meaning easy to infer.

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