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something like that

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phrase Very common #1,194
something like that A colloquial shortened form of „so etwas“.
GE: Hast du so was schon mal gesehen?
EN: Have you ever seen anything like that?

Wie kommt man auf so was?

How does one come up with something like that?

— Control (2007)

Wenn man auf seine Liebe baut, kann so was nicht passieren.

If you build on your love, something like that can't happen.

— Ich gab Dir mein Herz, Geliebter - Hum dil de chuke sanam (1999)

So was dachte ich mir schon.

I kind of figured as much.

— Chihiros Reise ins Zauberland (2001)

Ich bin nicht in Stimmung für so was.

I'm not in the mood for that.

— Catch Me If You Can (2002)

Wir haben für so was kein Geld.

We don't have the money for something like that.

— Shoplifters - Familienbande (2018)

Man kann so was auf die anständige Art regeln, Tango, oder auf die Art.

You can settle something like that in a decent way, Tango, or in that way.

— American Gangster (2007)

Interessiert dich ein Kerl, der dir so was erzählt?

Are you interested in a guy who tells you things like that?

— Ziemlich beste Freunde (2011)

Du glaubst doch nicht an so was.

You don't believe in that sort of thing, do you?

— Das Waisenhaus (2007)

Und so was nennt man Freund!

And that's what you call a friend!

— In The Mood For Love (2000)

So was mach ich nicht!

I don't do things like that!

— Infernal Affairs (2002)

Wirst du öfter zu so was eingeladen?

Do you get invited to things like this often?

— Zoomania 2 (2025)

Wenn man so was trägt, kann man verprügelt werden.

If you wear something like that, you can get beaten up.

— Kevin - Allein zu Haus (1990)

Keiner hat so was je versucht.

No one has ever tried anything like that.

— Matrix (1999)

Wie man so was machen kann!

How could anyone do something like that!

— Das süße Leben (1960)

Sie haben einen guten Blick für so was.

They have a good eye for things like that.

— Parasite (2019)

Genau so was wollte ich sehen!

That’s exactly the kind of thing I wanted to see!

— Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Mugen Train (2020)

So was will ich hier nicht hören.

I don't want to hear that kind of thing here.

— Die Melodie des Meeres (2014)

Wenn du so was sagst, muss ich doch denken, dass du mich nicht mehr liebst.

If you say something like that, I have to think that you don't love me anymore.

— Control (2007)

So was habe ich nie erlebt.

I've never experienced anything like it.

— Die Frau die singt - Incendies (2010)

So was würde mein Mann nie sagen.

My husband would never say something like that.

— In The Mood For Love (2000)

Warum machst du so was?

Why are you doing that?

— American Gangster (2007)

Was für eine Mutter bist du, wenn du so was in den Mund nimmst?

What kind of mother are you if you say something like that?

— Do the Right Thing (1989)

Könnten Sie wohl schildern, wie so was funktioniert, Colonel Lockjaw?

Could you perhaps describe how something like that works, Colonel Lockjaw?

— One Battle After Another (2025)

So was nenne ich Initiative.

Now that's what I call initiative.

— Avatar - Aufbruch nach Pandora (2009)

Ich verstehe, aber wegen so was ist mein Ex sauer.

I understand, but my ex gets angry about things like this.

— The Rip (2026)

Hast du so was erwartet?

Did you expect something like this?

Vielleicht gibt's ja da draußen so was.

Maybe there’s something like that out there.

— Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

Wir haben keine Zeit für so was.

We don't have time for that kind of thing.

— Inception (2010)

Es ist lange her, dass ich so was gesehen habe.

It's been a long time since I've seen anything like this.

— Lohn der Angst (1953)

Ich mache so was gern.

I like doing things like that.

Mit so was fühlt man sich stark.

Something like that makes you feel strong.

— Lohn der Angst (1953)

Min-hyuk wäre so was gar nicht passiert!

This would never have happened if Min-hyuk had been!

— Parasite (2019)

So was sagt sich leicht, aber kannst du es auch erfüllen?

That's easy to say, but can you deliver?

— Ich gab Dir mein Herz, Geliebter - Hum dil de chuke sanam (1999)

Ich bin zu alt, um mir so was auszudenken.

I'm too old to come up with something like that.

— The Wailing: Die Besessenen (2016)

Weißt du, was so was kostet?

Do you know how much something like that costs?

— American Gangster (2007)

So was Dämliches habe ich ja noch nie gehört!

I've never heard anything so stupid!

— Hass (1995)

Wofür brauchen wir so was?

What do we need something like this for?

— Das Kanu des Manitu (2025)

So was tue ich äußerst ungern.

I really don't like doing things like that.

Ich kenne niemanden, der so was anfasst.

I don't know anyone who would touch something like that.

— Reservoir Dogs - Wilde Hunde (1992)

Sagtest du nicht, sie meint es gut, wenn sie so was sagt?

Didn't you say she meant well when she said something like that?

— Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

Na, so was, Nicky Barnes!

Well, I never! Nicky Barnes!

— American Gangster (2007)

So was kann ich am besten.

That's what I do best.

— Die Unfassbaren 3 - Now you see me (2025)

An so was musste ich die ganze Zeit denken.

That's what I kept thinking about.

— Burning (2018)

So was von einer Klasse!

That's absolutely fantastic!

— Sie küssten und sie schlugen ihn (1959)

Grawpy, so was macht man nicht!

Grawpy, you don't do that!

— Harry Potter und der Orden des Phönix (2007)

Es ist aber echt brutal, so was.

That's really brutal.

— Perfect Strangers - Wie viele Geheimnisse verträgt eine Freundschaft? (2016)

So was kann nur von dir kommen.

Only you could come up with something like that.

— Aquarius (2016)

Sagen Sie doch nicht so was!

Don't say things like that!

— Perfect Blue (1998)

So was kommt vor.

Things like that happen.

— Wild Tales - Jeder dreht mal durch! (2014)

Ich war es nicht, bitte glaubt mir doch, ich würde so was nie tun!

It wasn't me—please believe me, I would never do something like that!

— The Age of Shadows (2016)

Ihr Kids steht doch auf so was.

You kids are into that sort of thing, aren't you?

— Weathering with You - Das Mädchen, das die Sonne berührte (2019)

Wie ist so was überhaupt möglich?

How is something like that even possible?

— American Gangster (2007)

Viele Männer haben so was heute.

Many men have something like that these days.

— The Man from Nowhere (2010)

Lese nur ich so was?

Am I the only one reading something like this?

— Marvel's The Avengers (2012)

Wer behauptet so was?

Who claims such a thing?

— Sprich mit ihr (2002)

So was mache ich nicht.

I don't do things like that.

— Shoplifters - Familienbande (2018)

Nein, so was brauchen wir nicht.

No, we don't need anything like that.

— Shoplifters - Familienbande (2018)

Ich habe so was gelesen.

I read something like that.

Aber warum sollt ich so was tragen müssen?

But why should I have to wear something like that?

— Phantastische Tierwesen und wo sie zu finden sind (2016)

Warum passiert so was an einem so abgelegenen Ort?

Why does something like this happen in such a remote place?

— Memories of Murder (2003)

Ich liebe so was.

I love this kind of thing.

— Perfect Blue (1998)

Warum sagst du denn so was?

Why do you say such a thing?

Junger Mann, ich habe keine Zeit für so was.

Young man, I don't have time for that sort of thing.

— Die Legende vom Ozeanpianisten (1998)

Der kann so was leicht sagen, so als Hut, oder?

He can easily say something like that, like a fool, right?

— Harry Potter und der Halbblutprinz (2009)

Auf so was lässt sich die Polizei ein.

The police will go along with something like that.

— M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder (1931)

Aber Sosuke, so was darfst du nicht sagen, hörst du?

But Sosuke, you mustn't say things like that, do you hear?

— Ponyo - Das große Abenteuer am Meer (2008)

In Amerika interessiert uns so was nicht.

In America, we're not interested in things like that.

— Anora (2024)

Sag nicht so was, ich bitte dich.

Don't say things like that, please.

— Sprich mit ihr (2002)

Wie konnte ich so was nur sagen?

How could I have said such a thing?

— Harry Potter und die Kammer des Schreckens (2002)

So was merkt man doch.

You notice something like that, after all.

— Montags in der Sonne (2002)

Warum machen Sie so was?

Why would you do something like that?

— American Gangster (2007)

Wieso sagst du so was?

Why are you saying that?

— Blau ist eine warme Farbe (2013)

Ist denn so was möglich?

Is something like that actually possible?

— Taxi (1998)

Chema würde so was nicht tun.

Chema would not do something like that.

— Tesis - Faszination des Grauens (1996)

So was würde mir nicht mal im Traum einfallen.

I would never even dream of doing something like that.

— Phantastische Tierwesen und wo sie zu finden sind (2016)

Aber so was macht mein Hund doch nicht.

But my dog ​​wouldn't do something like that.

— Suspiria - In den Krallen des Bösen (1977)

Was ist falsch daran, Drogen an Leute zu verkaufen, die auf so was stehen?

What's wrong with selling drugs to people who are into that sort of thing?

— Carandiru (2003)

Hast du so was schon mal gesehen?

Have you ever seen anything like this before?

— The Man from Nowhere (2010)

So was, Ochsen!

Well, I never!

— Wie der Wind sich hebt (2013)

Kein Kind denkt sich so was aus.

No child makes something like that up.

— Leben! (1994)

Habt ihr so was schon gesehen?

Have you ever seen anything like this?

— The Rip (2026)

Im Dorf kannst du so was machen!

You can do things like that in the village!

— Das Leben ist schön (1997)

Ich weiß so was.

I know something like that.

— La La Land (2016)

So was ist nicht gut fürs Herz.

That's not good for the heart.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

So was Gutes habt ihr noch nie gesehen.

You’ve never seen anything this good before.

— Der Geist des Bienenstocks (1973)

Du bist sowieso zu alt für so was, OK?

You're too old for this kind of thing anyway, OK?

— Lars und die Frauen (2007)

So was tut nur ein Schwein.

Only a pig would do something like that.

— Er ist wieder da (2015)

Sag mal, du ziehst so was ja echt an.

You know, you really attract that sort of thing.

— Diva (1981)

Na, so was.

Well, would you look at that.

— Die Legende der Prinzessin Kaguya (2013)

Weißt du, wie so was ist?

Do you know what something like that is like?

— Harry Potter und der Halbblutprinz (2009)

He, so was muss man erst mal können.

Wow, that's quite a skill.

— Avatar - Aufbruch nach Pandora (2009)

Ach das, ja, so was passiert.

Oh, that—yeah, things like that happen.

— Assassination (2015)

So was bietet man seiner Sekretärin an, wenn sie mehr Geld will.

That's something you offer your secretary if she wants more money.

— State and Main (2000)

So was von!

Absolutely!

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Wieso machst du so was?

Why are you doing something like that?

— Shoplifters - Familienbande (2018)

So was kaufen sie?

They buy things like that.

— Wie der Wind sich hebt (2013)

Wie konntest du so was nur tun, Benigno?

How could you do such a thing, Benigno?

— Sprich mit ihr (2002)

So was dauert oft.

Things like this often take time.

Du hättest so was auch im Dorf finden können.

You could have found something like that in the village.

— Moskau glaubt den Tränen nicht (1980)

So was läuft nicht, Mann.

That's not how it works, man.

— Der Hochstapler - Roofman (2025)

Du kannst so was machen?

You can do something like that?

— Paddington 2 (2017)

Der kommt einfach nicht, bei so was verdient er wahrscheinlich nicht genug.

He just doesn't come; he probably doesn't earn enough for something like that.

— Das süße Leben (1960)

Wie Tod und so was.

Like death and stuff like that.

— Loveless (2017)

Ja, er ist der Typ für so was, nicht wahr?

Yes, he's the type for that sort of thing, isn't he?

— Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen (2001)

Na ja, Reporter kommen an so was ran.

Well, reporters can get their hands on things like that.

— Blow Out - Der Tod löscht alle Spuren (1981)

Wer tut so was?

Who does something like that?

— Fight Club (1999)

So was macht man nämlich in einer Diktatur.

That's what you do in a dictatorship.

— Die Welle (2008)

Als du von deiner Großmutter erzählt hast, hätte ich so was nicht erwartet.

When you told me about your grandmother, I didn't expect something like this.

— Crazy Rich (2018)

So was gibt’s nur im Film.

Things like this only happen in movies.

Wie konnte ich zulassen, dass ich so was Blödes mache?

How could I let myself do something so stupid?

— Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

So was nenne ich Frauen!

Now that's what I call women!

— Hass (1995)

Normale Menschen finden so was lustig.

Normal people find things like that funny.

— Indian Love Story - Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

So was haben wir hier nicht.

We don't have anything like that here.

— Dune: Part Two (2024)

Hast du so was auch zu Hause?

Do you have something like that at home?

So was zu machen, ist irre.

Doing something like that is insane.

— Kevin - Allein zu Haus (1990)

Du weißt, dass ich so was nie tun würde.

You know I would never do something like that.

— The Running Man (2025)

Leute, wir machen über so was keine Witze.

Guys, we don't joke about things like this.

— Perfect Strangers - Wie viele Geheimnisse verträgt eine Freundschaft? (2016)

So was passiert also, wenn ich dir vertraue.

So this is what happens when I trust you.

— Spiel mir das Lied vom Tod (1968)

Aber so was von.

Absolutely.

— Ziemlich beste Freunde (2011)

Hat man so was schon gehört?

Have you ever heard of such a thing?

— Picknick (1955)

Es gibt so was also wirklich noch!

So such things still exist!

— Der Junge und der Reiher (2023)

So was sagt man nicht!

You don't say things like that!

— Manons Rache (1986)

So was ist letztes Jahr auch passiert und hat mir Weihnachten versaut.

Something similar happened last year and ruined my Christmas.

— Kevin - Allein in New York (1992)

Such nach so was, okay?

Look for something like that, okay?

— Anaconda (2025)

Wie ist denn so was möglich?

How is something like that even possible?

— Salyut-7 (2017)

Damit kann man sich so was kaufen?

Can you buy something like that with that?

— Falling Down - Ein ganz normaler Tag (1993)

Oh, na so was!

Oh, well, what do you know!

— Das Leben ist schön (1997)

Wie kommst du überhaupt auf so was?

How did you even come up with something like that?

— Caché (2005)

Wie kann er so was überhaupt fragen?

How can he even ask something like that?

— Sprich mit ihr (2002)

Der macht so was nicht mehr.

He doesn't do things like that anymore.

— Bullet Train (2022)

Wie kann ich nur so was sagen?

How could I possibly say something like that?

— Suzume (2022)

Na, so was!

Well so what!

— State and Main (2000)

Für so was dankt man nicht.

You don't thank someone for something like that.

— Avatar - Aufbruch nach Pandora (2009)

Mir gefällt so was.

I like that sort of thing.

— Mother (2009)

So was aufzunehmen lohnt sich.

It's worth recording something like this.

— Traum meines Lebens (1955)

An so was glaube ich nicht.

I don't believe in such things.

— Die Nächte der Cabiria (1957)

So was versuche ich bewusst zu meiden.

I consciously try to avoid things like that.

— Marvel's The Avengers (2012)

Weißt du, wer so was macht?

Do you know who does that sort of thing?

— Anaconda (2025)

Bestimmt hast du deiner Ex auch so was gesagt.

I'm sure you said something like that to your ex too.

— Loveless (2017)

Ich zahl dir kein Vermögen, um mir so was anzuhören.

I'm not paying you a fortune to listen to this kind of thing.

— Kein Sterbenswort (2006)

Befassen Sie sich mit so was?

Do you deal with things like that?

— Oh Boy (2012)

Haben Sie so was nicht mit?

Don't you have something like that with you?

— Stalker (1979)

Außerdem, wahre Künstler sehen so was gar nicht.

Besides, true artists don't even see things like that.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Willst du hinter einem fahren, der so was tut?

Do you want to drive behind someone who does that sort of thing?

— Schöne Bescherung (1989)

So was kommt nicht allzu oft vor hier bei Radio Watford.

This kind of thing doesn't happen too often here at Radio Watford.

— Tatsächlich... Liebe (2003)

Wie läuft denn so was?

How does something like that work?

— Ziemlich beste Freunde (2011)

Unfassbar, dass ich in meinem Alter noch so was mache.

It's unbelievable that I'm still doing this kind of thing at my age.

— Parasite (2019)

Wer macht nur so was?

Who would do something like that?

— Das weiße Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (2009)

Warum tust du so was?

Why do you do such a thing?

So was mache ich gerne.

I like doing things like that.

Sie nutzen es wohl als Lagerraum, oder irgend so was.

They probably use it as a storage room, or something like that.

— Caché (2005)

Tom ist zu alt, um so was zu tun.

Tom is too old to do something like that.

Bei mir gibt's so was nicht!

We don’t have anything like that where I’m from!

— The Blue Angel (1930)

Weiß deine Familie, dass du so was machst?

Does your family know that you do things like this?

— Anora (2024)

So was merkt man doch!

You can usually tell!

— The Garden of Sinners: Paradoxe Helix (2008)

Wie kannst du nur an so was denken, nach dem, was du ihm angetan hast?

How could you even think of something like that after what you did to him?

— Die Haut, in der ich wohne (2011)

Genau, wen interessiert so was?

Exactly, who cares about something like that?

— PK - Andere Sterne, andere Sitten (2014)

Tu so was nicht, verstanden?

Don't do that sort of thing, understand?

— Malcolm X (1992)

So was würde meine Familie niemals sagen!

My family would never say something like that!

— Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Mugen Train (2020)

So was nennt sich Anwalt!

That's what they call a lawyer!

— State and Main (2000)

Ich merke so was im Hubschrauber nicht.

I don't notice things like that in a helicopter.

— Die Besucher (1993)

Wieso verlangst du so was von mir?

Why are you demanding this of me?

— Wicked: Teil 2 (2025)

Also, so was bedeutet für mich nicht gleich die Welt.

Well, something like that doesn't mean the world to me.

— Fack ju Göhte (2013)

So was hat hier keiner.

No one here has anything like that.

— The Devil's Backbone (2001)

Hast du so was nicht gemacht?

Didn't you do something like that?

— Memories of Murder (2003)

So was!

Like this!

— Traum meines Lebens (1955)

Es stand aber nicht irgend so was in der Zeitung.

But there wasn't anything like that in the newspaper.

— Mystic River (2003)

So was passiert mir nie.

That never happens to me.

— Picknick (1955)

Haben Sie schon mal so was gesehen?

Have you ever seen anything like this before?

— Fitzcarraldo (1982)

Ich hab so was im Gefühl.

I have a feeling something like that.

— Volver - Zurückkehren (2006)

Ich nehme an, so was kommt vor.

I suppose things like that happen.

— Fight Club (1999)

Mit so was macht man keine Scherze.

You don't joke about things like that.

— Loveless (2017)

Ich muss so was wissen.

I need to know something like that.

— Phoenix (2014)

Wer sagt denn so was?

Who says such a thing?

— The Age of Shadows (2016)

Wann habe ich je so was getan?

When have I ever done anything like that?

— Schöne Bescherung (1989)

So was ist mir noch nie passiert.

This has never happened to me before.

— Die amerikanische Nacht (1973)

So was Dämliches.

That's so stupid.

— Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

So was tut man nicht.

You just don't do that.

— Die Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

Na, so was, toll!

Wow, that's great!

— Die Besucher (1993)

So was belastet die Psyche.

Things like that put a strain on the psyche.

— The Garden of Sinners: Paradoxe Helix (2008)

An so was sollen wir gar nicht erst denken.

We shouldn't even think about such things.

— Loveless (2017)

Wieso sollte er so was vorschlagen?

Why would he suggest something like that?

— Inception (2010)

So was von unbeholfen!

So incredibly clumsy!

— Drei Bruchpiloten in Paris (1966)

So was kann passieren, wenn man auf sie schießt.

This can happen if you shoot at them.

— Avatar - Aufbruch nach Pandora (2009)

Falls so was existiert.

If such a thing exists.

— Matrix (1999)

Hoppla, so was.

Oops, what do you know.

— Whiplash (2014)

Pass gut auf, Lilly, so was siehst du nie wieder.

Pay close attention, Lilly; you'll never see anything like this again.

— Taxi (1998)

So was lässt sich nicht beweisen.

That can't be proven.

— Ghost in The Shell (1995)

Also so was!

Well, I never!

— Mommy (2014)

Es ist böse, so was zu sagen.

It's wrong to say something like that.

— Wicked: Teil 2 (2025)

Wie kommt es, dass Sie so was wissen?

How is it that you know something like that?

— Die Frau im Nebel (2022)

Viele tragen so was doch in der Brieftasche.

Many people carry something like that in their wallet.

— Aquarius (2016)

Was fällt dir ein, so was zu sagen?

How dare you say something like that?

— Loveless (2017)

Nach so was suchen wir?

Is this what we're looking for?

— Alles eine Frage der Zeit (2013)

Nein, so was kommt wirklich vor.

No, that really happens.

— Mommy (2014)

Ich habe so was noch nie gemacht.

I've never done anything like this before.

— Die amerikanische Nacht (1973)

Bist du nicht ein bisschen zu groß für so was?

Aren't you a bit too big for something like that?

— Das Waisenhaus (2007)

Seit wann trägst du so was?

How long have you been wearing something like that?

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Wie kommst du denn auf so was?

How did you come up with something like that?

— Mystic River (2003)

Sag nicht so was.

Don't say things like that.

— The Great Flood (2025)