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una cosa así

a thing like that

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phrase Uncommon #20,806
a thing like that Used for something similar to what was just mentioned or something surprising/undesirable.
SP: No esperaba una cosa así.
EN: I wasn't expecting a thing like that.

Jamás me imaginé una cosa así.

I never imagined such a thing.

Espera, espera, nunca he hecho una cosa así.

Wait, wait, I've never done anything like this.

— Un profeta (2009)

Una cosa así no puede pasar en Japón.

Something like that can’t happen in Japan.

Pero nunca imaginé que haría una cosa así.

But I never imagined that I would do something like that.

— Jugada maestra (2026)

Un verdadero amigo no diría una cosa así.

A true friend wouldn't say something like that.

Yo nunca he dicho una cosa así.

I have never said anything like that.

— Amarcord (1973)

No puedo permitirme comprar una cosa así.

I can't afford to buy something like that.

Yo jamás diría una cosa así.

I would never say such a thing.

Yo en tu lugar no haría una cosa así.

If I were you, I wouldn't do something like that.

Nunca había visto una cosa así.

I've never seen anything like this.

Cómo se te ocurrió que podías hacerme una cosa así ahora?

How did you get the idea that you could do something like this to me now?

— Guardianes del día (2006)

Ni siquiera yo podría hacer una cosa así.

Not even I could do such a thing.

Mike no puede haber hecho una cosa así.

Mike couldn't have done such a thing.

Un japonés no hubiera dicho una cosa así.

A Japanese person would not have said something like that.

Yo que tú no haría una cosa así.

If I were you, I wouldn't do something like that.

Tom negó haber dicho una cosa así.

Tom denied having said anything like that.