Word Meaning と思ったら
と思ったら is read as とおもったら (toomottara) and means at the thought of.
Meaning
English
- at the thought of
- when I think about
- no sooner than
- as soon as
- immediately after
Reading
Kana
とおもったら
Romaji
toomottara
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
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10メガネがないと思ったら頭に掛けてた。
I thought I'd lost my glasses, but they were on the end of my nose.
無料バスかと思ったら、お金がいったよ。
I thought the bus was free, but I had to pay.
通り抜けられると思ったら行き止まりだった。
I thought I could get through, but it was a dead end.
男らしく言おうと思ったら、どう言えばいいの?
What's a more masculine way of saying it?
彼女は得意になったと思ったら絶望したりした。
Elation and despair ebbed and flowed in her.
気のせいかと思ったらほんとに量減ってるんだな。
Just when you start thinking it's all in your head, it really does get smaller.
世界を動かそうと思ったらまず、自分自身を動かせ。
Let him that would move the world, first move himself.
帰ってきたと思ったら、すぐに別の仕事に向かった。
Just as I arrived home, I headed straight back to work.
新しいアイドルかと思ったら、ヘアスタイル変えただけだった。
I thought that it might have been a new idol, but it was just a new hairstyle.
草むらでガサガサと音がしたと思ったら、猫が飛び出してきた。
There was a rustle in the bushes and a cat jumped out of them.