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何かと思えば

English translation: I expected [a great event] but in fact [it was nothing]

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Japanese term or phrase:	何かと思えば
English translation:	I expected [a great event] but in fact [it was nothing]
Entered by:	Lara Silbert

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09:25 Oct 6, 2010

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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters

Japanese term or phrase: 何かと思えば

The sentence is:

何かと思えばハハハ

And it's in a manga. One character has just covered up for a third person's wrong-doing.

Lara Silbert KudoZ activity Questions: 127 (4 open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 16
Local time: 12:26

I expected [a great event] but in fact [it was nothing]

Explanation:
Exclamatory phrase.

Selected response from:

Soonthon LUPKITARO(Ph.D.)
Thailand
Local time: 07:26

Grading comment

thanks :D
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

speaking of the devil...

fumipi829

I expected [a great event] but in fact [it was nothing]

Soonthon LUPKITARO(Ph.D.)

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19 mins confidence:

I expected [a great event] but in fact [it was nothing]

Explanation:
Exclamatory phrase.

Soonthon LUPKITARO(Ph.D.)
Thailand
Local time: 07:26
Native speaker of:

Thai
PRO pts in category: 28

Grading comment

thanks :D

5 hrs confidence:

speaking of the devil...

Explanation:
Since the expression appears in manga, doesn't an idiomatic expression like the above suit better? It depends on the context and how the tone of the whole story is. though.

fumipi829
Local time: 17:26
Native speaker of:

Japanese,

English
PRO pts in category: 8

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