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Zach

と来たら

Reading

Kana: ときたら
Romaji: tokitara
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned

Note: word usually written using kana alone
See also: 来る (reading きたる, entry #2)

Kanji

来
Readings: ライ、 タイ、 く.る、 きた.る、 きた.す、 き.たす、 き.たる、 き、 こ
Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become

Example Sentences

彼(かれ)の子供(こども)の扱(あつかかた)い方()ときたらひどいものだ。
➥It's a crime the way he treats his children.
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彼(かれ)の母親(ははおや)は可哀相(かわいそう)だ。あいつときたら母親(ははおや)泣(な)かせもいいところだ。
➥I feel sorry for his mom; he really puts her through the wringer.
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僕(ぼく)はスーザンに謝(あやま)ろうと電話(でんわ)したのに、彼女(かのじょ)ときたら一方的(いっぽうてき)に電話(でんわ)を切(き)っちゃったんだ。
➥I called Susan to apologize to her, but she hung up on me.
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我々(われわれ)はボロ勝(が)ちした。何(なに)せ相手(あいて)の選手(せんしゅ)ときたら弱(よわ)いのなんの。
➥We won hands down, because the other players were weak.
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うちの上司(じょうし)ときたら、朝令暮改(ちょうれいぼかい)なんだから、仕事(しごと)がちっとも進(すす)まないよ。
➥When it comes to my supervisor, he's very inconsistent, so we never get any work done.
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あの喜劇(きげき)役者(やくしゃ)のジョークときたら、どれもこれも古(ふる)くて、以前(いぜん)に聞(き)いたことのあるものばかりだ。
➥That comic's jokes are all old hat and we've heard them before.
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