"large as life" in Indonesian
Definition
Ungkapan ini digunakan ketika melihat seseorang atau sesuatu secara langsung, apalagi jika tidak disangka-sangka. Artinya benar-benar hadir di tempat kejadian.
Usage Notes (Indonesian)
Biasanya dipakai secara informal saat tak sengaja bertemu seseorang langsung. Umumnya mengikuti pola 'there he/she was, large as life.' Tidak mengacu pada ukuran, melainkan kenyataan hadirnya seseorang.
Examples
I turned around, and there she was, large as life.
Saya menoleh, dan di sana dia **di depan mata**.
He walked into the room, large as life.
Dia masuk ke ruangan, **nyata adanya**.
To my surprise, the famous actor was there, large as life.
Betapa terkejutnya saya, aktor terkenal itu **di depan mata** di situ.
I thought I was dreaming, but he was standing there large as life and smiling at me.
Saya kira sedang bermimpi, tapi dia berdiri **nyata adanya** dan tersenyum pada saya.
There he was, large as life, wearing a clown costume in the middle of the supermarket!
Di sanalah dia, **di depan mata**, memakai kostum badut di tengah supermarket!
You won't believe it—yesterday, I saw our old teacher, large as life, at the train station.
Kamu tidak akan percaya—kemarin, saya melihat guru lama kita **di depan mata** di stasiun kereta api.