German term
Bi-lingual British / German translator
Native in: English 
, German
Works in: German to English
Schwupps-flupps
Und plötzlich waren seine Sachen weg. Schwupps-flupps.
So I need a term along the lines of : as quick as a flash or something like that.
| 4 +4 | in the blink of an eye |
Rowan Morrell
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| 4 +6 | Whoosh! |
cmmlws
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| 4 | in a flash |
James Nixon
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| 3 | (disappeared) in thin air/in front of his eyes/in a snap |
Michael Martin, MA
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Aug 28, 2013 09:42: Helen Shiner changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): Cilian O'Tuama, Cetacea, Helen Shiner
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Proposed translations
New Zealand
Committed to the Customer
Native in: English (Variant: New Zealand) 
Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English
in the blink of an eye
"And all of a sudden his stuff was gone in the blink of an eye".
"Just like that" might also work.
Whoosh!
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Ramey Rieger (X)
: In a word, yes.
21 mins
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Thanks
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Helen Shiner
2 hrs
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Thank you
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franglish
5 hrs
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thank you :)
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Horst Huber (X)
: Would be my hunch. Not quite a fell swoop.
6 hrs
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thank you Horst
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Lancashireman
11 hrs
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Thanks Andrew
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Usch Pilz
: Shazam!
15 hrs
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Thank you
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New Zealand
Opening new markets through translation
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, Italian to English, French to English
in a flash
United States
Creativity wins in the long run
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) , English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
(disappeared) in thin air/in front of his eyes/in a snap
"All of a sudden, his stuff disappeared in thin air/in front of his eyes/in a snap
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Helen Shiner
: inTO thin air
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Indeed. Thanks!
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Lancashireman
: The solutions provided by previous posters are good.
13 hrs
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