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銀河鉄道の夜から.

> 電燈の向こう側の暗い小路から出て来て、 **ひらっと** ジョバンニとすれちがいました.

Dictionary says flat, plain, may be it can be coldly?
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translation onomatopoeia grammar
Meaning of ひらっと
「ひらっと」 is not a very common onomatopoeic adverb to use in the context of
passing by someone. It would, however, mean " **casually** ", " **quickly** ",
etc.

More commonly, you would encounter 「さっと」、「さーっと」、「すっと」、「すーっと」、「ふらっと」, etc.

Not sure what dictionary you use, but 「ひらっと」 just could **_not_** mean "flat
or "plain" in the context. You would not pass by someone "flat(ly)" or
"plain(ly)", would you?

"Coldly" sounds off to me as well for the context.
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This ひら doesn't mean 平(flat, plain) but ひらり.

Dictionaries say ひらり means

1: すばやく身をかわしたり飛び移ったりするさま。「ひらりと馬に飛び乗る」

2: 物が軽くひるがえるさま。「木の葉がひらりと舞い落ちる」

ひらっと is almost the same as ひらりと, which means "lightly", "nimbly".
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