larger than life
Japanese translation: (普通より）スケールの大きい
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|  Selected response from: Yumico Tanaka (X) Australia Local time: 13:49 | ||||||
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| 4 +2 | 実際より誇張された・並外れた(人物・キャラクター) |
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| 4 | 実物より大きい |
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| 3 | (普通より）スケールの大きい |
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(普通より）スケールの大きい Explanation: これはよく使われるフレーズで、自分だけのことを考えてみみっちく生きる人間ではなく、 世の人のための活動をしたり、やることなすことスケールの大きな、あるいは派手な人だったり、とにかく普通より大きいスケールで物事を考える、人物のことです。「おおもの(大物）」ですね。 |
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実物より大きい Explanation: (as) large [or big] as life (1)実際に;本当に;本人自身が: There he stood, as large as life. 彼本人がそこに立っていた. (2)実物大[等身大]の;本物どおりで: The people in his paintings are as large as life. 彼の絵の中の人々は実物大に描かれている. ランダムハウス -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2010-05-17 05:08:09 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erica_Kane -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2010-05-17 05:10:55 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005166/bio -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2010-05-17 05:13:46 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://3eureka.blog50.fc2.com/blog-entry-61.html |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2実際より誇張された・並外れた(人物・キャラクター) Explanation: Susan Lucci is one of my favorite bad-girl soap opera characters. She’s a totally exaggerated character: super evil, super self-centered, super powerful, super menacing….She’s a really bad, bad character….But, interesting! In this case, I would say that the "larger than live character" is a 並外れた(邪悪な)人物 or 実際/現実より誇張された人物. The below website has definitions of "larger than life" http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/leaf/ej3/48044/m0u/LAR/ lárger-than-lífe [形] 実際より誇張された；並外れた；超人的な. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2010-05-17 04:03:24 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Excuse me....I meant "larger than life character" not "live." (above) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2010-05-17 04:08:09 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Or, （普通の人と比べ）誇張された人物. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2010-05-17 05:29:45 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Excuse me, I've got to correct my first sentence: Susan Lucci plays (not is) one of my favorite bad-girl soap opera characters. The bad-girl character is Erica Kane. (I watch too much of TV.) |
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