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たるい

English translation: sub-par

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Japanese term or phrase:たるい
English translation:sub-par
Entered by: Anchoy

01:25 Mar 11, 2004
Japanese to English translations [PRO]
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Japanese term or phrase: たるい
In a comment from a survey on IT companies.

パワーデバイス、トランジスタ等で選定しているメーカ。両社ともたるいメーカだが、技術サポートはよい。決して満足しているわけではないが、これらを超える魅力あり、かつＣＳのあるメーカが出現しない。
Anchoy
United States
Local time: 06:29
sub-par
Explanation:
たるい＝informal word=いまひとつ物足りない。
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snowbees
Local time: 20:29
Grading comment
Thanks.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3sub-par
snowbees
4with poor CS (customer satisfaction)
Hiromasa Funaki


  

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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
たるい
sub-par


Explanation:
たるい＝informal word=いまひとつ物足りない。

snowbees
Local time: 20:29
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Thanks.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  shhogg: or "second rate"
1 hr
  -> Thanks for adding aternatives.
agree  Kurt Hammond
2 hrs
  -> Thanks.
agree  kokuritsu: Agree with both snowbees and shhogg, as the word literally means "lackluster", "uncool", "corny", if it's a colloquial expression.
3 hrs
  -> Thanks for adding alternatives.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
たるい
with poor CS (customer satisfaction)


Explanation:
日本語にCSという言葉があったので引用してみました

Hiromasa Funaki
Japan
Local time: 20:29
Native speaker of: Japanese
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