Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
get off its collective rear ends
Japanese translation:
重い腰を上げる、目覚めて行動する
Added to glossary by
sasuke
Apr 11, 2005 09:47
19 yrs ago
English term
get off its collective rear ends
English to Japanese
Medical
Medical (general)
preventive maintenance of medical devices
If our industry ever get off its collective rear ends and demands remote diagnostics plus full manuals/diagnostic software form the manufactures, we can really cut costs of health care. If not, it will keep going up.
Proposed translations
(Japanese)
| 2 +1 | 重い腰を上げる、目覚めて行動する |
cinefil
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| 4 +1 | なんとかやってくれれば |
Philip Ronan
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| 3 +1 | (そのみんなの）重い腰を上げる |
mnlucht
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Proposed translations
+1
4 hrs
Selected
重い腰を上げる、目覚めて行動する
重い腰を上げる、目覚めて行動する
get off one's rear : さっさとする、腰をあげる、動き出す、働き始める
英辞郎
英辞郎IIには、もっとピッタリの例が載っています。
get off one's rear : さっさとする、腰をあげる、動き出す、働き始める
英辞郎
英辞郎IIには、もっとピッタリの例が載っています。
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Comment: "ぴったりの訳です。ありがとうございます。"
+1
10 mins
Philip Ronan
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なんとかやってくれれば
rear end = 尻
The author is implying that the industry leaders are sitting down and doing nothing, instead of being active doing things like demanding remote diagnostice, etc.
I'm not sure if the Japanese I suggested is the best way of translating this, but it has roughly the same meaning.
The author is implying that the industry leaders are sitting down and doing nothing, instead of being active doing things like demanding remote diagnostice, etc.
I'm not sure if the Japanese I suggested is the best way of translating this, but it has roughly the same meaning.
+1
4 hrs
(そのみんなの）重い腰を上げる
get off its collective rear ends:
(そのみんなの）重い腰を上げる。
If our industry ever get off its collective rear ends--------.
もし、私たちの業界が（そのみんなの）重い腰をあげ------ことがあれば-------.
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Note added at 5 hrs 0 min (2005-04-11 14:48:46 GMT)
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お尋ねの文例のcollective の意味についてですが、Webster Dictionaryの6番の意味と私は解釈したのですが？
collective,
Function: adjective
1 : denoting a number of persons or things considered as one group or whole <flock is a collective word>
2 a : formed by collecting : AGGREGATED b : of a fruit : MULTIPLE
3 a : of, relating to, or being a group of individuals b : involving all members of a group as distinct from its individuals
4 : marked by similarity among or with the members of a group
5 : collectivized or characterized by collectivism
6 : shared or assumed by all members of the group <collective responsibility>
(そのみんなの）重い腰を上げる。
If our industry ever get off its collective rear ends--------.
もし、私たちの業界が（そのみんなの）重い腰をあげ------ことがあれば-------.
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Note added at 5 hrs 0 min (2005-04-11 14:48:46 GMT)
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お尋ねの文例のcollective の意味についてですが、Webster Dictionaryの6番の意味と私は解釈したのですが？
collective,
Function: adjective
1 : denoting a number of persons or things considered as one group or whole <flock is a collective word>
2 a : formed by collecting : AGGREGATED b : of a fruit : MULTIPLE
3 a : of, relating to, or being a group of individuals b : involving all members of a group as distinct from its individuals
4 : marked by similarity among or with the members of a group
5 : collectivized or characterized by collectivism
6 : shared or assumed by all members of the group <collective responsibility>
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