日本語と英語で使われている、イタリア語由来の単語を解説と共に２０＋個紹介します。pasta (パスタ) や casino (カジノ) のような日本語でも馴染みのある単語から、fiasco や virtuoso のような上級英単語までRead More
イタリア語由来の英語と日本語の単語２５＋
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「少し」の英訳: A Few/Littleの類義語、言い換え２０+
この記事では、FewやLittleのように「少ない数や量」を表す単語の類義語、言い換え表現を、簡単な解説を添えて20個以上紹介します (例：bid, tad, tidbit, pinch, tinge, touch, paucity, ounce, handful, trickle, hint)Read More
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中学で習う英単語なのに意外と難しい句動詞表現
中学レベルの英単語を使うのに日本人が意外と知らない句動詞の英会話表現を、例文つきで２０個以上解説します。（例）go at = 攻撃する, oepn up = 心を開く, speak up =正直に意見を言う, work out = 筋トレするRead More
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初見では分からない「他界/永眠」を意味する英語イディオム
日本語には「他界」「永眠」「息を引き取る」など様々な「死」を意味する婉曲表現が何個か存在しますが、英語には更に多くの死に関連した単語、イディオムが存在します（例えば、”pass away” や “be gone” なんかは有名ですよね）。この記事では、その中でも特にユニークな表現を紹介したいと思います。Read More
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コロナ禍に関連した英語表現、イディオム
コロナ関連の記事でよく目にする英単語やイディオムについて詳しく解説しました。例：resilience, unprecedented, quarantine, a silver bullet, new normalRead More
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