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「猫を被る」を英語に訳す

March 19, 2019

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  • 「猫を被る」の英語表現
    • put up a façade 
    • hide one’s true colours
    • hides who you really are:
    • be fake/phony
    • act cute
  • 「いい子ぶって媚びを売る」「よいしょする」を意味する単語
    • fawn 
    • butter up
  • 「媚びを売る奴」を意味するスラング
    • teacher’s pet
    • ass-kisser
    • brown-noser
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「猫を被る」の英語表現

  • put up a façade 

「うわべだけ取り繕っている(猫を被っている)」という意味。ここのfaçade(発音: fəˈsɑːd)はフランス語由来の単語で、「(立派な)建築物の正面部分」という意味。転じて、「上っ面、見せかけ」「(中身はないけど)立派な外壁」という意味で比喩的に使われます。

  • hide one’s true colours

「本性を隠す」という意味のイディオム。反対に「本性を表す」は ”show one’s true colours”。ここでのcolours は「色」ではなくて「旗」を表します。昔、海賊が友好的な旗(colours)を掲げて敵を油断させた後に本性を表す、というが由来だそうです。

  • hides who you really are:

「自分自身を隠す」を直接的に表現したもの

  • be fake/phony

「偽っている」という意味。

  • act cute

「可愛こぶる」という、ぶりっ子女性に使う表現です。また、act coyで「シャイなふりをする」「大人しいふりをする」という意味。

「いい子ぶって媚びを売る」「よいしょする」を意味する単語

  • fawn 

「へつらう」「媚を売る」の意味

  • butter up

「よいしょする」「褒めて媚を売る」という意味のカジュアルな表現

「媚びを売る奴」を意味するスラング

  • teacher’s pet

「先生のペット」、つまり成績のために先生に媚を売る学生

  • ass-kisser

目上の人のケツの穴(ass)にキスをするレベルで媚を売るヤツ

  • brown-noser

ケツの穴にキスしすぎて鼻(nose)が茶色く(brown)なるレベル

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