Things falling apart
9 phrases
Things falling apart in English - 9 phrases you can play on a loop until they stick. Each one shows the characters, the reading and the meaning in six languages.
dilapidated /dəˈlæpəˌdeɪtɪd/ — 手入れされず、崩れかけているさまThe dilapidated wing was the only part worth looking at. /ðə dəˈlæpəˌdeɪtɪd wɪŋ wɑz ðə ˈoʊnli pɑrt wɝθ ˈlʊkɪŋ æt/ — その荒れ果てた棟だけが、見るに値する部分でしたDe lapis is stone by stone, one at a time. /deɪ ˈlæpəs ɪz stoʊn baɪ stoʊn wʌn æt ə taɪm/ — de lapis とは「石を一つずつ」ということですdecrepit /dəˈkrɛpɪt/ — 古びて弱り、軋みそうなさまThe decrepit ferry has crossed that water since 1938. /ðə dəˈkrɛpɪt ˈfɛri hæz krɔst ðæt ˈwɔtɚ sɪns/ — その老朽の渡し船は、一九三八年からその水を渡っていますDe crepare is to creak, and discrepancy creaks too. /deɪ krɛˈpɑreɪ ɪz tu krik ənd dɪˈskrɛpənsi kriks tu/ — de crepare とは「軋む」こと。discrepancy もまた軋みますcripple /ˈkrɪpəl/ — 働きを損なって、動けなくすることOne broken cable crippled the whole harbour for a week. /wʌn ˈbroʊkən ˈkeɪbəl ˈkrɪpəld ðə hoʊl ˈhɑrbɚ fɔr ə wik/ — 断線一本が、港全体を一週間動けなくしましたThe word is close kin to creep, and both mean moving badly. /ðə wɝd ɪz kloʊs kɪn tu krip ənd boʊθ min ˈmuvɪŋ ˈbædli/ — この語は creep の近い縁者で、どちらも「うまく動けぬ」を意味します
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