What turns out badly
9 phrases
What turns out badly 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.
disastrous /dɪˈzæstrəs/ — 取り返しがつかぬほど、ひどい結果になるさまThe first season was disastrous and the second one sold out. /ðə fɝst ˈsizən wɑz dɪˈzæstrəs ənd ðə ˈsɛkənd wʌn soʊld aʊt/ — 初年度は惨憺たるもので、二年目は満席でしたDis astrum is ill-starred, a bad turn of the sky. /dɪs ˈæstrəm ɪz ɪl stɑrd ə bæd tɝn ʌv ðə skaɪ/ — dis astrum とは「星回りの悪い」こと。天のめぐりの凶しさですdisagreeable /ˌdɪsəˈɡriəbəl/ — 気に障って、共にいたくないさまThe weather was disagreeable and the company was worse. /ðə ˈwɛðɚ wɑz ˌdɪsəˈɡriəbəl ənd ðə ˈkʌmpəˌni wɑz wɝs/ — 天気は不快で、同席した人々はそれ以上でしたAd gratum is toward what pleases, and this refuses it. /æd ˈɡrɑtəm ɪz tɔrd wʌt ˈplizɪz ənd ðɪs rɪˈfjuzɪz ɪt/ — ad gratum とは「喜ばしいものへ」。この語は、それを拒みますdire /daɪr/ — 差し迫って、恐ろしいほど深刻なさまThe warning was dire and the town went about its day. /ðə ˈwɔrnɪŋ wɑz daɪr ənd ðə taʊn wɛnt əˈbaʊt ɪts deɪ/ — 警告は差し迫ったものでしたが、町はいつもどおりに過ごしましたDirus is fearful, and this is the one word here without a prefix. /ˈdɪrəs ɪz ˈfɪrfəl ənd ðɪs ɪz ðə wʌn wɝd hir wɪˈðaʊt ə ˈpriˌfɪks/ — dirus とは「恐ろしい」。これはこの節で唯一、接頭辞を持たぬ語です
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