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    3. 直訳

    直訳

    直ちょく訳やく

    literal translation

    KMT10News #41+1Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveLiteratureKanji Vocab19 strokes

    ちょくやく

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    literal translation, direct translation

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    これは直ちょく訳やくです。

    This is a literal translation.

    KMT8LiteratureEducation
    直ちょく訳やくでは意い味みが通つうじない場ば合あいがある。

    Sometimes, a literal translation doesn't convey the meaning.

    KMT10LiteratureEducation
    詩しの翻ほん訳やくは、直ちょく訳やくよりも意い訳やくの方ほうが原げん文ぶんの美うつくしさを伝つたえやすい。

    In poetry translation, a free translation often conveys the beauty of the original text better than a literal translation.

    KMT10LiteratureArt & Design
    専せん門もん用よう語ごの多おおすぎじゅつぶんしょはちょくやくがもとめられることがおおい技 術 文 書 は、直 訳 が求 められることが多 い。

    Technical documents with many specialized terms often require a literal translation.

    KMT10LiteratureTechnology
    異い文ぶん化か間かんのコミュニケーションでは、直ちょく訳やくが誤ご解かいを生うむこともある。

    In cross-cultural communication, literal translations can sometimes lead to misunderstandings.

    KMT10EducationCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    直
    ただ.ちに・なお.す・-なお.す・なお.る・なお.き・す.ぐ…(7)
    straightaway・honesty・frankness・fix・repair
    訳
    わけ…(1)
    translate・reason・circumstance・case
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