tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213795993599373384.post7661499188225133410..comments2023-10-23T01:02:45.098+09:00Comments on Life & Bike: "Bin""Ben"bikenglishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11074929684927295039noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213795993599373384.post-39012779915037671192008-04-25T06:31:00.000+09:002008-04-25T06:31:00.000+09:00Jonathan sanThank you. I found that I was wrong wh...Jonathan san<BR/><BR/>Thank you. I found that I was wrong when I saw my dicitonary. It says "chuckle" means "to laugh quietely". I can understand it very well because of your help.bikenglishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074929684927295039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213795993599373384.post-81687499123097310352008-04-24T23:31:00.000+09:002008-04-24T23:31:00.000+09:00Hmmm. I'd say (and my dictionary agrees) that "chu...Hmmm. I'd say (and my dictionary agrees) that "chuckle" is more like a slight or soft laugh. Here's what seems to be a good Japanese definition:<BR/><BR/>静かに[クスクスと]笑う、声を出さずに笑う、一人{ひとり}で笑う、含み笑いをする◆laugh の一種だが、口を開けずに低い、小さな声を立ててクックッと独りで笑うことを表す。(<A HREF="http://eow.alc.co.jp/chuckle/UTF-8/?ref=sa" REL="nofollow">英辞郎より</A>)<BR/><BR/>Does that make sense?ジョンhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00636517431604681378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213795993599373384.post-44289361577376899952008-04-24T06:56:00.000+09:002008-04-24T06:56:00.000+09:00Jonathan sanI have learned a new word "chuckle", t...Jonathan san<BR/><BR/>I have learned a new word "chuckle", thank you.<BR/><BR/>My "Longman dictionary" say that it means "to laugh quickly". I would translate it into "(思わず)ふきだす、失笑する" in Japanese, is this right?bikenglishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074929684927295039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213795993599373384.post-61595797211201349062008-04-23T02:37:00.000+09:002008-04-23T02:37:00.000+09:00Heh. I'm sure that I'd chuckle too if I saw that. ...Heh. I'm sure that I'd chuckle too if I saw that. You have good taste. ^_^ジョンhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00636517431604681378noreply@blogger.com