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01:38 Feb 21, 2007 |
Japanese to English translations [PRO] Environment & Ecology | |||||||
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| Selected response from: YNishi Japan Local time: 12:56 | ||||||
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4 +3 | pie in the sky |
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5 | A useless thing |
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5 | pie in the sky |
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4 | academic |
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3 | impractical (idea, plan, argument, proposition, etc) |
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A useless thing Explanation: See the first Google match for the term: www.geocities.jp/kuro_kurogo/ko-jien01/page16.html You can't eat a picture of a mochi, hence it's totally useless. |
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pie in the sky Explanation: 対訳は、"Wine in the bottle does not quench thirst."でしょうか。 ここでは、"pie in the sky"でよいのでは。 |
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