尻目に
English translation: while
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| 4 +1 | leaving ~ in the dust |
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| 5 | disregarding |
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| 3 | contrary to... |
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2 hrs confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1while Explanation: Hi Mari, Since it's been quiet so far... As you know, this expression is visually evocative, which means translation may vary. In this case, however, I wouldn't read too much into it, unless your "context" steers you away. "the reason why British stocks are rising, while the emerging markets are struggling" |
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4 hrs confidence:
contrary to... Explanation: I think the author intensifies there the clear contrast of the bustling ot booming British stock market against the flagging situation of the emerging economies. The definitions of the phrase 尻目に could be "ignore", "don't care about", "look down on" and so forth. These could be re-interpreted and re-phrased, of course. Couldn't it be in this way? Example sentence(s):
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5 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1leaving ~ in the dust Explanation: The complete phrase of 尻目に is 尻目に懸ける. What it means is not seeing one's counterpart right in the face, but look in rather askance manner without moving one's head. Thus indicating conscientious effort of insult or demonstration of one's superior position. This expression however is also used to things or phenomena such as your case. I come to this answer because English stocks are doing far better than that of emerging markets, but no human conscientious of insult or else are meant here. The author animated the English stock market while it has no capacity of insulting or respecting. |
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disregarding Explanation: Hi Mari, The other translators have the basic meaning here, but from a native English speaker's point of view, I believe that the exact nuance and most natural English here would be "disregarding". So your complete phrase should be something like "disregarding the struggling emerging markets..." |
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