Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Japanese term or phrase:
コロンとした
English translation:
rounded and puffy
Added to glossary by
stephenaedwards
Apr 5, 2009 11:50
15 yrs ago
Japanese term
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コロンとした
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This term is used to desribe the shape of a handbag. Any suggestions?
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Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | rounded and puffy |
JapanLegal
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| 4 +2 | Puffy bag |
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References
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Proposed translations
+1
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rounded and puffy
コロンとした usually includes the ideas of both roundness and chubbiness, but "chubby" doesn't really work for bags, and "bulbous" sounds unappealing, so...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks for the suggestions. I decided to go go with this one as it also matched the picture."
+2
1 hr
Geraldine Oudin
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Puffy bag
I think コロンとした definitely means something puffy, but not necessarily rounded, as shows a rapid google image search and the following link
Example sentence:
http://images.google.fr/imgres?imgurl=http://image.blog.livedoor.jp/umashop/imgs/6/1/614c572d.JPG&imgrefurl=http://blog.livedoor.jp/umashop/archives/50664278.html&usg=__p7l6FYvL0Z-0Rp2ESGx_Le0gSHw=&h=483&w=500&sz=205&hl=ja&start=20&tbnid=sqJO5PaV533srM:&t
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