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Koko knows and uses more than 500 words in sign language, the language of deaf people.
ココは、耳が不自由な人の言葉である手話を500語以上も知っていて、それらを使う。
What are these for?
これは何に使うものですか。
We use words in order to communicate.
意志を伝え会うために、私たちは言葉を使う。
See if you can catch the word she uses as she describes how she begins her day.
彼女が1日の始め方を述べる時に使うその(代わりの)言葉が聞き取れるかどうか、試してみてください。
Even at the end of the nineteenth century, sailors in the British Navy were not permitted to use knives and forks because using them was considered a sign of weakness.
It is outrageous that you should spend so much money.
君がそんなにお金を使うとはあきれるばかりだ。
I helped a little binding printouts that the student council will apparently use.
生徒会で使うらしくて、プリント綴じるのを少し手伝っていました。
One of the reasons Twitter is popular in Japan is a characteristic of Japanese itself: Japanese uses ideograms which enable it to convey more information in just 140 characters than other languages, not counting Chinese. Incidentally, the Japanese version
Gorillas cannot use their lips and tongues to speak, but they can communicate with people in other ways.
ゴリラは話すのに唇や舌を使うことができないが、別の方法で人々とコミュニケーションができるのである。
It seems that on clear, sunny days they could also use the sun to find their way home.
よく晴れた日に彼らは帰る道を見つけるために太陽を使うことができたように思います。
She spends a lot of money on clothes.
彼女は洋服にたくさんお金を使う。
Computer users have so many buzzwords, it's a wonder if anyone else can understand them.
コンピューターを使う人は多くの流行語を用いるが、他の人が理解できるかどうかは怪しいものだ。
She spends most of her money on her dresses.
彼女は服装に大部分のお金を使う。
You might ask before you use my typewriter.
私のタイプライターを使うのなら、一言そういえばいいのに。
She set it aside for future use.
後で使うために取っておいた。
He spends a great deal of money on books.
彼は非常に多くの金を本に使う。
Is using fingers uncivilized?
指を使うことは野蛮なのだろうか。
"What's the difference between erotic and kinky?" "Erotic is when you use a feather and kinky is when you use a whole chicken."
「好色と倒錯の違いとは?」「好色なら羽を使うが、倒錯なら鶏をまるごと使う」
Good doctors explain things to patients in easily understandable ways, using anatomical models and such.
良い医者は患者に説明する時、人体模型を使うなどして、わかりやすく説明してくれる。
I sometimes use scissors as a can opener.
私は時々はさみを缶切りとして使う。
Man is the only fire-using animal.
人は火を使う唯一の動物である。
It's easy to get into debt quickly with charge cards.
クレジットカードを使うとあっという間に借金をつくりやすい。
We use DS as an abbreviation of 'dyad' style.
ここではDSを「ダイアド」スタイルの省略形として使う。
We substitute margarine for butter.
我が家ではバターのかわりにマーガリンを使う。
She spends a lot of money on clothes.
彼女は服に沢山お金を使う。
It's for my personal use.
それは私が使う物です。
We should substitute margarine for butter for our health.
私達は健康のためバターの代わりマーガリンを使うべきだ。
I intend to devote a few hours a day to the study of English.
私は英語の勉強に一日に数時間を使うつもりである。
Nowadays, however, calculators can be used freely in school examinations, and already in many schools the only sound to be heard during a math exam is the sound of children tapping on their calculators.
Nowadays, we often use the term "senior citizen" to refer to old people.
近年では、年配の人達を指すのに「高齢者」という用語をよく使う。
Keep not two tongues in one mouth.
二枚舌を使うな。
What do you think? Does it suit me? It's what servants wear around here.
どうです?似合っていますか?ここいらで使う使用人の服なんですよ。
Tatoeba is the website I use when I don't find enough examples in dictionaries.
タトエバは、辞書に十分な用例がないときに私が使うサイトです。
He can handle English well.
彼は上手に英語を使うことができる。
Money takes a long time to earn, but you can spend it in no time.
お金を稼ぐのは時間がかかるが、使うのはあっという間だ。
The excessive use of salt should be taboo.
塩を過剰に使うのは避けるべきだ。
This car runs on alcohol.
この自動車はアルコールを燃料に使う。
He grudged spending money on such a thing.
彼はそんなものに金を使うのを渋った。
That student sometimes pretends to be sick.
その学生は時々仮病を使う。
How are you going to spend such a large amount of money?
こんな多額のお金を何に使うつもりなのですか。
She spends a lot of money on shoes.
彼女は靴にたくさん金を使う。
"Oh? If you're free get the cleaning done." "What's up with that? Don't order your brother around!"
「そっか。暇なら掃除しといて。」「なんだそれ。兄貴をアゴで使うなよ。」
Fork-users are mainly in Europe, North America, and Latin America; chopstick-users in eastern Asia and finger-users in Africa, the Middle East, Indonesia, and India.