Glossary entry

Japanese term or phrase:

わざとらしく自分をかわいく見せている

English translation:

trying too hard to make oneself look cute

Added to glossary by Troy Fowler
May 22, 2007 04:25
17 yrs ago
Japanese term

わざとらしく自分をかわいく見せている

Non-PRO Japanese to English Other Other High School questionaire
this is a good one!
Proposed translations (English)
5 +5 trying too hard to make oneself look cute
Change log

Jun 22, 2007 15:46: Troy Fowler Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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trying too hard to make oneself look cute

This is like,

"(subject) is going out of their way to try and make themself look cute."



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Note added at 3 days4 hrs (2007-05-25 08:49:41 GMT)
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Yeah, "Trying to look cute" is more concise...

Peer comment(s):

agree Nobuo Kameyama : うーん、流石(さすが)はネーティブです。「わざとらしく」は正に"trying too hard" がピッタリです。私のような日本語を母語とする者には直ぐに思いつかない、本当に斬れる英語の表現です。I take my hat off to you!
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agree casey
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agree nordlys75
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agree michiko tsum (X)
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agree Kurt Hammond : or just 'trying to look cute'
3 days 4 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Sorry for the delay, thamks"
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