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08:07 Jun 9, 2007 |
Japanese to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Ben Jones United Kingdom Local time: 08:02 | ||||||
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4 +1 | pull |
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4 +1 | good connections |
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3 +1 | have a strong connection |
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have a strong connection Explanation: A Company has a strong connectionn with the General Affairs Department in B Company. |
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pull Explanation: A have a lot of pull with Dept. of B |
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good connections Explanation: It's as though the two are connected by a broad pipeline (think oil/gas, although the image is also used in computing; see links). The pipeline implies influence, although it's often used in a one-way sense (e.g. I have good connections which will enable me to obtain funding from XYZ). -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 12 hrs (2007-06-09 20:36:58 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "connections" in the plural of course implies コネ (in the sense of personal contacts, as opposed to "a connection" which merely implies 関係). The plural form would often be followed by "at" rather than "with" (i.e. I have a strong connection with Japan, but good connections at the local government office) Reference: http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:UpqUXrEWXHwJ:official.mag... Reference: http://www.google.co.jp/search?q=%22wide+pipe%22+mainframe%7... |
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