► 名詞
差 [さ] meaning: different rank: 1
☆ 先頭と二番の差は10秒だ ⇨ The gap between the leader and the second is 10 seconds
☆ 日本のサッカーと世界の差は縮まったといっても未だかなりある ⇨ The gap between Japanese soccer and the world has shrunk but is still significant
差 [さ] [差を付ける] meaning: different rank: 1
☆ 彼女は他に大きな差をつけて優勝した ⇨ She won with a large margin against the rest
☆ 彼等は客が高い方を選ぶようにわざの内容に差をつけている ⇨ They are differentiating the contents on purpose so that customers will choose the expensive one
More examples:
- 人種差別は相変わらず社会に顕在している ⇨ Racial prejudice still exists overtly, visibly, in the society
- 米国で人種差別問題が再び頭をもたげた ⇨ Racism has reared its ugly head again in US
- 憧憬の眼差しで見つめた ⇨
- 文化の差を超えて人類に普遍的な問題 ⇨ The universal issues for human beings that go beyond the differences of cultures
- 暖かな春の日差し ⇨ Warm spring sun
- 彼は僅差で負けて大変悔しがった ⇨ He was very upset that he had lost by the smallest margin
- 富裕層と貧困層の経済格差は広がる一方だ ⇨ The economic gap between the riches and the poors keep widening
- 最高裁は訴訟を高裁に差し戻した ⇨ The Supreme Court sent back the lawsuit back to the high court (for a retrial)
- 両者に差異は殆ど無い ⇨ There is little difference between the two
- 彼は米国の人種差別問題について取材している ⇨ He is investigating racism in the US as a journalist
- 朝日が窓を差した ⇨ Morning light came through a window
- 彼は救いの手を差し伸べた ⇨ He extended a helping hand
- その言葉は現在は差別用語として禁句になっている ⇨ Today that word is considered discriminatory and has become a taboo word
- インターネットは偏見や差別を助長する一面が有る ⇨ Internet has a side of helping amplifying prejudices and discriminations
- 私が代わりにやって差し上げましょうか？ ⇨ Would you like me to do it for you?