► 名詞
折 [(2)おり] [liter] meaning: occasion rank: 3
☆ その折は本当に御世話になりました (おせわ) ⇨ You helped me a lot on that occasion, during that time
☆ 帰省した折に古い友だちに会った ⇨ I met an old friend when I visited my hometown
折 [(2)おり] [折に触れて] [liter] meaning: occasion rank: 3
☆ うちの母は折に触れて小言を言う ⇨ My mother criticizes me at every occasion
More examples:
- 棒がぽっきり折れた ⇨ The stick snapped
- 頭蓋骨の後部に骨折が有る ⇨ There is a fracture at the back of the skull
- 折角招待して頂いたのに行けなくて申し訳有りません ⇨ I apologize for not making it despite receiving the honor of your invitation
- 彼は私が仕事に就けるよう骨を折ってくれた ⇨ He broke his bones, went out of his ways, to get me a job
- 端折ると後で結局ツケが回ってくる ⇨ If you cut corners you will have to pay the price later
- 折り畳み式自転車 ⇨ A folding bicycle
- 医者は折れた腕をギプスで固定した ⇨ The doctor put a cast on the broken arm so that it won’t move
- 費用は折半することで落ち着いた ⇨ We settled, agreed, to share the cost fifty-fifty
- 木の枝にぶら下がったら折れた ⇨ I hang onto a tree branch and it broke
- 両党の主張を折衷した案 ⇨ A proposal which is a compromise of the stances of the two parties
- 木の折れた枝がぶらぶらして危ない ⇨ A broken branch is hanging loose from the tree and dangerous
- 次の角を左折して下さい ⇨ Turn left at the next corner please
- 彼は肋骨を折った (あばらぼね) ⇨ He broke his ribs
- 膝を折ると痛い ⇨ When I bend my knee it hurts
- 折からの大雨で地盤が弱っている所に強風が吹いて木が倒れた ⇨ The tree fell down with a strong wind when the ground was soft with recent heavy rains