► 名詞
落ち [(2)おち] meaning: joke rank: 3
☆ 落ちの無い冗談 ⇨ A joke without a punchline (☛ The punchline, denouement, of a joke)
落ち [(2)おち] [coll] meaning: result rank: 3
☆ 彼に頼んでも断られるのが落ちだ ⇨ We all know he will say no even if we ask him (☛ An easily expected bad result)
More examples:
- 床にガラスの欠片が落ちていた ⇨ There were shards of glass on the floor
- 落ち着いた雰囲気のレストラン ⇨ A restaurant with a quiet atmosphere
- 早めに使わないと風味が落ちる ⇨ The flavor will diminish if you don’t use sooner
- 床に血が点々と落ちていた ⇨ Drops of blood were on the floor
- どんなに洗っても汚れが落ちない ⇨ No matter how I wash it, the stain won’t come off
- 早く食べないと味が落ちるよ ⇨ It will lose taste if you don’t eat soon
- 蛇口から水がぽたぽた落ちている ⇨ Water is dripping down the faucet in light drops
- 売上げが大幅に落ち込んだ ⇨ The sales have dropped significantly
- 彼は昔は大スターだったのにひどく落ちぶれた ⇨ He used to be a big star but now looks miserable
- 首都は敵の手に落ちた ⇨ The capital has been fell into the enemy’s hands, occupied
- 何気無く窓の外を見た瞬間雷が木に落ちた ⇨ The moment I looked outside the window for no reason I saw a lightning struck a tree
- 彼は試験に落ちて沈んでいる ⇨ He has been depressed since failing the exam
- 彼等は人目を忍んで落ち合った ⇨ They met hiding from, avoiding, the eyes of others
- 靴下がずり落ちる ⇨ A sock falls down, won’t stay up
- 彼女は床に崩れ落ちるように倒れた ⇨ She collapsed to the ground as if in slow motion