► 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:
- 膝を折ると痛い ⇨ When I bend my knee it hurts
- 折角の休日が雨に祟られた ⇨ It rained throughout the vacation we had been so excited about
- 彼は鎖骨を骨折した ⇨ He broke his collarbone
- 折角買ったのに結局使わなかった ⇨ Even though I bought it, I didn’t end up using it
- 老人は骨折しやすい ⇨ Old people are prone to break bones
- 頭蓋骨骨折 ⇨ A skull fracture
- 割り箸がポキっと折れた ⇨ A chopstick snapped
- 東洋と西洋の様式を折衷した建築 ⇨ An architecture that mixed the eastern and western styles
- 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
- 事件の捜査には沢山の紆余曲折が有った ⇨ The investigation of the case has gone through a lot of turns and twists
- 爆発で鉄の柱がグニャグニャに折れ曲がっていた ⇨ Steel columns were bent like wires by the explosion
- 折り紙の鶴 ⇨ An origami crane
- 彼は事故で足を骨折した ⇨ He broke his leg in an accident
- 折角の料理を食べ損なった ⇨ I didn’t get to eat the specially prepared food
- 折り畳み式自転車 ⇨ A folding bicycle