► 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:
- マラソンの折り返し地点 ⇨ The turnaround point of a marathon
- 彼は頑固だったが最後には折れた ⇨ He was stubborn but relented in the end
- 彼は紙を折って鶴を作った ⇨ He folded a sheet and made a crane
- 折り返し御連絡下さい ⇨ Please return my call. Call me when you get this message
- 折角頑張って来たのにここで諦めたのではつまらない ⇨ We’ve worked so hard, so it would be kind of stupid to give up here now
- 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
- 割り箸がポキっと折れた ⇨ A chopstick snapped
- 彼は肋骨を折った ⇨ He broke his ribs
- 彼は人生で挫折を経験したことが無い ⇨ He has never experienced failure in his life
- 彼等は最終的に折れ合うことにした ⇨ They finally decided to meet the half way
- 彼は事故で足を骨折した ⇨ He broke his leg in an accident
- 病院で骨折部のレントゲンを撮った ⇨ They took X-ray pictures of the fracture at the hospital
- 彼は肋骨を折った (あばらぼね) ⇨ He broke his ribs
- 会社と組合は折衝し続けている ⇨ The company and the union has kept negotiating
- 転職を考えている時に折しも新しい仕事に誘われた ⇨ Just when I was thinking about changing my job, I was offered a new one