► 副詞
約 [(1)やく] meaning: approximate rank: 1
☆ その建物の高さは約二百メートルだ ⇨ The height of the building is about 200 meters
More examples:
- 物の弾みで余計な約束をしてしまった ⇨ I got carried away by the momentum, in the heat of the moment, and made a promise I shouldn’t have made
- 私達は契約に大筋で合意した ⇨ We agreed to the contract in principle
- 二人は結婚の約束を交わした ⇨ They exchanged a promise of marriage
- 契約するかは条件によりけりだ ⇨ It depends on the conditions if I sign a new contract
- 彼等は裏で協力することを密約していた ⇨ They secretly agreed to cooperate behind the scene
- 被告は契約は無効と抗弁した ⇨ The defendant argued that the contract had been invalid
- 論文の要約 ⇨ The summary of the thesis
- 今それを約束する事は出来ない ⇨ Promising that now is impossible for me. I can’t promise that right now
- 彼は不承不承契約に合意した ⇨ He reluctantly agreed to the contract
- 契約責任の履行遅滞 ⇨ A delay of fulfillment of contract obligations
- 何も約束は出来ませんが、一応話は聞いておきましょう ⇨ I can’t promise you anything, but let’s just hear what you have to say (so that at least I know what it is)
- 契約の履行が遅延した ⇨ The fulfillment of contract obligations was delayed
- 彼は法を遵守することを誓約した ⇨ He pledged to comply with the law
- 彼等は契約を交わした ⇨ They agreed to a contract
- 我々は不可抗力によって契約を履行出来なかった ⇨ We were not able to fulfill our contractual obligations because of a force majeure