► 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:
- 彼は三階から落ちたが軽傷を負っただけだった ⇨ He fell from the third floor but suffered only minor injuries
- 彼は床に落ちた紙を拾った ⇨ He picked up the paper fell on the floor
- 車が溝に落ちた ⇨ A car fell into a ditch
- 地獄へ落ちろ！ ⇨ Fall, go, to hell!
- 古い城が焼け落ちた ⇨ An old castle burned down
- 落ち着いた色 ⇨ A quiet, subdued, color
- 若い二人は駆け落ちした ⇨ The young couple eloped
- 早く食べないと味が落ちるよ ⇨ It will lose taste if you don’t eat soon
- 落ち着いた佇まいの日本庭園 ⇨ A Japanese garden with a quiet and calm atmosphere
- 彼は落ち着きが足りない ⇨ He lacks composure
- 彼は運転免許試験に二回続けて落ちた ⇨ He failed the driving license exam twice in a row
- 彼等は人目を忍んで落ち合った ⇨ They met hiding from, avoiding, the eyes of others
- 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
- 落ち着け！ ⇨ Calm down!
- 品質検査に手落ちがあった ⇨ There were mistakes, lapses, in the quality inspection