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dabble

/ˈdæb(ə)l/ /ˈdæbəl/

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noun

飛び散り, 飛沫

A spattering or sprinkling of a liquid.

Examples :

"The painter added a dabble of blue to the canvas to represent the reflection of the sky in the water. "

画家は、水面に映る空を表現するために、キャンバスに青色の飛沫を加えました。

nature substance

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noun

水遊び, ちゃぷちゃぷ

An act of splashing in soft mud, water, etc.

Examples :

"The children made a big dabble in the shallow puddle after school. "

子供たちは学校の後、浅い水たまりで大きな水遊びをしました。

nature action environment

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noun

ちょっかいを出すこと, かじり

An act of participation in an activity in a casual or superficial way.

Examples :

"His dabble in gardening was limited to planting a few sunflowers. "

彼の園芸へのちょっかいは、いくつかのヒマワリを植えることに限られていた。

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verb

ちょんちょんと濡らす, 染み込ませる

To make slightly wet or soiled by spattering or sprinkling a liquid (such as water, mud, or paint) on it; to bedabble.

Examples :

"The child dabbled watercolors on the paper, creating a colorful but slightly messy drawing. "

子供は水彩絵の具を紙にちょんちょんとつけ、カラフルだが少し散らかった絵を描いた。

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verb

水遊びする, ちょっかいを出す

To cause splashing by moving a body part like a bill or limb in soft mud, water, etc., often playfully; to play in shallow water; to paddle.

Examples :

"The children sat on the dock and dabbled their feet in the water."

子供たちは波止場に座り、水の中で足を水遊びさせていた。

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verb

ちょこっと手を出す, かじる

To participate or have an interest in an activity in a casual or superficial way.

Examples :

"She’s an actress by trade, but has been known to dabble in poetry."

彼女は本業は女優だが、詩にもちょこっと手を出すことで知られている。

action entertainment job work style attitude

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verb

ちょっかいを出す, いじる

To interfere or meddle in; to tamper with.

Examples :

"My younger brother likes to dabble in my projects, often changing the settings on my computer without asking. "

弟は私のプロジェクトにちょっかいを出すのが好きで、よく許可なくパソコンの設定を変えます。