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expletives

/ˈɛksplətɪvz/ /ˈɛkspləˌtɪvz/

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noun

罵り言葉, 悪態

A profane, vulgar term, notably a curse or obscene oath.

Examples :

"When he dropped the heavy box on his foot, a string of expletives escaped his mouth. "

重い箱を足に落としたとき、彼の口から一連の罵り言葉が飛び出した。

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noun

フィラー

A word without meaning added to fill a syntactic position.

Examples :

"The teacher reminded the students to avoid using unnecessary expletives like "there" and "it" at the beginning of their sentences to make their writing more direct. "

先生は、生徒たちに、文章をより直接的にするために、文の冒頭で「there」や「it」のような不要なフィラーの使用を避けるように注意を促しました。

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noun

罵り言葉, 汚い言葉

A word that adds to the strength of a phrase without affecting its meaning.

Examples :

""Wow, that's a terrible report card!" The teacher used expletives like "horrible" and "unacceptable" to emphasize how bad the student's performance was. "

「うわー、ひどい成績表だ！」先生は生徒の成績がどれほど悪いかを強調するために、「ひどい」や「許容できない」などの汚い言葉を使った。

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