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hawk

/hɔːk/ /hɔk/

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noun

タカ

A diurnal predatory bird of the family Accipitridae, smaller than an eagle.

Examples :

"It is illegal to hunt hawks or other raptors in many parts of the world."

世界の多くの地域で、タカやその他の猛禽類の狩猟は違法です。

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noun

タカ

Any diurnal predatory terrestrial bird of similar size and appearance to the accipitrid hawks, such as a falcon

Examples :

"The hawk soared high above the schoolyard, circling before swooping down to catch a small bird. "

タカは小さな鳥を捕まえようと急降下する前に、校庭の上を高く舞い上がり、旋回していました。

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noun

タカ派

An advocate of aggressive political positions and actions.

Examples :

"The school board hawk argued for stricter disciplinary measures. "

学校理事会のタカ派は、より厳しい懲戒措置を主張した。

politics government war attitude

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強欲な人、ハト派の対義語

An uncooperative or purely-selfish participant in an exchange or game, especially when untrusting, acquisitive or treacherous. Refers specifically to the Prisoner's Dilemma, alias the Hawk-Dove game.

Examples :

"In the team project, Sarah was the hawk, always prioritizing her own grade over the team's success. "

チームプロジェクトで、サラは強欲な人で、常にチームの成功よりも自分の成績を優先していました。

game business economy attitude person character

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verb

鷹狩りをする

To hunt with a hawk.

Examples :

"The falconer carefully trained his hawk to hunt small birds. "

鷹匠は小さな鳥を狩るために、自分の鷹を注意深く訓練しました。

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verb

襲う、急襲する

To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk.

Examples :

"to hawk at flies"

ハエを襲う。

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noun

モルタル板

A plasterer's tool, made of a flat surface with a handle below, used to hold an amount of plaster prior to application to the wall or ceiling being worked on: a mortarboard.

Examples :

"The plasterer used the hawk to hold the plaster before applying it to the ceiling. "

漆喰職人は、天井に塗る前にモルタル板を使って漆喰を保持しました。

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verb

売り歩く, 行商する

To sell; to offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry (merchandise) about from place to place for sale; to peddle.

Examples :

"The vendors were hawking their wares from little tables lining either side of the market square."

露天商たちは、市場広場の両側に並んだ小さなテーブルから商品を売り歩いていた。

business commerce job economy

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咳払いする, 痰を出す

A noisy effort to force up phlegm from the throat.

Examples :

"My grandpa coughed, and a hawk followed the sound of his chest rattling. "

祖父が咳払いし、胸のガラガラという音に続いて痰が出た。

physiology body medicine

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verb

咳をする, 痰を吐く

To cough up something from one's throat.

Examples :

"After eating the spicy curry, my brother had to hawk up a lot of phlegm. "

スパイシーなカレーを食べた後、弟はたくさんの痰を吐き出さなければなりませんでした。

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verb

咳払いをする, 痰を出す

To try to cough up something from one's throat; to clear the throat loudly.

Examples :

"Grandpa sat on the front porch, hawking and wheezing, as he packed his pipe with cheap tobacco."

祖父は安いタバコをパイプに詰めながら、玄関ポーチに座って咳払いと喘鳴を繰り返していた。

physiology body medicine