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shingle

/ˈʃɪŋ.ɡəl/

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noun

シングル材, 瓦

A small, thin piece of building material, often with one end thicker than the other, for laying in overlapping rows as a covering for the roof or sides of a building.

Examples :

"The wind ripped a shingle off the roof of our house during the storm. "

嵐の間、風が私たちの家の屋根からシングル材を吹き飛ばしました。

architecture material building property

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noun

鋼片

A rectangular piece of steel obtained by means of a shingling process involving hammering of puddled steel.

Examples :

"The construction company ordered a large shipment of shingles for the new roof. "

建設会社は新しい屋根のために鋼片の大量の出荷を注文しました。

material technical industry

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noun

看板

A small signboard designating a professional office; this may be both a physical signboard or a metaphoric term for a small production company (a production shingle).

Examples :

"The new student's shingle outside the tutoring center advertised "Expert Math Help." "

新しい生徒の家庭教師センターの外にある看板は「数学専門家の助け」を宣伝していました。

business sign job media organization

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verb

瓦を葺く

To cover with small, thin pieces of building material, with shingles.

Examples :

"The carpenter carefully shingled the roof of the new house. "

大工は新しい家の屋根に注意深く瓦を葺きました。

architecture building material

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verb

髪を短く刈る

To cut, as hair, so that the ends are evenly exposed all over the head, like shingles on a roof.

Examples :

"The hairdresser shingled her client's hair, creating a short, even style. "

美容師は顧客の髪を短く刈り、短く均一なスタイルを作り出した。

appearance style human

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noun

むち, 革紐

A punitive strap such as a belt.

Examples :

"The teacher used a shingle to discipline the student who was misbehaving. "

先生は、問題行動を起こした生徒を懲らしめるためにむちを使った。

law police weapon

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noun

むち, 鞭

(by extension) Any paddle used for corporal punishment.

Examples :

"The teacher used a wooden shingle to punish the misbehaving student. "

先生は、いたずらな生徒を罰するために木の鞭を使った。

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verb

精錬する、鍛造する

To hammer and squeeze material in order to expel cinder and impurities from it, as in metallurgy.

Examples :

"The blacksmith shingled the iron bar to remove the impurities before forging it into a horseshoe. "

鍛冶屋は、蹄鉄に鍛造する前に、不純物を取り除くために鉄の棒を精錬した。

material process industry technical

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verb

こけら板で打つ

To beat with a shingle.

Examples :

"The carpenter shingled the roof with the heavy wooden planks. "

大工は重い木の板で屋根をこけら板で打ちました。

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noun

小石

Small, smooth pebbles, as found on a beach.

Examples :

"The children collected colorful shingle along the beach to decorate their sandcastle. "

子供たちは砂のお城を飾るために、浜辺でカラフルな小石を集めました。

geology environment nature