Need a word or phrase translated?

[Macrobiotic]

Thanks for the help. I have just started with this humor/sarcasm dialogue. I have a feeling I will get stuck many times.

 

[undrentide]

I could be totally wrong but wonder if this いわす could be Kansai dialect, which means 'to break, to damage' something or someone.

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[Macrobiotic]

Thanks. I wonder then if the えぇ。楽しみでランチに出かけたいぐらいです should have a sort of "can't wait, this will be fun (smashing this monster fort up) meaning or something. Then it actually makes sense assuming いわす is this kansai expression.

The character saying the いわす part is supposed to be a goddess (I know, I post a lot about goddesses for some reason).
Is the choice of a kansai word here used to soften, feminize or making it sound more "aristocratic" than やっつける kind of like Kyoto -accent can sound a little "snobby" (similar to どす instead of です etc) in order to be more fitting of a goddess so that "beat up/finishing off" doesn't sound as rough?
If not I see no reason to use this word mixed in with otherwise standard japanese, it just seems obscure and strange then.

 

[MrKanister]

Can someone please help me with this one?

また余計な邪魔が
入らない様に
鍵しとこうぜ

The context is, that one guy says this to another, while snooping around inside school, and after getting rid off a classmate, who surprised them with his presence.

What does the whole thing mean?
I especially don't get the 鍵しとこう part, and I can't find an explanation for this anywhere.

Edit: Could it be the casual form of しておこう?
Does it mean something like, "Let's lock [the door] to stop further disturbances"? Is this right?

Edit2: Also, what does よっと in "下さいよっと" at the end of some sentences mean?

Thank you very much.

 

[honyakujoshua]

I am studying patent translation and am not too sure if I translated 燃料ポンプ２１ａ、２１ｂの印加電圧を共に０Ｖとし燃料ポンプ２１ａ、２１ｂを駆動しない。correctly -
taking fuel pumps 21 a and 21 b's applied voltage as zero voltage, it does not drive fuel pumps 21 a and 21b

How does the toshi in 印加電圧を共に０Ｖとし work?

Have I got it right when I think toshi is a contraction of to suru?

Any help would be much appreciated.

 

[Mike Cash]

Have I got it right when i think toshi is a contraction of to suru?

Equivalent of として, a stylistic difference.

 

[honyakujoshua]

Thanks

what is the stylistic difference is my translation anywhere near right?

 

[Toritoribe]

Can someone please help me with this one?

また余計な邪魔が
入らない様に
鍵しとこうぜ

The context is, that one guy says this to another, while snooping around inside school, and after getting rid off a classmate, who surprised them with his presence.

What does the whole thing mean?
I especially don't get the 鍵しとこう part, and I can't find an explanation for this anywhere.

Edit: Could it be the casual form of しておこう?
Does it mean something like, "Let's lock [the door] to stop further disturbances"? Is this right?

Yes, that's right.

Edit2: Also, what does よっと in "下さいよっと" at the end of some sentences mean?

よ is a sentence final particle, と is for quotation, and っ is for emphasis.

I am studying patent translation and am not too sure if I translated 燃料ポンプ２１ａ、２１ｂの印加電圧を共に０Ｖとし燃料ポンプ２１ａ、２１ｂを駆動しない。correctly -
taking fuel pumps 21 a and 21 b's applied voltage as zero voltage, it does not drive fuel pumps 21 a and 21b

How does the toshi in 印加電圧を共に０Ｖとし work?

Have I got it right when i think toshi is a contraction of to suru?

Any help would be much appreciated.

し is not a contraction but the continuous usage of the -masu stem of する.

Make the applied voltage of the fuel pumps 21 a and 21 b both to zero volts, and do not drive fuel pumps 21 a and 21b.

 

[honyakujoshua]

Thanks toritoribe I knew what it was but got the terminology wrong.

I have a question about a similar sentence -

How does と して work in

燃料ポンプ２１ａ、２１ｂに印加する電圧を共に電源２の電圧とグランドとの間の中間電圧と して当該デューティ比に応じて駆動する。
?

I translated it as

"voltage that is applied to both fuel pumps 21 a and 21 b drives responding to said duty difference as intermediate voltage between voltage of energy source 2 and ground"

But think I have got it wrong could anyone help me?

 

[Toritoribe]

The core of the sentence is 電圧を中間電圧として（燃料ポンプを）駆動する, thus, the object of 駆動する is 燃料ポンプ. The suject is not mentioned. (Probably that's "the readers/users".)

印加する電圧 is the object of する（として）, and the meaning/usage is the same as とし in your previous post.

 

[honyakujoshua]

Thanks a lot. Where did my attempt at a translation go wrong? is there any difference between toshite and toshi?

 

[Toritoribe]

"Voltage" doesn't "drive".
当該 means "corresponding to (each fuel pump)" here.
デューティ比 is a technical term "duty cycle".
に応じて means "in accordance with" in this case.

とし and として are the same in meaning when it's used as a continuos form, as I wrote. The latter sounds a bit colloquial.


The subject could be "the machine/program".

 

[MrKanister]

Thanks a lot Toritoribe!
I have another question:

この間したばっかりだってのに…
お前も好きだねぇ

はは 癖になっちゃって
もうコレじゃないとダメですね


The context is that two guys says this to each other, after they have been using their super powers to fly. I think one of them is teaching the other how to use his powers.


My best guess for a translation would be:
"You've been doing nothing else the other day...
You like this too, huh?"

"Haha, I've gotten used to it.
I can't live without it [referring to superpowers] anymore."


What do you think? What does it probably mean?
Thank you.

 

[undrentide]

@Mr.Kanister

Your interpretation is not bad.

この間したばっかりだってのに…
"You just did it (= flying with the superpower) only the other day..."

"You've been doing nothing else" is してばっかり ;-)

Literal translation of 癖になる is to make the habit of it but connotation is more of "getting addicted to it".

 

[JimOneill]

Would somebody be able to please translate the writing on this shirt:

I really appreciate any assistance. Awesome website, by the way!

--Jim

 

[Toritoribe]

the right vertical line
達摩摩
tatsumama

the left vertical line
静けさ
shizukesa
(There seems to be some more characters on the left of the left line.)

The right vertical line doesn't make sense. The left one means "silence".

 

[JimOneill]

Thank you!

Thank you for your quick response! I really appreciate the help.

 

[Feliks]

Hi there/just a very short and stupid question.

How to translate 1980年代という失われた十年? I would not have problems if the ｘｘｘｘ年代 and the 失われた十年 parts were swapped- please help, "the lost decade called the 80s" kind of sound strange to me...

 

[Toritoribe]

I would say "the lost decade, 80's" or "80's, the lost decade". という shows that the two nouns are in apposition in this case.

 

[Macrobiotic]

This is from a letter Akira Kurosawa wrote before his movie debut to another future director who was his friend.

「十月に一本演出する。原作・脚色・演出――、やりそこなっても誰にも文句の持って行きどころの無い背水の陣」「とにかく、ぬーっと出て、僕黒沢です。と、やるだけのこった！」

First, I read the 誰にも文句の持っていきどころのない背水の陣 as "taking a last stand where there's no one to bring complaints to if it fails" (which I interpret as betting all or nothing in this situation for the movie to be a success?) but I'm not sure.

Secondly, these lines, do they refer to making a sudden appearance from nowhere "hey, I'm Kurosawa!" making instant success in the movie world? とにかく、ぬーっと出て、僕黒沢です。と、やるだけのこった. Especially the やるだけのこった, is it やるだけ残った (doing this was all that remained) or やるだけの事だ (that's all there is to it". I would guess for the second alternative because it just seems to make more sense and fit with the cocky tone of the other parts of the letter.

 

[Toritoribe]

You are correct both about the first sentence and やるだけの事だ.

 

[Feliks]

Does this 10畳１間mean-one room, 10 with a 10 mats surface?

How would You translate むき出しの10 $? the words meaning is frank, naked but how to combine it with the money aspect?

 

[Toritoribe]

a room of ten tatami mats in size
10畳１間 indicates the size of a room, thus, it could be a wooden floor room.


むき出しの means "unwrapped", "not in the wallet" or like that.

 

[Feliks]

Also, I do not understand this here at all- メンヘル気味 with regards to a person- please help

Thanks so it could mean that he receives the money into his hand? f.e if he is a 派遣者?

 

[Toritoribe]

Also, I do not understand this here at all- メンヘル気味 with regards to a person- plz help

romantic/stargazing

EDIT:
Ooops! I misread it as メルヘン気味. Thanks, Papa-san!

Thx so it could mean that he receives the money into his hand? f.e if he is a 派遣者?

He received just the bill, not the one in an envelope.