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つらい

つらい 辛い 形容詞 〖困難な 〗hard, ⦅話 ⦆ tough /tʌ́f /苦しい 〖苦痛な 〗painful ; むごい bitter ; 〖耐えがたい 〗unbearable ; 〖胸が張り裂けそうな 〗heartbreaking .1 つらい ~▸ つらい生活を送る lead a hard [a tough ] life .▸ こんなつらいことは生まれて初めてだ I have never had such a hard time [a bitter experience ] in my life .This is the bitterest [the most painful ] experience I have ever had in my life .2 …はつらい ▸ 早起きはつらい It's hard [╳I am hard ] to get up early .【いやだ 】I hate to get up early .▸ 彼女と別れるのはつらかった It was hard [painful, heartbreaking ] to separate from her .【残念だった 】I was very sorry to separate [part ] from her . (!separate は結婚などしていて別れる. part は物理的に離れる ) ▸ 貧乏はつらい ⦅耐えがたい ⦆Poverty is hard to bear .I can't stand poverty .Poverty is painful .男はつらいよ It's tough being a ↗man .会話 ▸ 「それでどっちとデートするつもりなの ?」「迷ってるのよ 」「まったくつらいところね ⦅最高につらい選択だ ⦆So which of the two are you going to go out with? ” “I'm not sure .” “(That's ) the toughest choice, really .つらく 副詞 ▸ つらく当たる be hard on him 【厳しく扱う 】treat him harshly .