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ゆずる

ゆずる 譲る 1 【譲渡する 】pass on to ; 【財産などを 】法律 transfer (-rr- ), make *over to ; 権力 責任などを 】hand over to ; 【会社などを 】turn over to ; 【王位を 】⦅書 ⦆abdicate .▸ 野党に政権を譲る hand over power to the opposition party .▸ これは父から譲ってもらったカメラです This is the camera my father passed on to me .▸ 彼は一人息子に全財産を譲った He transferred [made over ] all his property to his only son . (!He transferred [made over ] his only son all his property. は不可 ) ▸ 彼は自分の店を息子に譲った He turned over his store to his son .2 与える give *; 売る sell *.▸ 彼はバスで妊婦に席を譲った He gave up [offered ] his seat to a pregnant woman on the bus .▸ 彼に車を安く譲った I sold him my car cheap . (!╳I sold my car to him cheap. は不可 ) 3 あける 【道をあける 】make * way for (!比喩的にも用いる ) ; 【道を譲って先に行かせる 】give * way to , ⦅米 ⦆yield to .▸ 後進に道を譲る make way for younger people .▸ (走行中の )車はすべて救急車には道を譲らないといけない All traffic must make way for [give way to, yield to ] ambulances .4 【譲歩する 】concede ; make * a concession to (!しばしば複数形で ) .▸ その点は譲ります I'll concede [give in on ] that point .▸ 彼は脅迫者に一歩も譲らなかった He never made concessions [(屈服する ) gave in ] to the blackmailer .He held his ground against the blackmailer .5 【先へ延ばす 】put *off, postpone . (!前の方が口語的 ) ▸ その件の議論は後日に譲ることにしよう Let's put off [postpone ] discussing the matter until some other day .