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連続 |
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| renzoku | れんぞく | |
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| serial, consecutive, continuity, occurring in succession, continuing | |
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今日で5日連続の株価下落だ。
kyō de go nichi renzoku no kabuka geraku da. This is the fifth consecutive day of decline of stock prices. | Today is the fifth day of continual stock price decline. |
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株価は5日連続して下がった。
kabuka wa go nichi renzoku shi te sagatta. Stock prices declined for five consecutive days. |
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気温は連続して何日も氷点下だった。
kion wa renzoku shi te nan nichi mo hyōtenka datta. The temperature has been below freezing for many days in a row now. |
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その生徒は3回連続で授業をサボった。
sono seito wa san kai renzoku de jugyū o sabotta. The student skipped class three times in a row. |
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鉄鋼生産は2年連続して最高を記録した。
tekkō seisan wa ni nen renzoku shi te saikō o kiroku shi ta. Steel output set a record for two consecutive years. |
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その選手はこの大会で三回連続優勝した。
sono senju wa kono taikai de san kai renzoku yūshō shi ta. That athlete won three times in a row in this tournament. |
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暖かい日が連続した後、天候は寒くなった。
atatakai hi ga renzoku shi ta nochi, tenkō wa samuku natta. After a succession of warm days, the weather became cold. | After continuing days of warm weather, it became cold. | After days of warm weather, it became cold. |
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警察は、トムが連続殺人犯だとにらんでいる。
keisatsu wa, tomu ga renzoku satsujin han da to niran de iru. The police suspect Tom is a serial killer. |
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その選手は選手権大会で連続して3度優勝した。
sono senju wa senjuken taikai de renzoku shi te san do yūshō shi ta. The player won the championship three times in a row. |
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彼らは3年連続してジャパン・カップに優勝した。
karera wa san nen renzoku shi te japan . kappu ni yūshō shi ta. They won the Japan Cup three years in succession. |
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もう2日連続で電車が遅れて、今週は最悪だったよ。
mō ni nichi renzoku de densha ga okure te, konshū wa saiaku datta yo. This was a bad week. My train was late two days in a row. |
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いくら好きとは言え、3日連続カレーはきついよな。
ikura suki to wa ie, san nichi renzoku karē wa kitsui yo na. No matter how much you might think you like curry, three nights in a row is more than enough. | No matter how much you might think you like curry, three days in a row is plenty. |
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3日連続で徹夜してるから、もうアップアップだよ。
san nichi renzoku de tetsuya shi teru kara, mō appuappu da yo. After three straight late nights at work, I feel like I'm drowning in work. |
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今週は最悪だったよ。電車が二日連続で遅れてきたんだ。
konshū wa saiaku datta yo. densha ga ni nichi renzoku de okure te ki tan da. This was a bad week. My train was late two days in a row. |
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今週、3日連続でカーアクションものの外国映画を字幕で見た。
konshū, san nichi renzoku de kā akushon mono no gaikoku eiga o jimaku de mi ta. This week I've watched foreign car-action movies with subtitles for three days in a row. |
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大多数の日本人従業員は夏休みを3日以上連続して取りたいと考えている。
dai tasū no nipponjin jūgyū in wa natsuyasumi o san nichi ijō renzoku shi te tori tai to kangae te iru. A majority of Japanese workers plan to take more than three consecutive days of summer vacation. |
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興奮の連続に、あっというまもなく30分のショウタイムが過ぎてしまいました。
kōfun no renzoku ni, attoyū mamonaku san zero bunno shōtaimu ga sugi te shimai mashi ta. In all the excitement the 30 minute show-time passed in a flash. |
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| Examples sourced from tatoeba.org |

