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A1 Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb

こそこそsneakily, secretly, to move stealthily

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    1. Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb

      1. 1.

        sneakily, secretly, stealthily, on the sly

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word,

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    こそこそコソコソ

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      こそこそ(かく)れて(なに)をしているんだ?

      What are you doing, hiding secretly?

      • N1

      電車(でんしゃ)(ない)では(しず)かにこそこそ(はな)すようにしている。

      I'm trying to speak quietly and inconspicuously inside the train.

      • N1

      (かげ)こそこそ(ひと)悪口(わるぐち)()うことは()(こと)ではありません。

      Speaking ill of others sneakily behind their back is not a good thing.

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      監督(かんとく):「(かげ)こそこそするな!堂々(どうどう)としてこそ本当(ほんとう)(おとこ)になれるんだ!」

      Director: 'Don't lay low in the background! Only by being bold can you become a real man!'

      • N1

      昨日(きのう)(おお)喧嘩(げんか)をした(つま)が、夜中(よなか)早朝(そうちょう)こそこそ(いえ)()ていく(おそ)れがあります。

      There is a risk that my wife, with whom I had a big fight yesterday, will secretly leave the house in the middle of the night or early morning.

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