Vocab Info
N1 Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
ぶらぶらdangling heavily, swaying to and fro, swinging, strolling, rambling, roaming, wandering, idly, lazily, leisurely, aimlessly, persisting (of an illness)
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Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
1.
dangling, swaying, swinging
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordAdverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb
2.
(walking) leisurely, aimlessly, strolling, wandering, rambling
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordAdverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb
3.
idly, lazily, leisurely, aimlessly
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
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暇なので繁華街をぶらぶらしています。
I've got time to kill, so I'm wandering around downtown.
首から下げたスマホがぶらぶらしています。
The smartphone hanging from my neck is swinging back and forth.
定職もなくぶらぶらしている息子は我が家の恥だ。
My son, drifting through life without a steady job, is a disgrace to our family.
台風による強風のせいで電線が切れてぶらぶらと垂れ下がっている。
The typhoon’s strong winds snapped the power lines, leaving them dangling.
暴風で提灯がぶらぶら揺れていて危ないので、今から撤去する事にしました。
It's dangerous to let the lantern sway in the storm, so I’m taking it down right away.
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