Vocab Info
N1 Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb, な-adjective
へらへらfoolishly (laughing), thoughtlessly (smiling), indiscreetly (talking), carelessly (speaking), frivolously, flippantly, thin (paper, cloth, etc.), weak-bodied, flaring up, bursting into flames
Dictionary Definition
Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb
1.
(laughing) foolishly, (smiling) thoughtlessly
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word2.
indiscreetly (talking), carelessly (speaking), frivolously, flippantly
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
な-adjective, Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb
3.
thin (paper, cloth, etc.), flimsy
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb
4.
flaring up, bursting into flames
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word, Archaic
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ヘラヘラ、へらへら
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へらへらとした態度の社員を首にしました。
We fired an employee for their frivolous attitude. {foolishly (laughing), thoughtlessly (smiling), indiscreetly (talking), carelessly (speaking), frivolously, flippantly, thin (paper, cloth, etc.), weak-bodied, flaring up, bursting into flames}
先生:「おい!怒られている時にへらへらするな!」
Teacher: "Hey! Don't smile foolishly when you're being scolded!" {foolishly (laughing), thoughtlessly (smiling), indiscreetly (talking), carelessly (speaking), frivolously, flippantly, thin (paper, cloth, etc.), weak-bodied, flaring up, bursting into flames}
このへらへらの下敷きは直ぐに折れてしまうに違いない。
This flimsy placemat will surely break immediately. {foolishly (laughing), thoughtlessly (smiling), indiscreetly (talking), carelessly (speaking), frivolously, flippantly, thin (paper, cloth, etc.), weak-bodied, flaring up, bursting into flames}
浮気をした事がバレたのにへらへらしている妻に苛ついています。
I'm irritated with my wife who is thoughtlessly laughing even though she got caught cheating. {foolishly (laughing), thoughtlessly (smiling), indiscreetly (talking), carelessly (speaking), frivolously, flippantly, thin (paper, cloth, etc.), weak-bodied, flaring up, bursting into flames}
注意されている時にへらへらと笑って誤魔化すなんて、失礼極まりない行為だ…。
Laughing foolishly and trying to deceive when being admonished is an extremely disrespectful behavior... {foolishly (laughing), thoughtlessly (smiling), indiscreetly (talking), carelessly (speaking), frivolously, flippantly, thin (paper, cloth, etc.), weak-bodied, flaring up, bursting into flames}
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