Vocab Info
N1 Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
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, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb
1.
(laughing) foolishly, (smiling) thoughtlessly
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordAdverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb
2.
indiscreetly (talking), carelessly (speaking), frivolously, flippantly
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordNa-adjective (keiyodoshi), Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb
3.
thin (paper, cloth, etc.), flimsy
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordAdverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru 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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