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A14 Adverb, と-adverb, な-adjective, する-verb

ビリビリ(tear) to pieces, (rip) apart, (rip) up, (rip) open, with a rattle, with a shudder, trembling, feeling an electric shock

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    1. Adverb, と-adverb, な-adjective

      1. 1.

        (tear) to pieces, (rip) apart, (rip) up, (rip) open

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2. Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb

      1. 2.

        with a rattle, with a shudder, trembling

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    3. Adverb, と-adverb

      1. 3.

        feeling an electric shock

        Onomatopoeic or mimetic word

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    ビリビリびりびり

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      舞台裏(ぶたいうら)はビリビリ緊張(きんちょう)(かん)(ただよ)っている。

      Backstage is filled with a palpable tension, as if it's charged with electricity. {(tear) to pieces, (rip) apart, (rip) up, (rip) open, with a rattle, with a shudder, trembling, feeling an electric shock}

      子供(こども)(かみ)をビリビリに(やぶ)いて(あそ)んでいます。

      The child is playing by tearing the paper to pieces. {(tear) to pieces, (rip) apart, (rip) up, (rip) open, with a rattle, with a shudder, trembling, feeling an electric shock}

      この(あみ)には電気(でんき)がビリビリと(はし)っているそうです。

      It seems that electricity is running through this net with a trembling shock. {(tear) to pieces, (rip) apart, (rip) up, (rip) open, with a rattle, with a shudder, trembling, feeling an electric shock}

      (ちか)くで爆発(ばくはつ)()きたらしく、(まど)ガラスがビリビリと()った。

      It seems that an explosion occurred nearby, causing the window glass to rattle and tremble as if being torn to pieces. {(tear) to pieces, (rip) apart, (rip) up, (rip) open, with a rattle, with a shudder, trembling, feeling an electric shock}

      こんなにビリビリに()()かれたポスターを修理(しゅうり)するのは無理(むり)だ。

      It's impossible to repair a poster that has been torn to pieces like this. {(tear) to pieces, (rip) apart, (rip) up, (rip) open, with a rattle, with a shudder, trembling, feeling an electric shock}

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