Vocab Info

N2 Noun

体(てい)appearance, air, condition, state, form

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        appearance, air, condition, state, form

    All Forms

    体 【てい】、態 【てい】

    Details

      • て

      • い

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    Examples

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    • 主人(しゅじん)にとって僕(ぼく)は体(てい)のいい奴隷(どれい)だ。

      For my master, my condition is that of a convenient slave.

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    • 彼(かれ)は仕事(しごと)に大(おお)真面目(まじめ)で、職人(しょくにん)体(てい)な人(ひと)です。

      He is very serious about his work and has an air of craftsman.

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    • 夫(おっと)は体(てい)のいい返事(へんじ)をしたが、その返事(へんじ)には何(なん)の意味(いみ)も無(な)い。

      My husband gave a polite reply in form only, but it didn't mean anything.

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    • 私(わたし)は上司(じょうし)の助手(じょしゅ)なんかではなく、体(てい)のいい使(つか)い走(はし)りにすぎません。

      I am not something like a boss's assistant, I am nothing more than a handy errand runner.

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    • 娘(むすめ)は体(てい)のいい返事(へんじ)をしたにも関(かか)わらずお手伝(てつだ)いを全(まった)くしてくれなかった。

      Despite the appearance of a positive answer, my daughter offered no help whatsoever.

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