Vocab Info
N1 る-Verb
取り立てる
to collect (debts), to dun, to exact, to extort, to appoint, to promote, to give patronage, to emphasize, to focus on, to call attention to
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る-Verb
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Examples
一番真面目な社員を店長に取り立てる。
Promote the most diligent employee to store manager. {to collect (debts), to dun, to exact, to extort, to appoint, to promote, to give patronage, to emphasize, to focus on, to call attention to}
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オーナーに今月の家賃を取り立てられました。
The owner collected this month's rent from me. {to collect (debts), to dun, to exact, to extort, to appoint, to promote, to give patronage, to emphasize, to focus on, to call attention to}
- N1
貧乏人から税金を取り立てる時は罪悪感を抱きます。
I feel guilty when collecting taxes from poor people. {to collect (debts), to dun, to exact, to extort, to appoint, to promote, to give patronage, to emphasize, to focus on, to call attention to}
- N1
彼は支店長に取り立てられるが早いか、態度を豹変させました。
No sooner was he promoted to branch manager than he dramatically changed his attitude. {to collect (debts), to dun, to exact, to extort, to appoint, to promote, to give patronage, to emphasize, to focus on, to call attention to}
- N1
一度の失敗を取り立てて部下を責めるとは…彼には人の心がないのだろうか…。
To single out and blame a subordinate for one failure... does he not have a human heart? {to collect (debts), to dun, to exact, to extort, to appoint, to promote, to give patronage, to emphasize, to focus on, to call attention to}
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