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N3 い-adjective

憎(にく)らしいodious, hateful

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    1. い-adjective

      1. 1.

        odious, hateful, detestable, horrible

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      2. 2.

        (speaking ironically) darling

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    憎らしい 【にくらしい】

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    • 私(わたし)を振(ふ)った彼(かれ)が憎(にく)らしいです。

      I abhor the guy who dumped me.

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    • 憎(にく)らしい言(い)い方(かた)をするのを止(や)めてくれる？

      Could you stop using detestable language?

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    • 君(きみ)のそのふてぶてしい態度(たいど)は憎(にく)らしいからやめた方(ほう)がいいよ？

      You should stop that arrogant attitude of yours because it's detestable.

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    • そのアスリートはどんな時(とき)でも憎(にく)らしいほど落(お)ち着(つ)き払(はら)っています。

      That athlete remains calm in any situation, almost infuriatingly so.

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    • 彼女(かのじょ)のその憎(にく)らしい程(ほど)の心配(こころくば)りは彼女(かのじょ)に苦手(にがて)意識(いしき)があった私(わたし)までも感激(かんげき)させた。

      Her incredible thoughtfulness, which was almost infuriating, even impressed me, someone who was initially uncomfortable with her.

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