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N2 う-verb (す), Transitive verb

打(う)ち消(け)すto deny, to contradict, to negate (esp. a sound), to drown out

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    1. う-verb (す), Transitive verb

      1. 1.

        to deny, to contradict

      2. 2.

        to negate (esp. a sound), to drown out

    All Forms

    打ち消す 【うちけす】、打消す 【うちけす】

    Details

      • う

      • ち

      • け

      • す

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    Examples

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    • 校内(こうない)で流(なが)れている噂(うわさ)を打(う)ち消(け)す。

      I deny the rumors circulating within the school.

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    • ビュービューという風(かぜ)に声(こえ)が打(う)ち消(け)された。

      The voice was drowned out by the howling wind.

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    • 政治(せいじ)家(か)が会見(かいけん)を開(ひら)いて世間(せけん)からの疑問(ぎもん)を打(う)ち消(け)しました。

      The politician held a press conference and negated the doubts from the public.

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    • 雨音(あまおと)や雷(かみなり)といった自然(しぜん)の音(おと)に私(わたし)たちの歌声(うたごえ)が打(う)ち消(け)されてしまいました。

      Our singing voices were drowned out by the sounds of nature such as the sound of rain and thunder.

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    • その議員(ぎいん)は自身(じしん)の汚職(おしょく)や不倫(ふりん)といったスキャンダルを打(う)ち消(け)すのに必死(ひっし)だ。

      That legislator is desperate to deny his own scandals, such as corruption and adultery.

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