Vocab Info

N1 る-Verb

(ゆる)める

to loosen, to slow down

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    • Word Type

      る-Verb

    • 単語の種類

      一段動詞

    Examples

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      仕事(しごと)()わったのでネクタイを(ゆる)ました。

      Since I finished my work, I loosened my tie. {to loosen, to slow down}

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      隊長(たいちょう):「(わたし)たちは戦地(せんち)にいるんだぞ!()(ゆる)めるな!」

      Captain: "We are in the battlefield! Don't let your guard down!" {to loosen, to slow down}

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      ()()まりを(ゆる)途端(とたん)犯罪(はんざい)件数(けんすう)がまた()(はじ)めました。

      The moment we loosened the enforcement, the number of crime cases began to increase again. {to loosen, to slow down}

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      口元(くちもと)(ゆる)たその表情(ひょうじょう)から、新入生(しんにゅうせい)がリラックスし(はじ)めた(こと)()かった。

      From the loosened expression around his mouth, it was clear that the freshman had started to relax. {to loosen, to slow down}

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      (みぎ)足首(あしくび)捻挫(ねんざ)という監督(かんとく)診断(しんだん)にかこつけて、(わたし)(はし)るスピードを一気(いっき)(ゆる)た。

      Using the coach's diagnosis of a sprained right ankle as an excuse, I slowed down my running speed all at once. {to loosen, to slow down}

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