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N1 Noun

()()しみpoor loser, make excuses, unwilling to admit defeat, sour grapes

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      being a poor loser, unwillingness to admit defeat, sour grapes

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    負け惜しみ 【まけおしみ】

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      ()()しみ()うのはダサいです。

      Being a poor loser is just lame.

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      (ぼく)()()しみ(つよ)(ひと)(たたか)いたくない。

      I don't want to go up against someone who’s a real poor loser.

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      本当(ほんとう)のプロの選手(せんしゅ)()()しみ()いません。

      A true professional doesn’t act like a poor loser.

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      ()()しみ()うとは…彼女(かのじょ)はなんて子供(こども)っぽいのでしょう。

      Saying something just out of sour grapes... how childish of her.

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      ライバルが(ぼく)に「本当(ほんとう)(おれ)()っていた」と()()しみ()った。

      My rival showed his sour grapes, saying, 'I was actually the one who won.'

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