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負け惜しみ
poor loser, make excuses, unwilling to admit defeat, sour grapes
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負け惜しみを言うのはダサいです。
Making excuses for losing is uncool. {poor loser, make excuses, unwilling to admit defeat, sour grapes}
僕は負け惜しみが強い人と戦いたくない。
I don't want to fight with someone who is a poor loser. {poor loser, make excuses, unwilling to admit defeat, sour grapes}
本当のプロの選手は負け惜しみを言いません。
A true professional athlete does not make excuses for losing. {poor loser, make excuses, unwilling to admit defeat, sour grapes}
負け惜しみを言うとは…彼女はなんて子供っぽいのでしょう。
Saying things out of unwillingness to admit defeat... She really can be childish. {poor loser, make excuses, unwilling to admit defeat, sour grapes}
ライバルが僕に「本当は俺が勝っていた」と負け惜しみを言った。
My rival, being a poor loser, told me, "In reality, I was the one who won." {poor loser, make excuses, unwilling to admit defeat, sour grapes}