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N1 Noun
負け惜しみpoor loser, make excuses, unwilling to admit defeat, sour grapes
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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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負け惜しみを言うのはダサいです。
Being a poor loser is just lame.
僕は負け惜しみが強い人と戦いたくない。
I don't want to go up against someone who’s a real poor loser.
本当のプロの選手は負け惜しみを言いません。
A true professional doesn’t act like a poor loser.
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 something just out of sour grapes... how childish of her.
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 showed his sour grapes, saying, 'I was actually the one who won.'
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