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()わず(ぎら)disliking a certain food without having tried it, disliking something without having tried it, prejudiced against, aversion without even trying

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      disliking a certain food without having tried it

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      2.

      disliking something without having tried it, being prejudiced against, having an instinctive aversion to

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    食わず嫌い 【くわずぎらい】食わずぎらい 【くわずぎらい】

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      ()わず(ぎら)勿体(もったい)()いです。

      Disliking something without having tried it is a waste. {disliking a certain food without having tried it, disliking something without having tried it, prejudiced against, aversion without even trying}

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      ()わず(ぎら)でパソコンを(いや)がる老人(ろうじん)沢山(たくさん)います。

      There are many elderly people who dislike computers without even trying them, similar to disliking a certain food without having tried it. {disliking a certain food without having tried it, disliking something without having tried it, prejudiced against, aversion without even trying}

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      (むすめ)はコーンが(きら)いだと()っているが、()わず(ぎら)だろう。

      My daughter says she hates corn, but it's probably a case of disliking a certain food without having tried it. {disliking a certain food without having tried it, disliking something without having tried it, prejudiced against, aversion without even trying}

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      (ひさ)しぶりに(いちご)()べたら美味(おい)しかった。(いちご)(ぎら)いは()わず(ぎら)だったようだ。

      After eating strawberries for the first time in a while, they were delicious. It seems I had an aversion without even trying them, as I thought I disliked strawberries. {disliking a certain food without having tried it, disliking something without having tried it, prejudiced against, aversion without even trying}

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      ()わず(ぎら)勿体(もったい)()いよとばかりに(はは)(わたし)にトマトを()べるように説得(せっとく)してきた。

      With the belief that it's a waste to dislike a certain food without having tried it, my mother persistently persuaded me to eat tomatoes. {disliking a certain food without having tried it, disliking something without having tried it, prejudiced against, aversion without even trying}

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