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N2 い-adjective

馴(な)れ馴(な)れしいover-familiar

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    1. い-adjective

      1. 1.

        overly familiar, overfamiliar, too friendly, too free, cheeky

    All Forms

    馴れ馴れしい 【なれなれしい】、狎れ狎れしい 【なれなれしい】

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    • 立場(たちば)が上(うえ)の人(ひと)に馴(な)れ馴(な)れしい口(くち)をきいてはいけない。

      You should not speak to people in higher positions in a overly familiar manner.

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    • 知(し)らない人(ひと)に馴(な)れ馴(な)れしく話(はな)しかけられたので驚(おどろ)いた。

      I was surprised because a stranger spoke to me in a very friendly manner.

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    • 初対面(しょたいめん)の人(ひと)に馴(な)れ馴(な)れしく話(はな)しかけないようにしましょう。

      Let's try not to speak too familiarly to people we are meeting for the first time.

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    • 店員(てんいん)さんに馴(な)れ馴(な)れしい態度(たいど)を取(と)ったら嫌(きら)われるに決(き)まっている。

      It's certain that you will be disliked if you act overly familiar with the shop staff.

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    • 初対面(しょたいめん)の人(ひと)に馴(な)れ馴(な)れしく話(はな)しかけると不気味(ぶきみ)がられる恐(おそ)れがある。

      If you talk to someone you meet for the first time in an overly familiar manner, they may find you creepy.

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