Vocab Info
A19 Adverb
ぱらっとquickly (turning pages, opening a letter, etc.), with a flick, casually, absentmindedly, lightly (falling rain, leaves, etc.), sprinkling over (e.g. salt), sparsely (scattered), here and there
Dictionary Definition
Adverb
1.
quickly (turning pages, opening a letter, etc.), with a flick, casually, absentmindedly
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordAdverb
2.
lightly (falling rain, leaves, etc.)
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordAdverb
3.
sprinkling over (e.g. salt)
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordAdverb
4.
sparsely (scattered), here and there
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
All Forms
ぱらっと、パラッと、パラっと
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田舎には家がぱらっと点在している。
Houses are sparsely scattered here and there in the countryside. {quickly (turning pages, opening a letter, etc.), with a flick, casually, absentmindedly, lightly (falling rain, leaves, etc.), sprinkling over (e.g. salt), sparsely (scattered), here and there}
ご飯の上にふりかけをぱらっと振りかけました。
I casually sprinkled furikake over the rice. {quickly (turning pages, opening a letter, etc.), with a flick, casually, absentmindedly, lightly (falling rain, leaves, etc.), sprinkling over (e.g. salt), sparsely (scattered), here and there}
レアに焼いた肉に塩と胡椒をぱらっとかけて食べました。
I ate the meat cooked rare, casually sprinkling salt and pepper over it. {quickly (turning pages, opening a letter, etc.), with a flick, casually, absentmindedly, lightly (falling rain, leaves, etc.), sprinkling over (e.g. salt), sparsely (scattered), here and there}
雨がぱらっと降ってきたと思ったら、ザーザー降り出しました。
Just when I thought the rain started to fall lightly, it suddenly began to pour down heavily. {quickly (turning pages, opening a letter, etc.), with a flick, casually, absentmindedly, lightly (falling rain, leaves, etc.), sprinkling over (e.g. salt), sparsely (scattered), here and there}
こんな辺鄙な場所にもぱらっと家が建っていることに衝撃を受けました。
I was shocked to see houses casually built even in such remote places. {quickly (turning pages, opening a letter, etc.), with a flick, casually, absentmindedly, lightly (falling rain, leaves, etc.), sprinkling over (e.g. salt), sparsely (scattered), here and there}
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