Vocab Info
A19 No-adjective, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb
ボサボサruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.), unkempt, dishevelled, untidy, tousled, idling away time, dawdling, dilly-dallying
Dictionary Definition
No-adjective, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb
1.
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.), unkempt, dishevelled, untidy, tousled
Onomatopoeic or mimetic wordAdverb, Adverb taking the 'to' Particle, Suru verb
2.
idling away time, dawdling, dilly-dallying
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
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ボサボサ、ぼさぼさ
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ボサボサの髪をブラシで整える。
Tidying up the unkempt hair with a brush. {ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.), unkempt, dishevelled, untidy, tousled, idling away time, dawdling, dilly-dallying}
ボサボサしていないで仕事をしなさい!
Stop dilly-dallying and get to work! {ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.), unkempt, dishevelled, untidy, tousled, idling away time, dawdling, dilly-dallying}
先生:「授業中にボサボサしていると落第するぞ!」
Teacher: "If you're dilly-dallying during class, you'll fail!" {ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.), unkempt, dishevelled, untidy, tousled, idling away time, dawdling, dilly-dallying}
ボサボサの頭で会社に来るのは常識的にありえない事です。
Coming to the office with unkempt hair is something that is simply not acceptable in terms of common sense. {ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.), unkempt, dishevelled, untidy, tousled, idling away time, dawdling, dilly-dallying}
せっかく髪をセットしたのに、強風のせいでボサボサになってしまった。
Despite going to the trouble of styling my hair, it ended up getting tousled because of the strong wind. {ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.), unkempt, dishevelled, untidy, tousled, idling away time, dawdling, dilly-dallying}
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