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A19 の-adjective, な-adjective, Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb
ボサボサruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.), unkempt, dishevelled, untidy, tousled, idling away time, dawdling, dilly-dallying
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の-adjective, な-adjective, Adverb, と-adverb, する-verb
1.
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.), unkempt, dishevelled, untidy, tousled
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Adverb, と-adverb, する-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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