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A20 る-verb, Transitive verb

()()えるto say in other words, to put another way, to express in different words, to reword, to rephrase

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    1. る-verb, Transitive verb

      1. 1.

        to say in other words, to put another way, to express in different words, to reword, to rephrase

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    言い換える 【いいかえる】言いかえる 【いいかえる】言換える 【いいかえる】言い替える 【いいかえる】言替える 【いいかえる】

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    • (むずか)しい言葉(ことば)を、簡単(かんたん)言葉(ことば)()()た。

      I rephrased the difficult words into simple ones.

    • 日本語(にほんご)の「可愛い(かわいい)」は、英語(えいご)()()ると、「Cute」です。

      The Japanese word '可愛い' can be translated to English as 'cute'.

    • (はは):「(いま)発言(はつげん)、もっと丁寧(ていねい)()()なさい。」息子(むすこ):「やだよ!あっかんべー!」

      Mother: "Rephrase what you just said more politely." Son: "No way! Bleh!"

    • (おな)内容(ないよう)でも、()()ることで、相手(あいて)(つた)わりやすくなります。

      Even with the same content, rephrasing it can make it easier to convey to the other person.

    • A:「わざわざ、医者(いしゃ)専門用語(せんもんようご)使(つか)って説明(せつめい)してきたのよ。」B:「普通(ふつう)患者(かんじゃ)にわかりやすく()()るよね。」

      A: "The doctor went out of their way to explain using technical terms." B: "Normally, they'd rephrase it to be easier for the patient to understand, right?"

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