You only wish!
Japanese translation: 後悔するよ、痛い目に会うよ！
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| 07:52 Jan 24, 2009 |
| English to Japanese translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama | |||||
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|  Selected response from: Yasutomo Kanazawa Japan Local time: 14:39 | ||||
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| 3 +2 | そんなの夢の（ような）話よ！ |
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| 4 | 後悔するよ、痛い目に会うよ！ |
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| 2 | 後の祭り |
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22 mins confidence: 
| you only wish! 後の祭り Explanation: やったこととやらなかったことの後悔だと思いますが。 -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7時間 (2009-01-24 15:01:07 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- そういうコンテキストであるならば せいぜいお祈りでもしなさい 神様にでもすがれば |
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| you only wish! 後悔するよ、痛い目に会うよ！ Explanation: これは注意を促す文です。you only wish you had listened to meを省略した形だと思います。前にやめなさい、下に置きなさい、そうしなければ後悔するよ、痛い目に会うよ（例えば体罰を受けるとか、怪我をする）という意味だと推測できます。 -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 8 hrs (2009-01-24 16:11:31 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- two headed monsterはここでは、冗談だろう、有り得ないという意味ではないでしょうか。頭が2つある怪獣にはそうそうでくわさないので、大丈夫大丈夫と軽く考え、相手をあしらっているのではないでしょうか。 |
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36 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2| you only wish! そんなの夢の（ような）話よ！ Explanation: It isn't the same thing as 'behave yourself'. Without further context, it's hard to say for sure, but I would bet that here, "You only wish" means "You only wish [that the item] were yours!" Accordingly, I would suggest something like the above, or alternatively 「君の（あなたの）ものなんかにはならないわよ」 or even more simply 「欲しいでしょう」、「自分のものにしたいでしょう」、「ねたむでしょう」, etc. Hopefully you get the general idea. Perhaps the object in question is an expensive piece of jewelry or something? More context would have helped. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 20 hrs (2009-01-25 04:32:33 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Hi poisonivy. Thank you for the extra context - it makes a big difference. It seems that you have access to the video (not just the script?) In that case, the person who will best be able to guess what the real meaning here is *you*. It's clear that by "You only wish," B is saying that A wishes s/he could do "something" (but is not allowed to / would be ill-advised to). What do you think that "something" is? Can you tell from the video? Do you think A is considering buying the vase? Does A want to shoplift the vase and run off with it? Does A want to hit B over the head with the vase? If you can provide this information, someone will be able to provide you with a suitable suggested translation. Good luck! |
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