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焼け落ちた

English translation: be burnt flat

23:20 Jun 21, 2012
Japanese to English translations [PRO]
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Japanese term or phrase: 焼け落ちた
マグニチュード７・９を記録した８９年前の大震災での犠牲者は１０万人を超え、東京２３区の４割以上が焼け落ちた。
Shuichiro Tsuda
Local time: 05:50
English translation:be burnt flat
Explanation:
他に

be burnt away
be burnt to the ground　などでしょうか
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Akiteru Sasayama
Japan
Local time: 05:20
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1burnt into ashes
humbird
3 +2be burnt flat
Akiteru Sasayama
3 +1burned down/burnt down
Mami Yamaguchi
Summary of reference entries provided
FYI
cinefil

  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
be burnt flat


Explanation:
他に

be burnt away
be burnt to the ground　などでしょうか

Akiteru Sasayama
Japan
Local time: 05:20
Native speaker of: Japanese
PRO pts in category: 15
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nathan Takase: I agree with burnt to the ground. You could also just use the usual burnt down.
8 mins
  -> Thank you, Nathan. I was not really sure if "burnt down" is OK, so I checked into a dictionary and found the three phrases I posted above.
agree  MariyaN (X)
576 days
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
burned down/burnt down


Explanation:
直訳的ですが。。どうでしょう？

Mami Yamaguchi
Japan
Local time: 05:20
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Akiteru Sasayama
8 mins
  -> Thanks! Terry-san.
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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
burnt into ashes


Explanation:
「東京２３区の４割以上が焼け落ちた」とありますが、自治体である23区の4割が焼け落ちるわけはないので、正確には23区内のそれだけの家や建造物が焼け落ちたということでしょ?
そうであれば、こういう表現が英語ネイティブにはっきりわかるものとなるはずです。

humbird
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 30

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mami Yamaguchi
1 day 5 hrs
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Reference comments


29 mins
Reference: FYI

Reference information:
しょうしつする［焼失する］
be burned down
coverage of burnt houses
しょうしつつぼすう［焼失坪数］
E-DIC

cinefil
Japan
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 161
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