研究社 新和英中辞典

ま^１ 真

真に受ける

take 《somebody's joke》 seriously

take somebody at his word

accept something (as true)

believe something (to be true)

用例

彼女の言うことを真に受けた. I took her at her word. そんなうわさを真に受けるなんて, 君も人がいい. You are very trusting if you believe a rumor like that.

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ま^２ 間

1

〈透き間〉

space; room

間をあける

leave a space 《between A and B》

space 《things》 out.

2

〈間隔〉	an interval

(それから)少し間を置いて

after a short [brief] interval

仕事の間を見て

when one has [finds] a moment to spare at work [from one's work]

2 メートルずつ間をおいて

at intervals of two meters.

3

〈休止〉	a rest; a pause

間をおく

put a pause

ちょっと間をおいてから

after a little pause.

4

〈部屋〉

a room

4 間の家

a four‐room(ed) house

次の間

the next room

an anteroom (控えの間)

6 畳の間

a six‐mat room.

5

〈時間〉

time

あっと言う間に

in no time

ちょっとの間も

even for a minute [moment].

用例

上京してからまだ間がない. I haven't been in Tokyo long. 発車までにはまだ間がある[もう間がない]. It will be some time [It won't be long] before the train leaves. 彼は人が遊んでいる間に勉強した. He worked while the others were playing.

6

〈暇〉	leisure; time to spare

飯を食べる間もない

don't even have enough time to eat [take a meal]

用例

間をみて彼を訪ねよう. I'll call on him when I have time (to spare).

7

〈運〉	luck; chance

用例

間がよければ 4 時には手があくはずです. With luck I ought to be free by 4.

8

〈調子〉

timing

間があっている[いない]

be in [out of] time.

間がいい

be lucky

be fortunate

用例

何て間がいいんだろう. Luck is certainly with me.｜How lucky I am!

間が悪い

〈不運〉 be unlucky; be unfortunate

〈ばつが悪い〉 feel awkward; be embarrassed

用例

間の悪いときは仕方がないものだ. An unlucky break cannot be helped.

間が持てない

cannot fill the time [interval]

time hangs heavy [heavily] on one's hands.

間の抜けた

stupid

foolish

silly

【形式ばった表現】 fatuous

用例

そんな事をするなんて何て間の抜けたやつだ. How stupid of him to do such a thing!

間を持たす

fill in the time

用例

あと 10 分は何とか間を持たすが, 講演者は何時に来るのですか. I'll manage to fill in for another 10 minutes, but what time will the speaker arrive?

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ま^３ 魔

a demon

a devil

an evil spirit

evil influence

魔の海

a treacherous sea

魔の金曜日

an unlucky Friday

魔の踏切

a dangerous [an accident‐prone] railroad crossing

魔をよける

keep evil spirits awayまよけ.

魔が差す

《人が主語》 be tempted by an evil spirit

fall a victim to temptation

魔が差して

tempted by an evil spirit

〈不幸にも〉 unluckily; as luck [【形式ばった表現】 ill luck] would have it

用例

あんなことをするなんて, 自分でも何の魔が差したのかわかりません. I don't know what came over [had gotten into] me to make me do what I did.

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ま‐ 真…

1

〈ちょうど〉

just; right; due; exactly

頭の真上に

just above one's head

真南に

due south.

2

〈純粋の〉

pure; true; genuine

真人間

an honest man

真(っ)白

pure white.

斎藤和英大辞典

真

読み方 ま

名詞

（＝真事）truth; seriousness

用例

真に受ける
to take anything as truth―take anything seriously

僕が冗談に言ったことを人が真に受けたのだ
What I said in joke, was taken seriously.

君がそんなうまいことを言うとばかな者は真に受けるよ
I shall take you at your word.

副詞

1

（＝ちょうど）just; right; due （south, etc.）

用例

その島は真南にある
The island bears due south.

その家は学校の真向こうだ
The house is right opposite the school.

この真上に
right over here

この真下に
right under here

家の真前に
just in front of the house

東京の真中に
in the heart of Tokyo

座敷の真中に大の字
He was stretched at full length in the middle of the room.

2

（＝全く）pure

用例

真白
pure white

真黒
jet-black

真暗
pitch-dark

彼は真正直な男だ
He is downright honest fellow.

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間

読み方 ま

名詞

1

（＝室）a room; an apartment

用例

奥の間がある
There is an inner room.

間を貸す
to let apartments

貸間有り
Apartment to let.

間を借りる
to hire a room―rent a room

この間を借りました
I have taken this room.

間代
room-rent

間代はいくら取るか
What do they charge for the room?

間代をいくら払うか（間代はいくらか）
What do you pay for your room?

間ごと間ごとに床の間と押入れが付いている
Each room has its alcove and its press.

三間か四間の家が欲しい
I want a three- or four-roomed house.

六間の二階立ての家がある
There is a six-roomed, two-storied house.

2

（何に）間に合う

→『まにあう（間に合う）』

用例

用意する間が無かった
I had no time for preparation.

もうそうしている間が無い
We have no time to do so.

飯を食う間も無い
I have no time to eat.

忙しくて飯を食う間も無い
I am too busy to eat.

試験までにはまだ間がある
We have some time before the examination.

汽車が出るまでにはまだ間がある
It will be some time before the train leaves.

汽車が出るまでにはもう間が無い
It will not be long before the train leaves.

全快するにはまだ間がある
It will be some time before I am well.

次の汽車が出るまでにはまだたくさん間がある
We have plenty of time before the next train leaves―It will be a long while before the next train leaves.

試験にはもう間がない
We are near the examination―We are within a few days of the examination―The examination is close at hand.

日没にはもう間が無い
We are near sunset―We are not long from sunset―Sunset is near.

（何々する）間に
while―when...

彼は留守の間に来た
He called while I was out―when I was out.

（何々せぬ）間に
before...

鬼の来ぬ間に洗濯
The washing must be done before the ogre comes―（に相当するは）―“When the cat is away, the mice will play.”

彼は仕事の間に読書する
He reads in the intervals of business.

瞬く間に
in a twinkling―in the twinkling of an eye

手術は瞬きする間にすむ
The operation is over in a twinkling.

あっという間に歯が抜けている
The tooth is off before you can say Jack Robinson.

いつの間にか、知らぬ間に
before we know （where we are）

いつの間にか用意ができていた
All was ready before we knew where we were.

知らぬ間に飛んで行った
The bird flew away before I knew.

間を見て行って来よう
I will go when I have time.

この間に行って来よう
I will go now that I have time.

この子はいたずらでちょっとの間も目が離されない
I can not take my eyes off this child for a moment.

3

（＝隙間）space; gap

用例

間をふさぐ
to stop the gap

柱と柱との間をふさぐ
to fill the spaces between the posts

机と机との間を明ける
to leave spaces between the desks

4

（＝用）business; purpose

間に合わせる→『まにあわせる（間に合わせる）』

用例

お間を欠かせてすみませんでした
I am sorry to have failed you in need.

5

（＝運）luck

用例

間が好い、間が悪い
to be lucky―unlucky

なんて間が好いんでしょう
How luck!―What a stroke of luck!

間が好ければ千円も儲かることがある
One may make a thousand yen if one is lucky.

間が好くちょうどに便船があった
By good luck,―As good luck would have it,―I found a ship about to sail.

間が悪くその日に限って便船が出なかった
By ill luck,―As ill luck would have it,―the daily steamer did not sail on that particular day.

6

（＝跋｛ばつ｝）

用例

間が悪い
to be put out of countenance―embarrassed―confused―abashed

あまり顔を見られて間が悪かった
I was stared out of countenance.

ずいぶん間が悪かった
I was very much embarrassed.

そう聞かれて間が悪かった
I was embarrassed by the question―（他動詞構文にすれば）―The question embarrassed me.

彼は間の悪そうなふうをしている
He is embarrassed in manner.

あの人はどんなことがあっても間が悪いなんということが無い
Nothing can abash him.

人中で間の悪い思いをした
I looked foolish in company.

7

（＝音楽）Rest

用例

間が合わぬ、間が抜ける
to be at discord―out of tune―wanting in harmony

間の抜けた男だ
He is a stupid fellow.

君はずいぶん間の抜けたことをするね
It is very stupid of you to do such a thing―How stupid of you to do such a thing!

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魔

読み方 ま

名詞

An evil spirit; a demon; a devil:（より）evil influence; harm

用例

魔を除ける
to keep out of harm's way

このお守りを持っていると魔を除ける
This amulet will protect you from harm.

魔がさす
to be possessed with an evil spirit―be tempted by an evil spirit―come under evil influence

あんな男に惚れたのは魔がさしたんだね
I must have fallen in love with him under some evil influence.

あんな乱暴するとは君は魔でもさしたのか
What possessed you that you should commit such excesses?

魔の手
evil influence

好事魔多し
Man proposes, devil interposes―Good projects are liable to failure―Ideals are seldom realized.

JMdict

まあ

読み方：ま

(1)

（副詞）(when urging or consoling) just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; now, now

(2)

tolerably; passably; moderately; reasonably; fairly; rather; somewhat

(3)

(when hesitating to express an opinion) well...; I think...; it would seem...; you might say...; Hmmm, I guess so...

(4)

（感動詞）（女ことば） oh!; oh dear!; oh, my!; wow!; goodness gracious!; good heavens!

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真

読み方：ま

（名詞、接頭詞） just; right; due (east); pure; genuine; true

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間

読み方：ま

（名詞） space; room; time; pause

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魔

読み方：ま

(1)

（名詞） demon; devil; evil spirit; evil influence

(2)

（名詞  接尾辞） someone who (habitually) performs some (negative) act

EDR日英対訳辞書

ま

読み方 マ

additionally；cripes；fairly

日英固有名詞辞典

ま

日本人苗字

馬、魔、麻

英語式	ヘボン式	訓令式	ワープロ式
Ma	Ma	Ma	Ma

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ま

Ma (kana)

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摩

scrape; rub

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