英和和英

読み方 あわせる

他動詞

To let （one） see （another）; to make （one） meet （another）

用例

• 中へ入って二人を会わせる
  to arrange a meeting between the two

• （会いたいなら）会わしてやる
  I will arrange a meeting between you
  You shall see her.
• （不在だと言って）来訪者に会わせぬ
  to deny a person to a caller
• 誰が行っても会わせない
  They deny him to all callers
  He is denied to all callers.
• 幾度行っても会わしてくれない
  I called several times, but he was denied to me.
• 西洋で人を食事に招くのはいろいろな人に会わせるのが目的である
  The foreign host invites you to dinner to bring people together.

読み方 あわせる

他動詞

1

（＝加える）to combine, unite, join, put together, add up, sum up （two or more things）

用例

• 二組を合わせる
  to combine two classes―（団体なら）―unite two parties

• 分れている党派を合わせて一つにする
  to unite different parties into one
• 彼は我々を皆合わしたよりも強い
  He is stronger than all of us put together.
• 数を合わせる
  to add one number to another―add up figures
• 七と三を合わせると十になる
  to add 7 to 3―7 and 3 is 10
• 利益を合わせる
  to add up the profits―sum up the profits
• 二枚を合わせる
  to put two sheets together―put one sheet on another―put one sheet on top of another
• 三枚を合わせる
  to put three sheets together―put three sheets one on top of another
• 力を合わせる
  to join forces―unite efforts―cooperate
• 力を合わして働く
  to work together―cooperate with some one in some work
• 力を合わして事をしとげる
  A thing is accomplished by united efforts.
• 主従力を合わして大望をとげた
  The object was attained by the united efforts of master and servant.
• 混ぜ合わせる
  to mix things together
• 縫い合わせる
  to sew pieces together
• 物と物を打ち合わせる
  to strike things together
• 二枚の板を釘で打ち合わせる
  to nail two boards together

2

（＝適合せしむ）to fit, suit, adapt, adjust, conform, square （one thing to another）

用例

• 洋服を身体に合わせる
  to fit a coat to the figure

• よく合わしてくれ
  You must make it a good fit―make me a good fit.
• 望遠鏡や顕微鏡を目に合わせる
  to adjust a telescope or a microscope to the eye―set a telescope―set a microscope
• 言葉に身振りを合わせる（身振りをして話す）
  to suit the action to the word
• 意見を合わせる
  to adapt one's views to another's―square one's views to another's
• 話を聴き手に合わせる、聴衆の程度に合わして説く
  to suit one's discourse to the capacity of the audience―adapt oneself to the audience
• 規則に合わせる
  to conform anything to the rule
• 規制に合わしてこしらえる
  to make anything according to the rule―by rule
• 教義を世に合わせる
  to adapt one's doctrine to the times 【イディオム・格言的には：】“fashion one's doctrines to the varying hour”

3

〈以下特例〉

用例

• 合印を合わせる
  to check the counter-marks

• バツを合わせる
  to keep one's companion in countenance
• 帳面を合わせる
  （読み合わせるの意味なら）to verify accounts―（間違いを直すの意味なら）―adjust accounts
• 帳尻を合わせる
  to make the accounts balance
• 調子を合わせる
  （楽器のなら）to tune an instrument―put a piano in tune―（人の歌になら）―play up to the song or the singer―（人になら）―make oneself agreeable to a person
• あの人は誰にでも調子を合わせる
  He makes himself agreeable to everybody
  He will dance to anybody's tune.
• 符節を合わすが如し
  They are―（出来事なら）―feature for feature alike―（本なら）―page for page alike―（詩文なら）―line for line alike―（原文と訳文なら）―word for word alike.
• 訳文を原文に合わせる
  to conform the translation to the original―（比較するの意味なら）―compare the translation with the original
• 訳文は原文と符節を合わすが如し
  The translation is word for word like the original.
• 韻を合わせる
  to rhyme
• 語呂を合わせる
  to rhyme line for line
• 腹を合わせる
  to have a secret understanding with each other
• 拍子を合わせる
  to keep time （with something）
• 船歌に拍子を合わしてこぐ
  The rowers keep time with the boat-song.
• 色を合わせる
  to match colours
• かみそりを合わせる
  to set a razor
• 顔を合わせる
  to show one's face―（相撲なら）―be matched against each other―（役者なら）―appear in the same play
• 二人は土俵で顔を合わした事が無い
  They have never been matched against each other―never met on the ring.
• 二人は舞台で顔を合わせたことが無い
  They have never appeared in the same play―never played together.
• 面目なくて合わす顔が無い
  I am ashamed to show my face.
• 彼はいまさら合わす顔が無かろう
  He dare not show his face at this time of day.
• 顔を合わせながら知らぬ顔
  He stood face to face with me without taking notice of me―（二人互いになら）―They stood face to face with each other, neither of them taking notice of the other.
• カルタを合わせる
  to play （at） cards
• 薬を合わせる
  to compound a medicine―（毒薬なら）―mix a poison
• 心を合わせる
  to act with one accord
• 心を合わして働く
  They work with one accord.
• 間に合わせる
  to make anything do
• この金で間に合わせよう
  I will make the sum do―put up with the sum.
• （月給で暮らせるかと問われて）どうかこうか間に合わせられる
  I can meet my expenses―make both ends meet.
• 音楽に合わせる
  （歌なら）to set a song to music―（合わして歌うのなら）―sing to music―（合わして踊るのなら）―dance to music
• 三味線に合わして歌う
  to sing to a samisen accompaniment―sing to the samisen
• ピアノに合わして舞踏をする
  to dance to the music of the piano
• 縮尺に合わして図を引く
  to draw a plan to scale
• 寸法に合わせる
  to make clothes or shoes to measure
• 太刀を合わせる
  to cross swords with any one
• 手を合わせる
  to fold one's hands―（太刀を取ってなら）―cross swords with one―（議論でなら）―try conclusions with one
• 手を合わして
  with folded hands
• （この通り）手を合わして頼む（に相当するは）
  On my knees, I implore.
• 彼は手を合わして頼んだ
  He implored on his knee―on bended knees.
• 時計を合わせる
  to set a watch―set a clock
• 時計を午砲に合わせる
  I set my watch by the midday gun.
• 時計が進んでいるから合わせてくれ給え
  My watch is too fast, so please set it right.
• つじつまを合わせる
  to make one's statement consistent

読み方 あわせる

他動詞

To expose （one to some experience）

用例

• 人を危険に逢わせる
  to expose one to danger

• そんなことをするとひどい目にあわしてやる
  You shall smart for it―pay dearly for it.
• 踏んだり蹴ったりの目に逢わせる
  to add insult to injury―heap insults upon one