英和和英

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