Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Japanese term or phrase:
乗り味が不評
English translation:
not a comfortable bicycle to ride
Added to glossary by
Varsha Pendse-Joshi
May 30, 2009 22:25
14 yrs ago
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乗り味が不評
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This is a remark.
What does '乗り味' mean? 'Riding taste'? :)
Translation is regarding bicycles.
Help appreciated
Thank you
What does '乗り味' mean? 'Riding taste'? :)
Translation is regarding bicycles.
Help appreciated
Thank you
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | not a comfortable bicycle to ride |
Chie Kobayashi
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| 3 +2 | "the ride" |
Shimpei Shimizu (X)
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| 5 | The Ride is not comfortable |
Hironori Taniguchi
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| 4 | its unfavorably received ride comfort |
Katsushi Saito
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References
| FYR, please |
cinefil
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Proposed translations
+1
8 hrs
Chie Kobayashi
Japan
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Japan
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Related KudoZ points
:
4
Selected
not a comfortable bicycle to ride
乗り味 is similar to 乗り心地 in meaning.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to Futamiya san and other participants. "
+2
3 mins
"the ride"
The way the bicycle 'rides' or handles. Subjective feel of how it behaves.
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Note added at 5 mins (2009-05-30 22:31:11 GMT)
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乗り心地, or ride quality, basically.
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Note added at 8 mins (2009-05-30 22:34:28 GMT)
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how the bike 'feels'
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Note added at 5 mins (2009-05-30 22:31:11 GMT)
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乗り心地, or ride quality, basically.
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Note added at 8 mins (2009-05-30 22:34:28 GMT)
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how the bike 'feels'
17 hrs
Katsushi Saito
Japan
Japan
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Japan
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Works in: English to Japanese, Japanese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
12
its unfavorably received ride comfort
Alternatively, I can render it into “less comfortable ride it provides”, “unacceptable ride quality it gives”, “It does not ride well.”, or just simply “a rough ride”… you name it.
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Note added at 17 hrs (2009-05-31 15:57:40 GMT)
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Furthermore, you can portray it as “an unpleasant riding feel among its users (or customers)”.
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Note added at 17 hrs (2009-05-31 15:57:40 GMT)
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Furthermore, you can portray it as “an unpleasant riding feel among its users (or customers)”.
1 day 21 hrs
Hironori Taniguchi
Mexico
Mexico
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Mexico
Japanese/Spanish/English translator
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The Ride is not comfortable
The words such as 味or心地are often or used a lot to describe a feeling or sensation left after using, eating, doing or during the same.
Example sentence:
パパイヤの食べ心地が嫌い
ヘリコプターの乗り心地は最高だった
Reference comments
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