Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
larger than life
Japanese translation:
(普通より）スケールの大きい
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Yumiko Max
May 17, 2010 02:18
14 yrs ago
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English term
Japan
larger than life
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The phrase is from an actress introducing herself; "Many of you know me as the larger than life character I play on television, Erica Kane."
Proposed translations
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| 3 | (普通より）スケールの大きい |
Yumico Tanaka (X)
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| 4 +2 | 実際より誇張された・並外れた(人物・キャラクター) |
Joyce A
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| 4 | 実物より大きい |
cinefil
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Proposed translations
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(普通より）スケールの大きい
これはよく使われるフレーズで、自分だけのことを考えてみみっちく生きる人間ではなく、
世の人のための活動をしたり、やることなすことスケールの大きな、あるいは派手な人だったり、とにかく普通より大きいスケールで物事を考える、人物のことです。「おおもの(大物）」ですね。
世の人のための活動をしたり、やることなすことスケールの大きな、あるいは派手な人だったり、とにかく普通より大きいスケールで物事を考える、人物のことです。「おおもの(大物）」ですね。
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you very much for your answer. I chose "大物キャラ" in the context. Your explanation was so helpful!"
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実物より大きい
(as) large [or big] as life
(1)実際に;本当に;本人自身が:
There he stood, as large as life. 彼本人がそこに立っていた.
(2)実物大[等身大]の;本物どおりで:
The people in his paintings are as large as life. 彼の絵の中の人々は実物大に描かれている.
ランダムハウス
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erica_Kane
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http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005166/bio
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http://3eureka.blog50.fc2.com/blog-entry-61.html
(1)実際に;本当に;本人自身が:
There he stood, as large as life. 彼本人がそこに立っていた.
(2)実物大[等身大]の;本物どおりで:
The people in his paintings are as large as life. 彼の絵の中の人々は実物大に描かれている.
ランダムハウス
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erica_Kane
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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-05-17 05:10:55 GMT)
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http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005166/bio
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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-05-17 05:13:46 GMT)
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http://3eureka.blog50.fc2.com/blog-entry-61.html
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実際より誇張された・並外れた(人物・キャラクター)
Susan Lucci is one of my favorite bad-girl soap opera characters.
She’s a totally exaggerated character: super evil, super self-centered, super powerful, super menacing….She’s a really bad, bad character….But, interesting!
In this case, I would say that the "larger than live character" is a 並外れた(邪悪な)人物 or 実際/現実より誇張された人物.
The below website has definitions of "larger than life"
http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/leaf/ej3/48044/m0u/LAR/
lárger-than-lífe
[形] 実際より誇張された；並外れた；超人的な.
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Excuse me....I meant "larger than life character" not "live." (above)
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Or, （普通の人と比べ）誇張された人物.
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Excuse me, I've got to correct my first sentence:
Susan Lucci plays (not is) one of my favorite bad-girl soap opera characters. The bad-girl character is Erica Kane. (I watch too much of TV.)
She’s a totally exaggerated character: super evil, super self-centered, super powerful, super menacing….She’s a really bad, bad character….But, interesting!
In this case, I would say that the "larger than live character" is a 並外れた(邪悪な)人物 or 実際/現実より誇張された人物.
The below website has definitions of "larger than life"
http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/leaf/ej3/48044/m0u/LAR/
lárger-than-lífe
[形] 実際より誇張された；並外れた；超人的な.
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Note added at 1 hr (2010-05-17 04:03:24 GMT)
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Excuse me....I meant "larger than life character" not "live." (above)
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Note added at 1 hr (2010-05-17 04:08:09 GMT)
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Or, （普通の人と比べ）誇張された人物.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2010-05-17 05:29:45 GMT)
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Excuse me, I've got to correct my first sentence:
Susan Lucci plays (not is) one of my favorite bad-girl soap opera characters. The bad-girl character is Erica Kane. (I watch too much of TV.)
Peer comment(s):
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Yasutomo Kanazawa
: Very convincing.
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Thank you, Yasutomo! :-)
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humbird
: そうですね、ただ実際にそのひとがそうなのか、ただそういう役割を演じているだけなのかわからないことが多いので、どちらの答えもそのニュアンスを伝えています。どちらを選ぶかは文脈によるでしょう。
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