Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
contrary to what you might suspect
Japanese translation:
皆さんの想像に反して
Added to glossary by
wakako
Dec 2, 2004 06:52
19 yrs ago
English term
contrary to what you might suspect
English to Japanese
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Computers (general)
I found the expression in the following sentence. The document is about how important to design software for its user’s goal, not just develop from the point of view of the programmer.
"And users tend to focus on their everyday tasks --- contrary to what you might suspect, few users are consciously aware of their goals."
"And users tend to focus on their everyday tasks --- contrary to what you might suspect, few users are consciously aware of their goals."
Proposed translations
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| 4 +3 | 皆さんの想像に反して |
hinata
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| 5 | あなたの考えるのとは異なり......、あなたの考えとは別に...... |
humbird
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Proposed translations
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Selected
皆さんの想像に反して
"contrary to..." means "against...".
"suspect" means "suppose".
"suspect" means "suppose".
Peer comment(s):
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Kyoko Kakeshita
: ｛想像に反して｝の代わりに｛予想（よそう）に反して｝でもいいですね。
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Yes, and thank you.
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| agree |
Takako Whilden
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Tahnk you.
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tappi_k
3 days 5 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "よく理解できました。ありがとうございました。"
21 hrs
あなたの考えるのとは異なり......、あなたの考えとは別に......
Suspect は疑うというのが直訳ですが、この場合直訳するとおかしなことになるので「考える」あたりが適当かと思います。
contrary to もあまり大げさに考える必要はなく、単に「異なり」「別に」あたりでよいと思います。
contrary to もあまり大げさに考える必要はなく、単に「異なり」「別に」あたりでよいと思います。
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