なす, 成す
1. to form, to make, to constitute
2. to build up (e.g. a fortune), to create, to establish
3. to accomplish, to achieve, to win (fame), to gain
4. to change (into), to convert
5. to do, to commit, to carry out, to bring about
6. to do intentionally
形成,制造,构成;积累(如财富)、创造、建立;完成,实现,赢得(声誉),获得
彼女は一時に二事をなす能力をもっている。
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She has a faculty for doing two things at once.
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彼は努力によって財を成した。
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He has made a fortune through hard work.
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彼は処女作で作家としての名を成した。
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He made his mark as a writer with his very first novel.
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彼は作家として名を成そうという野心を持っている。
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He has an ambition to make a name for himself as a writer.
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彼は会社をくびになったんだけど、わざわい転じて福となすで、見事独立したから偉いよ。
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His old company gave him the shaft. But I admire the way he turned bad luck into good and did even better with his own business.
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彼はきっと一財産を成すでしょう。
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He is bound to make a fortune.
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天才がその存命中に名をなすことはめったにないということは周知の事実である。
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It is a matter of common knowledge that a man of genius is seldom successful in his own lifetime.
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鳥は群れをなして飛んでいた。
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The birds were flying in a group.
The birds were flying in a flock.
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贈り物は普通親切なもてなしのお返しになされる。
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A present is usually given in return for one's hospitality.
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赤は青と美しい対照をなす。
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Red contrasts well with blue.
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