通じる， つうじる
1. to be open (to traffic), to lead to, to communicate (with)
2. to flow (liquid, current), to pass, to get through to
3. to be understood, to be comprehended
4. to be honored, to be good
5. to be well versed in, to be well-informed
6. to communicate...
散布，传播；对(交通等)开放；导致、引起；与……交流、沟通；进行秘密通信，保持联系(例如与敌人保持联系)；精通；了解透彻；熟知；掌握充分的信息；理解，领会；流动(液体、水流)，通过，穿过；受人尊敬，行善积德
「まがりなりにも通じている」ということと「正しい英語を使っている」ということには雲泥の差があります。
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There is a world of difference between, "somehow being understood" and "using correct English."
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英語話者に通じなきゃ意味ないぞ。
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That means nothing if English speakers don't understand it.
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いくら電話をかけても通じません。
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However often I phone I can't get through.
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梅毒は性行為を通じて感染する病気です。
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Syphilis is an infection that can be transmitted through sexual intercourse.
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「その人なんて言ってたんスか？」「露語が全く通じなかったので露語でなじってやった」
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"What was that person saying?" "He couldn't communicate in Russian at all so I told him off in Russian."
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落石で村へ通じる唯一の道が通れなくなった。
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Fallen rocks cut off the only access to the village.
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娘が無事に着いたかどうかと思って電話をかけようとしたが、通じなかった。
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Wondering if my daughter had arrived safely I tried to call her but couldn't get through.
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僕の片言の英語がなんとか通じたのでほっとしました。
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I was relieved that I could make my broken English understood.
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彼女は電話が通じるとすぐ話し始めた。
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She started talking as soon as she got through.
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彼らは英語で自分たちの言いたいことを通じさせることができた。
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They could make themselves understood in English.
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