損なう， 害う， 損う， そこなう
1. to harm, to hurt, to injure, to damage, to spoil, to mar, to ruin
2. to fail to do, to do amiss, to miss one's opportunity to do
3. to almost do, to come close to doing
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このようなポスターを貼るには許可が必要ですし、だいいち街の美観を損ないます！
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You need permission to put up that sort of poster, and, most of all, you're ruining the looks of the street!
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労苦と心配で彼の健康はそこなわれることになった。
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Toil and worry caused his health to break down.
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夜更かししていると健康を損なうよ。
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You must not stay up late, or you will hurt your health.
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彼はその手紙に返事を出し損なった。
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He failed to answer the letter.
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働きすぎで彼女は健康を損なった。
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Overwork cost her health.
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注意しなくては駄目だよ、さもないとまたやり損なうよ。
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You've got to be careful or else you'll miss it again.
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多く学生が課題を出しそこなった。
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Quite a few students failed to hand in their assignments.
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小さなあざは彼女の美しさを少しも損なわなかった。
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The tiny birthmark took nothing from her loveliness.
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試験を受け損なった。
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He failed to take the exam.
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私は彼の損なわれた名声を取り戻そうとした。
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I tried to repair his damaged prestige.
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