Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Japanese term or phrase:
内装との不釣合い
English translation:
clashes with the decor
Added to glossary by
conejo
Apr 20, 2005 23:16
19 yrs ago
Japanese term
内装との不釣合い
Japanese to English
Bus/Financial
Real Estate
This is given as a reason people don't like/don't use/don't want an air conditioner.
What does this phrase mean exactly?
What does this phrase mean exactly?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | clashes with the decor |
Kurt Hammond
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| 5 +2 | disharmany with the interior |
Nobuo Kawamura
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| 4 | FYI |
SenQ
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Proposed translations
+3
14 hrs
Japanese term (edited):
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Selected
clashes with the decor
This is the natural way it would be said in English.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
mstkwasa
6 hrs
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| agree |
Minoru Kuwahara
8 hrs
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| neutral |
snowbees
: Usage: thus avoiding clashes with decor.
11 hrs
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| agree |
Marc Ward
: This feels natural.
4 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, all"
+2
29 mins
Nobuo Kawamura
Japan
Japan
Native in Japanese
Works in field
Japan
professional translator since 2001
Native in: Japanese 
Works in: English to Japanese, Italian to Japanese, Spanish to Japanese, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
disharmany with the interior
Disharmony (of appearance of airconditioning equipment) with the (refined decor of) interior arrangement.
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Note added at 2005-04-20 23:58:50 (GMT)
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Some people think that placement of ungainly airconditioning devices means an invasion of an artistic world of the interior by a purely mechanical equipment. It is partly an unfortunate result of works by efficiency/cost oriented industrial designing.
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Note added at 2005-04-20 23:58:50 (GMT)
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Some people think that placement of ungainly airconditioning devices means an invasion of an artistic world of the interior by a purely mechanical equipment. It is partly an unfortunate result of works by efficiency/cost oriented industrial designing.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
catlover
2 hrs
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| agree |
Can Altinbay
3 hrs
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| agree |
Minoru Kuwahara
: "disharmonious ..." might suggest an ugly interior design. i'm not sure what could be the best fit in this case, though. -
1 day 11 hrs
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| disagree |
Marc Ward
: disharmonious, while correct, doesn't flow well, and feels unnatural. I prefer something along the lines of "clashes with"
5 days
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1 hr
Japanese term (edited):
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FYI
not match with the interior
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