- 寄り添う
- よりそう
to get close
to cuddle close together
to nestle close to
to snuggle up to* * *よりそう【寄り添う】nestle|自|(人・動物が)(愛情こめて)〔…に〕体をすり寄せる, 寄り添う(up)〔to, against〕nestle up to one's mother 母親に甘えて寄り添う
snuggle|自|《略式》(人・動物などが)(暖かさや愛情を求めて)心地よく横たわる, 心地よく体を丸める[ちぢこまる](down);〔人などに〕寄り添う, すり寄る(up)〔to, into, against〕.* * *よりそう【寄り添う】draw [sit, stand] close [near]; snuggle against [up to] sb; cuddle up to sb; nestle close to….●ぴったり寄り添って close together; 〔すぐ傍に〕 in [under] the shadow of…
・寄り添って歩く walk along close to sb
・寄り添う二人の影 their two shadows pressed against each other.
●そのオスの水鳥はずうっとメスに寄り添っていた. The male waterbird stayed close beside the female.
・境内には 2 本の松が寄り添うように立っていた. Within the temple precincts a pair of pine trees stood shoulder to shoulder [as if leaning on each other].
・障害者に寄り添う形の法律ができた. New legislation has been enacted that takes the part of the handicapped.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.