切れ目

切れ目
きれめ【切れ目】
*gap
〖C〗〔壁・塀などの〕すき間, 破れ目, 割れ目〔in, between〕; 〔連続的なものの〕とぎれ, 切れ目, 空白〔in
rift
〖C〗《正式》〔雲・霧などの〕切れ目, すき間〔in〕;(一般に)裂け目, 割れ目.
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きれめ【切れ目】
1 〔切れた所〕 a rift; a gap; a break.

●線の切れ目が2 か所ある. The line is broken in two places. | There are two breaks in the line.

2 〔尽きる所〕 an end; 〔話などの〕 a pause; an interval; an interruption.

●ここがちょうど切れ目がいい. This is a good place to end [stop].

・話の切れ目がない. He talks endlessly. | He's a tireless talker.

・金の切れ目が縁の切れ目. ⇒かね1 2.

●話の切れ目に during breaks [lulls] in the conversation.

3 【音楽】 〔楽節中の〕 a caesura 《pl. ~s, -rae》.

Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.

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