乾杯

かんぱい【乾杯】

*toast

〖C〗乾杯， 祝杯；乾杯の発声

Let's drink ［give］ a toast to his success. 彼の成功を祝して乾杯しましょう.

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〖表現〗［乾杯の発声((］ Toast! 乾杯！ / Cheers!《英略式》(健康を祝して)乾杯！ / Here's to you ［your future］! 君のために［君の前途を祝して］乾杯！ / To our happiness! (我らの幸福のため)乾杯！ / Bottoms up!《主に英略式》さあ， 乾杯！， さあぐいと一杯！ / Your (good) health! 健康を祝って乾杯！

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◇ → 乾杯する

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かんぱい【乾杯】

a toast.

～する toast sb; drink to sb; drink [give, make] a toast 《to…》.

●人の成功を祈って乾杯する drink to sb's success; drink success to sb

・新郎新婦に乾杯する toast a [the] bride and bridegroom

・ビールで乾杯する drink a glass of beer to sb [in sb's honor]; toast sb with a glass of beer

・シャンペンで乾杯する drink a glass of champagne to sb [in sb's honor]; toast sb with a glass of champagne; make a champagne toast

・グラスをあげて乾杯した. We raised our glasses in a toast [and drank to 《the bride and groom》].

・グラスをカチンと合わせて乾杯する clink glasses 《with each other [to the future]》

・会長の健康を祝して乾杯いたしましょう. Let us drink to the president's health. | I should like to propose a toast to (the health of) our president. | Let me ask you all to join me in raising your glass to the health of our president.

●乾杯に対して謝辞を述べる reply to a toast.

●乾杯の辞 remarks preceding a toast

・それでは乾杯のご発声を田中様にお願いいたします. I should now like to ask Mr. Tanaka to propose a [the] toast.

●皆さん, 乾杯を. 〔形式張った言い方〕 (Ladies and gentlemen!) Your good health. | 〔くだけた言い方〕 Cheers, everybody! | Here's to you all! | Bottoms up!

●乾杯! Your health! | Cheers! | To [Here's to] you! | Prosit! | Bottoms up! | 《英》 Cheerio! | 〖F〗 Santé! | 〖G〗 Prosit! | 〖Sp〗 Chin-chin!

・君に乾杯! Here's to you! | Good luck! | Your good health! | Cheers!

・君の成功を祈って乾杯! Here's to success! | I drink to your success! | Good luck!

・君の健康を祈って乾杯! Your health! | To your good health! | Here's wishing you health (and happiness)!