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[先代] the [one's] predecessor (in the family line) 【C】(家系で)一代前の人; the late head of the family 【C】一代前の家長; the late proprietor [owner] (of a shop) 【C】(店の)前の主人.¶~の団十郎the late Danjuro《最近引退した意と故人の意の両方》; late Danjuro《引退した意で》¶先~の団十郎the last Danjuro but one.II[船台] *stock[~s] 造船台*slip【C】[the ~s] (水中へ傾斜した)造船台, 修理用船台.先代
family predecessor
previous age
previous generation* * *Iせんだい【先代】the [one's] predecessor (in the family line) 〖C〗(家系で)一代前の人; the late head of the family 〖C〗一代前の家長; the late proprietor [owner] (of a shop) 〖C〗(店の)前の主人.¶~の団十郎the late Danjuro《最近引退した意と故人の意の両方》; late Danjuro《引退した意で》¶先~の団十郎the last Danjuro but one.IIせんだい【船台】*stock[~s] 造船台*slip〖C〗[the ~s] (水中へ傾斜した)造船台, 修理用船台.* * *Iせんだい【先代】1 〔前の代〕●先代菊五郎 the last [previous] Kikugorō
・先先代菊五郎 the last [previous] Kikugorō but one
・先代社長 the last [previous] (company) president.
●先代の主人 〔商家などの〕 the previous proprietor; 〔最近亡くなった〕 the late proprietor; 〔家系の〕 one's predecessor (in the family line)
・あの店も先代のころは栄えたものだ. The shop used to be prosperous in the days of the present owner's father.
2 〔前の時代〕 the previous age; 〔前の世代〕 the previous [last] generation.IIせんだい【船台】【造船】 a building slip [berth]; a shipway; a stock; a way; 〔格子船台〕 a gridiron.船台組立 erection (of a berth).●船台組立工 an erection man.
船台傾斜 berth declivity.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.