- いなす
- parry|他|《正式》(突き・打撃・質問など)をかわす∥ parry a question 質問をいなす[受け流す].往なす
to let go
to chase away* * *いなすparry|他|《正式》(突き・打撃・質問など)をかわすparry a question 質問をいなす[受け流す].
* * *いなす〔相撲で〕 step sideways [back] to throw 《an opponent》 off balance; 〔追及を〕 lightly parry [dodge] 《a question, an attack》.●うまくいなして相手の体勢を崩した. With a skillful sidestep [step back] he threw his opponent off balance [out of his stance].
・いなされて手をついた. Fooled by his opponent's sudden dodge, his hand touched the dirt.
・彼女は鋭い質問を笑顔で軽くいなした. She lightly parried his pointed question with a smile.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.