ぴたりと

closely
exactly
suddenly
tightly

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ぴたりと

1 〔密着〕 close(ly); tight(ly); 〔密封〕 《sealed》 tight(ly).

●ぴたりと寄り添う adhere to one another; cling together; be very close

・ぴたりと寄り添ってすわる sit closely together; sit close to each other; sit cheek by jowl

・地面にぴたりと伏す keep close to the ground

・塀にぴたりと体をつける hold one's body close to the wall; hug the wall

・先頭走者にぴたりとついて走る stay right on the heels of the lead runner

・ぴたりと門を閉ざす shut the gate tightly.

2 〔合致〕 exactly; precisely; to a T.

●ぴたりと照準を合わせる take close aim; focus closely on 《a problem》

・計算がぴたりと合う have a calculation [the numbers] come out exactly right

・この場合「life」にぴたりと合う日本語 in this context, the exact [precise] Japanese counterpart to [equivalent of] the word “life”

・(言葉が)ぴたりと当てはまる fitly apply 《to…》.

●その鍵が鍵穴にぴたりとはまった. The key fit exactly into the lock.

・彼の予想はぴたりと的中した. His prediction proved right on.

・黙ってすわればぴたりと当たる. Just sit there quietly and I'll read your life for you.

3 〔停止〕

●タクシーは門の前でぴたりと止まった. The taxi pulled to a stop in front of the gate.

・騒音はぴたりとやんだ. The noise ceased abruptly.

・それまでかかっていた音楽がぴたりと止まった. The music that was playing stopped abruptly.

・あれを最後に迷惑メールはぴたりと来なくなった. After that last message, the nuisance mail just stopped coming.