Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Japanese term or phrase:
もってのほか
English translation:
out of the question, don't even think of it
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conejo
Jun 15, 2007 03:05
16 yrs ago
Japanese term
もってのほか
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This is talking about a 53-year-old guy, and how he listens to music and uses his TV. He sounds pretty eccentric--he thinks cathode-ray tube TVs have better picture quality than LCD or plasma, and his music collection consists of CDs and vinyl. He is also picky about a lot of things when listening to music.
MP3等に圧縮することはもってのほかと思っている
What would the nuance of もってのほか be??
Thanks.
MP3等に圧縮することはもってのほかと思っている
What would the nuance of もってのほか be??
Thanks.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | out of the question, don't even think of it |
nordlys75
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| 5 | unthinkable, out of question |
Oleg Barshay
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out of the question, don't even think of it
He means he really doesn't like to do so, and doesn't want to even think of it.
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Oleg Barshay
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Works in: English to Russian, Japanese to English, Russian to English, and 1 more.
unthinkable, out of question
もってのほか もっての外
・～の absurd; 《問題外の》out of the question; unpardonable.
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・～の absurd; 《問題外の》out of the question; unpardonable.
＜三省堂提供「EXCEED 和英辞典」＞
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