Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Japanese term or phrase:
とんだ三枚目
English translation:
terrible joker
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Dr. M. S. Niranjan
Oct 7, 2010 09:09
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とんだ三枚目
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In a manga, in the sentence:
とんだ三枚目を演じただぜ！
I gather that 三枚目 is a comic role, but not sure how とんだ effects it.
とんだ三枚目を演じただぜ！
I gather that 三枚目 is a comic role, but not sure how とんだ effects it.
Proposed translations
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| 4 | terrible joker |
Dr. M. S. Niranjan
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| 4 | to make him a figure of fun among those present |
Soonthon LUPKITARO(Ph.D.)
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| 3 | a pretty darned good comedian / a surprisingly good comedian |
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terrible joker
"What a terrible joker he played!" or "What a horrible comedian he acted out!"
These seem to fit, but the correct expression should be based on the picture and the flow of the story.
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Note added at 8 hrs (2010-10-07 17:46:42 GMT)
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As Mika Jarmusz さん pointed out, this expression can be a first person speech or can be about a third person. Of course the context makes clear who acted like a joker, whether intentionally or not, etc.
These seem to fit, but the correct expression should be based on the picture and the flow of the story.
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Note added at 8 hrs (2010-10-07 17:46:42 GMT)
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As Mika Jarmusz さん pointed out, this expression can be a first person speech or can be about a third person. Of course the context makes clear who acted like a joker, whether intentionally or not, etc.
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a pretty darned good comedian / a surprisingly good comedian
とんだ三枚目を演じただぜ！ =
--- He played a pretty darned good comedian.
--- He played a surprisingly good comedian.
--- とんだ has a lot of meanings so it depends on the context of your manga.
--- Below is a website with definitions of とんだ. I'm taking definition number 3:
(3)（逆説的に）すばらしい。とてもよい。
http://www.weblio.jp/content/とんだ
とんだ 0
（連体）
(1)思いがけないさま。意外で大変な。とんでもない。主に、よくない意で用いる。
「―災難だった」「この度は―ことでした」「―過ちをしでかした」
(2)ひどく道理にはずれた。あきれた。とんでもない。
「―うそを言いやがって」「―お笑いぐさだ」
(3)（逆説的に）すばらしい。とてもよい。
「―美人だ」
（副）
思いがけず。非常に。
--- He played a pretty darned good comedian.
--- He played a surprisingly good comedian.
--- とんだ has a lot of meanings so it depends on the context of your manga.
--- Below is a website with definitions of とんだ. I'm taking definition number 3:
(3)（逆説的に）すばらしい。とてもよい。
http://www.weblio.jp/content/とんだ
とんだ 0
（連体）
(1)思いがけないさま。意外で大変な。とんでもない。主に、よくない意で用いる。
「―災難だった」「この度は―ことでした」「―過ちをしでかした」
(2)ひどく道理にはずれた。あきれた。とんでもない。
「―うそを言いやがって」「―お笑いぐさだ」
(3)（逆説的に）すばらしい。とてもよい。
「―美人だ」
（副）
思いがけず。非常に。
Reference comments
13 hrs
Reference:
FYI
とんだ：
by accident, unexpected, unintentionally, as a result
by accident, unexpected, unintentionally, as a result
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