あしなみ【足並み】  (ashinami) |
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| 1 〔歩調〕 pace; step. |
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|  足並みがそろう march [walk] in step |
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| ・足並みが乱れる[そろわない] march [walk] out of step. |
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| 足並みをそろえる keep pace 《with…》; fall [get] into step 《with…》 |
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| ・足並みをそろえて歩く walk in step 《with…》; keep pace 《with (sb who is walking)》. |
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| 2 〔統一行動を取るときのそろい具合〕 |
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| スト参加者たちの足並みがそろわない. There is lack of concerted action among the strikers. |
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| ・野党側は消費税問題の対応についていささか足並みが乱れている[まったく足並みを乱している]といってよい. The opposition parties are in  slight [almost total] disarray over how to deal with the consumer tax issue [question, problem]. |
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| 加盟国内の足並みの乱れが表面化した. Disarray among member nations came to the surface. |
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| 当店は他店と足並みをそろえて営業時間を延長した. Our shop extended its business hours, keeping step [in step] with other shops. |
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| ・組合員として足並みを乱す行為は許されない. No actions by a union member that involve breaking ranks will be tolerated. |