We use words to tell somebody something, that is, to communicate.
私たちは誰かに何かを伝えるために、つまり情報を伝達するために言葉を使う。
This means that there are twice as many chopstick- and finger-users as fork-users.
このことは、はしや指を使う人々がフォークを使う人々の2倍いることを意味している。
How do I use meal tickets?
食券はどう使うのですか。
She spends much money on dresses.
彼女は洋服にたくさんお金を使う。
Tom almost always uses a credit card when he goes shopping.
トムは買い物に行ったとき、ほぼ毎回クレジットカードを使う。
Don't use my pen.
私のペンを使うな。
The methods used to overcome stress are different for men and women: drinking is the major method used by men, while women deal with stress by chatting.
The word you use depends on your intended meaning.
どのような意味を込めたいかによって、使う言葉は変わってくる。
I advised him not to spend all his money on food.
食べ物にお金を全部使うようなことはするな、と私は彼に忠告した。
She spends a lot of money on shoes.
彼女は靴にたくさん金を使う。
She spends a lot of money when she goes abroad.
彼女は海外にいくとたくさんのお金を使う。
We speak English in class.
私たちは授業中英語を使う。
You might as well throw your money away as spend it on gambling.
ギャンブルに金を使うくらいなら、捨てた方がましだ。
I used to type my letters, but now I use a word processor.
手紙はタイプで打っていたが、今はワープロを使う。
She spends most of her money on clothes.
彼女は服装に大部分のお金を使う。
India ink produces an interesting pattern when used as a dye.
墨を染料として使うと面白い模様ができます。
Man is the only animal that uses fire.
人は火を使う唯一の動物である。
It's for my personal use.
それは私が使う物です。
Between the language he uses and the language those around him use.
自分の使う言語と、自分の周りの人たちが使う言語の間の違い。
It is outrageous that you should spend so much money.
君がそんなにお金を使うとはあきれるばかりだ。
Keep not two tongues in one mouth.
二枚舌を使うな。
We use a dictionary to look up the meaning of words.
辞書はことばの意味を調べるのに使う。
He uses foul language whenever he gets angry.
彼は怒るといつも下品な言葉を使う。
Don't handle these tools roughly.
道具を粗末に使うな。
You might ask before you use my typewriter.
私のタイプライターを使うのなら、一言そういえばいいのに。
Japan should not spend much money on weapons.
日本は兵器にあまりお金を使うべきではない。
Fork-users are mainly in Europe, North America, and Latin America; chopstick-users in eastern Asia and finger-users in Africa, the Middle East, Indonesia, and India.
Even at the end of the nineteenth century, sailors in the British Navy were not permitted to use knives and forks because using them was considered a sign of weakness.
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