She has a tendency to look on the dark side of things.
彼女は物事を悲観的に見る傾向がある。
I cannot choose but hear.
耳を傾けないわけにはいかない。
The agitator is inclined to exaggerate trivial matters.
その扇動家は些細なことを大袈裟に表現する傾向がある。
According to a study, big women are more prone to have twins.
ある研究によれば、大柄な女性は双子を生む傾向がより強い。
Japanese people tend to rely on established authority.
日本人は規制の権威にもたれかかろうとする傾向がある。
The pole inclined to the left.
そのポールは左に傾いた。
Young people are apt to waste time.
若い人は時間を浪費する傾向がある。
That tendency is strong among Americans.
その傾向はアメリカ人に強いようですね。
Children used to look up to their parents; now they are inclined to regard them as equals.
子供達は以前、親を敬っていたが、今では親を自分たちと対等とみなす傾向がある。
The sun declined westward.
太陽が西に傾いた。
The women in our country are different from the women from other countries. Many think that it's acceptable for women to have children and devote themselves to them entirely; and, towards their husband, to simply uphold their duty and protect their chasti
But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And above all, I will ask you to join in the work of remaking this nation, the only way it's been done in America for 221 years; block by
He gives work all he's got, and gets more work done than anybody else.
彼は全力を傾けて仕事をし、誰よりも多くの仕事を片づける。
He tends to place more stress on society in general than on individual.
彼は個人より社会全体に力点を置く傾向がある。
She has a tendency to look on the dark side of things.
彼女は悲観する傾向がある。
I don't think there is any excuse for his behavior. At the same time, we should listen to what he has to say.
彼の行為に弁解の余地があるとは思えないが、それでも彼の言い分に耳を傾けるべきだ。
Nowadays young men are apt to make light of learning.
今日の青年は学問を軽視する傾向がある。
I inclined my ear to him.
彼の言うことに耳を傾けた。
In nostalgic moments we may tend to think of childhood as a time of almost unbroken happiness.
郷愁にふける時、私達は子供時代をこの上なく幸福な時期と考える傾向があるかもしれない。
He was listened to with enthusiasm.
人々は彼の話に熱心に耳を傾けた。
There is a tendency for Japanese to want to know a certain amount of personal information about someone such as age, position and whether they are married or not, before they feel comfortable talking with a stranger.
It seems that we're becoming more right-wing all over the world.
世界中で右傾化しているようだ。
He listened to the music with his eyes closed.
彼は目を閉じて音楽に耳を傾けた。
Another tendency of many Japanese that bothers foreigners is to make statements that are too general and too broad by using or implying words like "all" and "every".