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途切れる
togireru
Description
「途切れる」は、続いていたものが途中で止まったり、切れたりすることです。
"途切れる" means that something continuous stops or breaks in the middle.
電話や会話、道などが急に続かなくなるときによく使います。
It is often used when a phone call, conversation, or road suddenly stops continuing.
Meanings
途切れるtogireru
to break off; to be interrupted; to stop midway
電波が悪くて、電話が途切れた。
The signal was bad, and the call got cut off.
途切れるtogireru
to become discontinuous; to pause (in a flow)
急に会話が途切れて、静かになった。
The conversation suddenly stopped and it became quiet.
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Notes
- Etymology
途 (path, midway) + 切れる (to be cut), literally 'to be cut midway'.
- Nuance
emphasizes an unintended break in something that was flowing or continuing.
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