paddle

パドル

小さな船を進めるために使う、先が幅広く平たい短い棒。

やさしい英語で： A short pole with a wide, flat end used to move a small boat through water.

• He dropped his paddle in the water.
• Each canoe needs two paddles.
• Hold the paddle with both hands.

よく使う表現： canoe paddle, wooden paddle, paddle blade

カヌー遊び、カヤック遊び

パドルで小さな船をこいで、水上で過ごすひとときや小旅行。

やさしい英語で： A period of moving a small boat through water using a pole with a flat end.

• We went for a paddle on the lake.
• Our morning paddle lasted an hour.
• Would you like a gentle paddle downriver?

よく使う表現： a short paddle, paddle downriver, paddle on something

水遊び

浅い水の中を少し歩いたり、遊んだりすること。

やさしい英語で： A short walk or time spent playing in water that is not deep.

• The children had a paddle in the sea.
• A quick paddle cooled my feet.
• We stopped for a paddle in the stream.

類義語： wade

よく使う表現： have a paddle, paddle in something, a quick paddle

ラケット

ある種の球技で球を打つために使う、柄のついた小さく平たい道具。

やさしい英語で： A small, flat object with a handle used to hit a ball in certain games.

• She hit the ball with her paddle.
• Both players bought new paddles.
• This paddle has a comfortable handle.

類義語： bat, racket

よく使う表現： table tennis paddle, pickleball paddle, paddle handle

尻たたき用の板

罰として人をたたくために使う、幅広く平たい道具。

やさしい英語で： A wide, flat object used to hit someone as punishment.

• The old school displayed a wooden paddle.
• The principal once used a paddle for punishment.
• Such paddles are now banned in many schools.

よく使う表現： wooden paddle, punishment paddle, paddle for spanking

パドルでこぐ、手でこぐ

パドルで船を進める、または手で水をかいて自分の体を進める。

やさしい英語で： To move a boat through water using a flat-ended pole, or move yourself through water with your hands.

• We paddle across the lake every morning.
• She paddled the canoe towards the island.
• Can you paddle back to shore?

使い方： paddle across/down something (They paddled down the river.); paddle something (He paddled the canoe to the bank.)

類義語： row

よく使う表現： paddle a canoe, paddle across something, paddle to shore

水遊びをする、浅瀬を歩く

浅い水の中を歩いたり、遊んだりする。

やさしい英語で： To walk or play in water that is not deep.

• The children paddle in the sea.
• We paddled barefoot in the stream.
• Is the water warm enough to paddle?

使い方： paddle in something (They paddled in the shallow pool.)

類義語： wade

よく使う表現： paddle in something, paddle in the sea

尻をたたく

たいてい罰として、幅広く平たい道具で人の尻をたたく。

やさしい英語で： To hit someone on the bottom with a wide, flat object, usually as punishment.

• The principal threatened to paddle the boy.
• Some schools once paddled children for breaking rules.
• He remembered being paddled as a child.

類義語： spank

よく使う表現： paddle someone, paddle a child