とんだ三枚目
English translation: terrible joker
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| 09:09 Oct 7, 2010 |
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33 mins confidence: 
to make him a figure of fun among those present Explanation: See: http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/三枚目 |
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2 hrs confidence:
terrible joker Explanation: "What a terrible joker he played!" or "What a horrible comedian he acted out!" These seem to fit, but the correct expression should be based on the picture and the flow of the story. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 8 hrs (2010-10-07 17:46:42 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- As Mika Jarmusz さん pointed out, this expression can be a first person speech or can be about a third person. Of course the context makes clear who acted like a joker, whether intentionally or not, etc. |
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1 day 4 hrs confidence:
a pretty darned good comedian / a surprisingly good comedian Explanation: とんだ三枚目を演じただぜ！ = --- He played a pretty darned good comedian. --- He played a surprisingly good comedian. --- とんだ has a lot of meanings so it depends on the context of your manga. --- Below is a website with definitions of とんだ. I'm taking definition number 3: (3)（逆説的に）すばらしい。とてもよい。 http://www.weblio.jp/content/とんだ とんだ 0 （連体） (1)思いがけないさま。意外で大変な。とんでもない。主に、よくない意で用いる。 「―災難だった」「この度は―ことでした」「―過ちをしでかした」 (2)ひどく道理にはずれた。あきれた。とんでもない。 「―うそを言いやがって」「―お笑いぐさだ」 (3)（逆説的に）すばらしい。とてもよい。 「―美人だ」 （副） 思いがけず。非常に。 |
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| Reference: FYI Reference information: とんだ： by accident, unexpected, unintentionally, as a result |
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