相当

nounそうとう · soutou

1. Englishcorresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to

   • その語に相当するようなフランス語を知っていますか。Do you know the French equivalent of the word?

2. Englishappropriate; suitable; befitting; proportionate

   • それを発明した教授は大学から相当の対価を受ける権利がある。The professor who invented it has the right to reasonable remuneration from the university.

3. Englishto be proportionate to; to be in keeping with; to be deserving of; to be worthy of

   • アメリカへの旅は彼女にとって２年間の給与に相当した。A trip to America was equivalent to a two-year salary for her.

4. Englishconsiderable; substantial

   • １０年といえば相当な時間だ。Ten years is a long time.

5. Englishconsiderably; rather; quite; fairly

   • その場所は今は相当建て込んでいる。The place is very much built up now.

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