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For Life
2009.08.18

There's a lot that's unpredictable about pets and babies, but there is one thing you can count on: they're going to get dirty once in a while ... unless, of course, you've got one of those robotic dogs!

Today's Lesson
GIVE (a dog) A BATH   (犬を)入浴させる、風呂に入れる

Explanation

  • To give a pet or a person (usually a baby, child, or sick or elderly person) a bath is to wash their body in a tub of hot water.
  • ペットや人(通常は赤ちゃん、子ども、病人、またはお年寄り)について give a pet or a person a bath と言うと、お湯の入った浴槽で彼らの体を洗う、つまり、入浴させる、風呂に入れる、という意味です。

GIVE (a dog) A BATH

examples

  1. (mother to son)
    When are you going to give that dog a bath? He's filthy (= very dirty).
  2. (customer buying a kitten, to pet store clerk)
    How often should I give it a bath?
  3. (after answering the phone)
    Can I call you back? I was just giving the baby a bath.

英会話レッスンStay clean!