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倒たおす

godan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)transitive verbauxiliary verb

たおす

to throw down, to bring down, to blow down, to fell, to knock down, to set (something) down on its side, to turn (something) on its side, to recline (e.g. a seat)
to kill, to defeat, to beat
to overthrow, to trip up, to ruin
to leave unpaid, to cheat
to do completely, to do thoroughly, to do to the fullest

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彼かれは柔道じゅうどうで相手あいてを倒たおした。

He threw down his opponent in judo.

風かぜが強つよくて木きが倒たおされそうだ。

The wind is so strong that the trees look like they might be blown down.

チームは決勝けっしょうで強敵きょうてきを倒たおすことができた。

The team was able to defeat a strong opponent in the final.

その独裁者どくさいしゃを倒たおすために、多おおくの人ひとが立たち上あがった。

Many people rose up in order to overthrow the dictator.

椅子いすの背せもたれを倒たおして、ゆっくり休やすんでください。

Please recline the seat back and take a good rest.

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

sentence; composition, text, writings; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature; statement

price, cost; value, worth, merit

elephant (Elephantidae spp.)