大胆に

12:20 Jan 11, 2021
Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Education / Pedagogy
Japanese term or phrase: 大胆に
This is from a 1940s essay, to give you a better context of the time frame. Here is the full sentence:

 それには、まず語学を試験のために勉強するなどということはもちろん絶対に排撃しなければならないが、また、例えば、学生がイギリス人やアメリカ人のような作文を書かなくても、彼がその学んだいくつかの言葉を大胆に駆使して、いかにも日本人でなければ書けないような作文を書けば、それで満点を付けてやる――という風にぜひしたいものである。
Christina Fernandez
United States
Local time: 18:46


Summary of answers provided
5fearlessly; daring to~
Errol de Jesús (X)
3 +1intrepidly, bravely
Port City
4bravely; boldly; venture to; dare to
Zoe Womack
3audaciously; boldly
Reiko Ando


  

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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
audaciously; boldly


Explanation:
Since it says "いかにも日本人でなければ書けないような," "audacious" may be used in this context as it has the meanings of "extremely original or inventive; unrestrained by existing ideas" (Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary. "bold" also has the meaning of "imaginative in thought or expression" (Collins English Dictionary).

Other terms and phrases may be considered are:
- assertively
- without reservation
- with confidence


Reiko Ando
United States
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Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
intrepidly, bravely


Explanation:
Generally speaking, it takes some courage for a person to express himself in a foreign language, as he may be afraid of making a mistake or unintentionally saying something funny. So, I think it follows その学んだいくつかの言葉を, and mean that the person intrepidly or bravely uses those limited vocabulary words to write something.

Port City
New Zealand
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 16

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agree  Elena Kharlamova
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53 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
fearlessly; daring to~


Explanation:
Depending on the tone you're aiming for, I would consider how you pair the adverb with the verb "use" (駆使する)

"Fearlessly" sounds much stronger than "boldly" or "bravely," but I think it's appropriate considering that making a mistake can be a language learner's most intimidating fear.

I would gravitate towards "daring to use the few words learned..." because daring is defined as "taking risks." Using few words you've known to write like a native speaker and get a full score is risky.

Also, "daring to~" would avoid trying to directly translate the original grammatical structure and sounds more natural to me.

Errol de Jesús (X)
United States
Local time: 17:46
Native speaker of: English
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380 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
bravely; boldly; venture to; dare to


Explanation:
学んだいくつかの言葉を大胆に駆使して could be translated a few ways. Here are some of my suggestions:
"bravely use some of the words he's learned"
"boldly use some of the words he's learned"
"venture to use some of the words he's learned"
"dare to use some of the words he's learned"

I think "venture" could be a strong contender, since it means "dare to do or say something that may be considered audacious"


    https://www.lexico.com/definition/venture
Zoe Womack
Australia
Local time: 06:46
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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