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five

Japanese translation: 1つや5つ （1つや2つより多いという意味で、たくさんを表す）

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English term or phrase:a something or five
Japanese translation:1つや5つ （1つや2つより多いという意味で、たくさんを表す）
Entered by: wakako

02:15 May 9, 2012
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English term or phrase: five
スマートフォン向けのストラテジーゲームの中で出てきた台詞です。この「five」とはどういう意味でしょうか？

"I'm sure we can find a bandit camp or five around here somewhere. "

全体の台詞は次のようなものです。

"And what better name than that for your new personal guard? I hand-picked and trained these mages myself, Baron. Go on. Test them. I'm sure we can find a bandit camp or five around here somewhere."
wakako
Local time: 21:55
五つ
Explanation:
bandit camp を一つや五つ見つけられるだろう
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Dave Uri
Local time: 07:55
Grading comment
Thanks a lot. I understand very well. especially Nathan's comment is so helpful.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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5 +4五つ
Dave Uri


  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
五つ


Explanation:
bandit camp を一つや五つ見つけられるだろう


Dave Uri
Local time: 07:55
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks a lot. I understand very well. especially Nathan's comment is so helpful.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Gibney: It's saying there are probably a lot of bandit camps around.
53 mins
agree  mikeeks: Dave Uri さんの解釈でいいと思います。
2 hrs
agree  Yumico Tanaka (X): a bandit camp) or five (bandit camps)
21 hrs
agree  Nathan Takase: David Patrick's comment is spot on. It's a play on the phrase "a -something- or two" to mean that there are a few of that something. Making the jump to five shows that there are probably more than a few.
5 days
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