Jan 2, 2017 01:27
7 yrs ago
Japanese term
Italy
手
Non-PRO
Japanese to English
Art/Literary
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Dear ProZ members,
I have a small doubt about this sentence.
There is a war going on, and the boss of one of the two organizations fighting wants to keep one of his man, who plays a key role in the battle, under custody so that the enemy can't kill him. Another person doesn't think that is a good idea, sand says:
ここはひとつ彼の思うままに動かしてみるのも手かと思いますが...
I think that letting him act as he wishes could be a tactic too.
Is it correct to interpret 手 as "tactic" here?
Thank you!
I have a small doubt about this sentence.
There is a war going on, and the boss of one of the two organizations fighting wants to keep one of his man, who plays a key role in the battle, under custody so that the enemy can't kill him. Another person doesn't think that is a good idea, sand says:
ここはひとつ彼の思うままに動かしてみるのも手かと思いますが...
I think that letting him act as he wishes could be a tactic too.
Is it correct to interpret 手 as "tactic" here?
Thank you!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | could work |
Christopher W Gladden
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| 5 | way |
Isely Mills
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Proposed translations
+2
10 hrs
Selected
could work
Tactic's okay...or "is one way," or "letting him act as he wants could work" or something to that effect. Doesn't need to be directly translated, in my opinion.
Example sentence:
そういう手もあるね
That could work
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Comment: "Thank you for confirming! ^^"
7 days
Isely Mills
United States
United States
Native in English
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Bridging Japan and the West
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Japanese to English
way
I believe this was already answered for the most part, but I thought I would add another example. In a card game for example: あの手を打つ means make that play or to make a certain play. So in that case 手 means one possible play out of a number. I assume that you already had your question answered, but I hope this broadens your understanding a bit.
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