Crack open in Japanese

Definition

Definition in EnglishTo break the hard shell of something to get at what is inside.

Definition in Japanese硬い殻を壊して、中身を出すこと。

Example sentences

• 台所(だいどころ)の床(ゆか)でココナッツを割(わ)ったら、そのあと一晩中(ひとばんじゅう)コンロの下(した)から殻(から)のかけらを拾(ひろ)う羽目(はめ)になったよ。🔊

  We cracked the coconut open on the kitchen floor and spent the rest of the evening picking bits of shell out from under the stove.

• 動画(どうが)の人(ひと)は包丁(ほうちょう)でコンと一回(いっかい)叩(たた)いただけでココナッツを割(わ)ってたのに、こっちはもう十分(じゅっぷん)もかなづちで格闘(かくとう)してるよ。🔊

  In the video she cracks the coconut open with one tap of a knife; I've been at it with a hammer for ten minutes.

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