背を向ける – Vocabulary details

背せを向むける

Expression

Verb (1-dan)

1. to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on

彼かれはずっと僕ぼくに背せを向むけていた。He had been turning his back on me the whole time.

back of the body

direction

back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate

彼かれはずっと僕ぼくに背せを向むけていた。

He had been turning his back on me the whole time.

友とも達だちはみんな、僕ぼくに背せを向むけたよ。

All my friends turned their backs on me.

ジョンは会かい社しゃに背せを向むけ、自じ分ぶんで事じ業ぎょうを始はじめた。

John turned his back on the company and started on his own.

僕ぼくがくるりと背せを向むけると、彼かの女じょが慌あわてたような声こえを出だした。

When I spun around and turned my back, she cried out in a flustered voice.

恵めぐまれた地ち位いに背せを向むけてでも、自じ分ぶんを貫つらぬいてきた人ひと。

A person who has stuck to their own principles, even turning their back on a privileged position.

彼かれはそれだけ言いい残のこすと、くるりと俺おれたちに背せを向むけた。

With only those parting words, he turned his back on us.

彼かれは不ふ機き嫌げんそうな顔かおをしながらもそう言いって、足あし取どり荒あらく背せを向むけた。

Though he looked displeased, he said so anyway, then turned his back and stomped off.

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