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伝
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introduction (from abroad)
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私達の生活様式はヨーロッパ文明の伝来以来変化してきた。
Our mode of life has changed since the introduction of European civilization.
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transmission (through successive generations); being handed down (from generation to generation); being passed down
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to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
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彼らはお互いに身振りで意思を伝え合った。
They communicated with each other by gesture.
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carrier pigeon; homing pigeon
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文字、伝書鳩、電信、その他多くの方法で、情報はますます速く人から人へと伝えられるようになった。
Written words, carrier pigeons, the telegraph, and many other devices carried ideas faster and faster from man to man.
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Physics
conduction (of heat or electricity); transmission (of light or sound)
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そして、何年か後に慈善伝導団を組織した際にマザー・テレサとなった。
She became Mother Teresa years later when she founded the Missionaries of Charity.
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Physiology
conduction (of a nerve impulse)
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missionary work; proselytizing; preaching; evangelism
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彼女はアフリカでの伝道の仕事に身をささげた。
She devoted herself to mission work in Africa.
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book or scroll that has been handed down through generations; book of secrets
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delivering a letter
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Idiomatic expression
one's last resort; trump card
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Orig. meaning
treasured family sword
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Medicine
infectious; contagious
Examples
湿疹も伝染性だって。
The rash is, um, also incredibly contagious.
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means of communication; media of communication; organ of communication; tool of communication