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寝返り
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 寝返り.
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Entry
1
Intransitive verb
turning over in bed; rolling over; tossing and turning
Examples
彼女がベッドで寝返りばかりうっている。
She is tossing and turning in bed.
2
betrayal; double-crossing
Examples
こいつ、さっきまで俺の相棒だったのに、もう寝返りやがった。
This rat, up until just now he was my partner and now he's gone and turned on me.
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