deal

合意、取り決め

人や組織の間で、それぞれがすることや提供するものを決めた合意。

やさしい英語で： An agreement between people or organizations about what each will do or give.

• We made a deal.
• The company signed a deal with a new supplier.
• Can we agree on the terms of this deal?

使い方： a deal with someone (They made a deal with the bank.); a deal to do something (The countries signed a deal to share water.)

類義語： agreement, arrangement

よく使う表現： make a deal, a business deal, deal with someone

取引

物などを買ったり、売ったり、交換したりすること。

やさしい英語で： An act of buying, selling, or exchanging something.

• The deal was completed yesterday.
• He made three property deals last month.
• This deal involved exchanging land for shares.

使い方： a deal with someone (The broker completed a deal with a foreign buyer.); a deal involving something (Police examined a deal involving stolen paintings.)

類義語： transaction, trade

よく使う表現： complete a deal, a property deal, close a deal

事情、状況

今起きていることの状況や、それに関する重要な事実。

やさしい英語で： The situation, or the important facts about what is happening.

• Here is the deal: we leave at six.
• What is the deal with the locked door?
• She explained the whole deal to me.

使い方： the deal with someone/something (What is the deal with this new rule?)

類義語： situation, story

よく使う表現： the whole deal, the real deal, what is the deal

配札、カードを配る番

プレーヤーにカードを配ること、または配る順番。

やさしい英語で： The act of giving cards to players, or a turn at doing this.

• It is your deal.
• We checked our cards after the deal.
• The players took turns at the deal.

類義語： distribution

よく使う表現： your deal, the next deal, after the deal

対処する、処理する

問題や課題、困難な状況について、必要な行動を取る。

やさしい英語で： To take action about a problem, task, or difficult situation.

• I will deal with the problem.
• She dealt with three complaints this morning.
• How do you deal with stress?

使い方： deal with someone/something (The manager dealt with the complaint immediately.)

類義語： handle, manage, cope with

よく使う表現： deal with something, deal with someone

カードを配る

ゲームの始めに、各プレーヤーにカードを渡す。

やさしい英語で： To give cards to each player at the start of a game.

• Who will deal the cards?
• She dealt me three kings.
• Shuffle the deck before you deal.

使い方： deal someone something (She dealt each player five cards.); deal something to someone (He dealt two cards to each player.)

類義語： give out, distribute

よく使う表現： deal the cards, deal someone cards, deal a hand

売る、密売する

商品、特に違法な薬物を売る。

やさしい英語で： To sell goods, especially illegal drugs.

• He was caught dealing drugs.
• Police think she deals cocaine near the station.
• They arrested two men who had been dealing in the neighborhood.

類義語： sell

よく使う表現： deal drugs, deal cocaine, deal on streets

商う、取り扱う

特定の種類の商品を、仕事として売買する。

やさしい英語で： To buy and sell a particular kind of goods as a business.

• They deal in used cars.
• Her grandfather dealt in antiques.
• Does this company deal in fresh food?

使い方： deal in something (The family business deals in fine wines.)

類義語： trade, trade in

よく使う表現： deal in antiques, deal in cars, deal in goods