pug

パグ

短く平たい鼻、しわのある顔、巻いた尾が特徴の小型犬。

やさしい英語で： A small dog with a short, flat nose, folds of skin on its face, and a curled tail.

• Our pug sleeps on the sofa.
• She walks her two pugs every morning.
• The pug puppy has a tightly curled tail.

類義語： pug dog

よく使う表現： pug puppy, pet pug, a black pug

粘土を練る

湿った粘土を混ぜて押し、柔らかく均一にして中の空気を抜く。

やさしい英語で： To mix and press wet clay until it is soft, even, and free of trapped air.

• We pug the clay before shaping it.
• The potter pugged a fresh batch this morning.
• This machine can pug enough clay for hundreds of bricks.

類義語： knead

よく使う表現： pug clay, pug wet clay