スプーン

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1A utensil with a shallow bowl at the end of a handle, used for scooping food into the mouth — for soup, curry, dessert, etc.

Noun

Examples

スープを飲むときはスプーンを使ってください。

Please use a spoon when drinking the soup.

赤ちゃん用のスプーンは小さくて先が柔らかい。

Spoons for babies are small and have a soft tip.

砂糖をスプーン一杯だけコーヒーに入れた。

I put just one spoonful of sugar in the coffee.

レストランでスプーンを落としてしまい、新しいものをもらった。

I dropped my spoon at the restaurant and got a new one.

2A metal fishing lure with a slim, curved shape (a 'spoon'), used in angling — it wobbles and flashes in the water to attract fish.

NounFishing

Examples

渓流釣りではよくスプーンを使ってヤマメを狙う。

In stream fishing, a spoon lure is often used to target yamame trout.

重いスプーンほど遠くまで飛ばせるが、動きは硬くなる。

Heavier spoon lures can be cast farther, but their action becomes stiffer.

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