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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries身代わり
Pronunciation / Transliteration: migawari
"彼は上司のミスの身代わりにされた。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who is blamed or punished for something that someone else has done.
"He refused to be the fall-guy for the company's financial mismanagement." - 2
A person who is easily tricked or taken advantage of.
"Always cautious, she made sure she was never the fall-guy in business negotiations."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term originated in early 20th-century American slang, combining the verb 'fall' (in the sense of taking the blame or being convicted) and 'guy' (a man or person). Initially used in criminal underworld contexts to describe someone who takes the punishment for a crime committed by others, it eventually broadened into general political and corporate vocabulary.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fall-guy" is said worldwide
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bouc émissaire
Transliteration: book ay-meh-sehr
"Il a refusé d'être le bouc émissaire de cette affaire."
Sündenbock
Transliteration: zynd-en-bok
"Er wurde zum Sündenbock für die Krise gemacht."
capro espiatorio
Transliteration: kah-pro eh-spyah-to-ryo
"Hanno cercato un capro espiatorio per i loro errori."
chivo expiatorio
Transliteration: chee-vo eks-pyah-to-ryo
"Nadie quiere ser el chivo expiatorio del fraude."
bode expiatório
Transliteration: bo-de eks-pya-to-ryu
"Ele recusou ser o bode expiatório da empresa."
बलि का बकरा
Transliteration: bali ka bakra
"उन्हें इस घोटाले में बलि का बकरा बना दिया गया।"
替罪羊
Transliteration: tì zuì yáng
"他不愿意成为这次事件的替罪羊。"
희생양
Transliteration: hisaeng-yang
"그는 이번 사건의 희생양이 되기를 거부했다."
身代わり
Transliteration: migawari
"彼は上司のミスの身代わりにされた。"
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