Miraculous: Mr. Pigeon

Question 1

Tell me about it.
-Cat Noir

Answer 1

ほんとだよ。（あきれて）

• I know and I agree because I have experienced the same thing. Always said as a response to what someone has just said.

A: “This thing is kind of hard to use.” B: “Tell me about it! It took me three hours just to turn it on the other day.”
A: “Going on vacation with three kids is a lot of work.” B: “Tell me about it.”

Cat Noir: (from a ledge above her) Birds of a feather, flock together. (sneezes and falls down to where Ladybug is) I’m allergic to feathers. (sneezes again)
Ladybug: That’s helpful.
Cat Noir: Tell me about it.

Question 2

Where is he? He should’ve been here by now.
- Ladybug

Answer 2

もうついていてもいい頃なのに。

Question 3

to make a fool of oneself

Answer 3

to do something stupid that you feel embarrassed about afterwards and that makes you seem silly

恥をかく

● Your biggest fear is probably the fear of making a fool of yourself and this is what is making you nervous.
● I’ll probably make a total fool of myself at the event, most likely trip over my stupid derby and collapse on Mr. Agreste! (Marinette)

Question 4

full-blown

Answer 4

ADJ.
fully developed.

（病気や悪い状況などが）深刻になった

● The outbreak has the potential to become a full-blown pandemic.
● What began as a serious oil spill has become a full-blown environmental disaster.

Question 5

concussion

Answer 5

NOUN

脳震盪
serious head injury

Question 6

All this over a derby hat?
- Alya

Answer 6

山高帽からそんなことになるか？
（冷静なツッコミ）

Question 7

I’m a disaster zone.
- Marinette

Answer 7

= a walking disaster

私が行くところはねいつだって大惨事になっちゃうんだから！

Question 8

to have mad skills

Answer 8

To be able to do/perform amazing/unexpected things

● I didn’t know you had such mad skills. (Adrien)

Question 9

I can’t take the credit.

Answer 9

● Uh, thanks Adrien, but I can’t take the credit. (Alya)
ありがと。でも私が作ったんじゃないんだ

Question 10

sick (positive meaning)

Answer 10

＊for many young people today, ‘sick’ is used as an adjective to describe something good, amazing or cool. “That game was sick!” or “He’s got a sick car.”

Question 11

off the chain

Answer 11

ADJ.
extremely good

● These sick designs belong to Marinette. Off the chain, right? (Alya)

Question 12

to get a grip (on oneself)

Answer 12

to make an effort to control your emotions and behave more calmly:
落ち着いて振る舞う

● Girl, you gotta get a grip next time. (Alya)

Question 13

to blow sth/sb out of the water

Answer 13

to destroy or defeat something or someone completely:

● You’re a born champion. Your design will blow everyone else’s out of the water! (Sabrina)

Question 14

to get my hands on something

Answer 14

to get something

● As soon as I can get my hands on the sketchpad! (Chloe)

Question 15

Geez

Answer 15

EXCLAMATION

ああ（ため息）（困惑）（ちょっとした嘆き）
えーっ（困惑）（驚き）

● Geez, it’s hard to be creative under pressure. (Marinette)

Question 16

Sheesh, I almost feel sorry for that man.
- Marinette

Answer 16

うわぁ、なんか可哀想になっちゃうよ。

Sheesh
うわぁ・ええー・ちょっと…（ちょっと不快感。そんなことするなんてちょっとどうなの…みたいな）

Question 17

(something) is around here somewhere
= (something) is got to be here somewhere
- Ladybug

Answer 17

When someone is looking for something, and you think it’s nearby, you can say that it’s “around here somewhere”:

A: Where are they? I saw them earlier today.
B: Yeah, I think they’re around here somewhere.

Cat Noir: Where’s that bird-brain Mr. Pigeon?
Ladybug: He’s gotta be here somewhere…

Question 18

ruthless

Answer 18

ADJ.

having or showing no pity or compassion for others; cruel

● Some people believe that to succeed in this world you have to be ruthless.

Question 19

to commence

Answer 19

VERB

to begin something (formal)

● Their contract commences in January.

Question 20

fire

Answer 20

NOUN

the shooting of guns or other weapons:

● On the count of three, my beloved pigeons will commence fire. (Mr. Pigeon)

Question 21

pick up on something

Answer 21

PHRASAL VERB

1 to notice something about the way someone is behaving or feeling, even though they are trying not to show it
● Children pick up on our worries and anxieties.

2 to return to a point or an idea that has been mentioned and discuss it more
● I’d like to pick up on a point that Steven made earlier.

3 pick somebody up on something to criticize someone slightly for something they have said
● I knew he was lying and I should have picked him up on it.

Question 22

a litter tray

Answer 22

NOUN

a toilet tray for cats

Question 23

Great, I can get a much better view from up here.
- Ladybug

Answer 23

ここからの方がよく見渡せるわね。

Question 24

My pigeon radar is on high alert.
- Cat Noir

Answer 24

ハトレーダーが反応中だ

Question 25

to leave (something) unattended

Answer 25

To “leave something unattended” means to leave it somewhere where you aren’t watching it. You use this phrase to talk about important things that you are supposed to watch carefully. For example, common phrases using “unattended” include:

• leave your children unattended
• leave your valuables unattended
• leave your vehicle unattended

The place where you’re most likely to hear this is at the airport. There are always announcements and signs that say:

• Never leave your bags unattended.

Question 26

on the brink

Answer 26

at a point at which something, typically something unwelcome, is about to happen; on the verge.
“the country was on the brink of a constitutional crisis”