プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
かって【勝手】
❶〔台所〕a kitchen
❷〔暮らし向き〕
勝手が苦しい
We are badly off.
❸〔具合，都合〕convenience
勝手の良い
convenient
勝手の悪い部屋
an inconveniently situated room
いつも自分の勝手をはかっている
He is always thinking of his own advantage.
❹〔様子〕
ここはどうも勝手が違う
This is different from what I'm used to.／I feel lost here.
今度の仕事は勝手が違っている
This job is not 「in my line [up my alley].
勝手知った他人の家だ
I know every nook and corner of this house, though it is not my own.
新入生は勝手が分からずうろうろしていた
The new pupils were at a loss, because they didn't know the ropes yet.
この辺は勝手を知りません
I am a stranger here.
❺〔気まま，自由〕
勝手気ままな人
a selfish person
彼は何かにつけ勝手なまねをしたがる
He wants to have everything his own way.
彼の勝手にさせておきなさい
Let him do as he pleases.／Let him go his own way.
それは私の勝手にはなりません
That is not up to me (to decide).
彼が勝手に決めたことだ
He decided it without consulting anyone.
勝手に他人の所有地に入ってはいけない
You must not trespass on someone else's property.／You must not enter someone else's property without permission.
この辞書は勝手にお使いください
You are free to use this dictionary.
どこへ行こうが自分の勝手だ
I can go wherever I like.
〔掲示〕勝手ながら本日は休業します
「We apologize for the inconvenience [Sorry], but we're closed today.
勝手にしろ
〔好きなようにしろ〕Suit yourself.／〔ちくしょう〕Drop dead!／Go to hell!（▼乱暴，野卑な表現）
勝手口
the kitchen door; a service entrance；〔裏口〕the back door
勝手仕事
kitchen work [chores]
勝手次第
それはおまえの勝手次第だ
It's up to you to decide.
勝手道具
kitchenware; kitchen [cooking] utensils
勝手向き
⇒勝手向き