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What does 淡々と mean in English?
淡々と is like... you are not emotional, doing your job with not too high or not too low. You know what you should do and that's why you just do.
It's not a good example though, but it could be described in those movies where serial killers kill people as it's their routine.
The point is that you are calm and not excited at all.
So what would you say in English 淡々と?
What does 淡々と mean in English?
淡々と is like... you are not emotional, doing your job with not too high or not too low. You know what you should do and that's why you just do.
It's not a good example though, but it could be described in those movies where serial killers kill people as it's their routine.
The point is that you are calm and not excited at all.
So what would you say in English 淡々と?
淡々と is like... you are not emotional, doing your job with not too high or not too low. You know what you should do and that's why you just do.
It's not a good example though, but it could be described in those movies where serial killers kill people as it's their routine.
The point is that you are calm and not excited at all.
So what would you say in English 淡々と?
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mechanically, nonchalantly, unconcernedly
There are various possibilities depending on the exact context.
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Numb, cold, or indifferent.
Numb: no feelings at all
Cold: no feelings for other people
Indifferent: don't care what happens
For someone like a serial killer, they're usually described as all three. "I told the killer I have a family. He was coldly indifferent and locked me in the car. He heard me screaming, but he was numb."
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@cmertb Thank you so much! Hm... I wanted to describe a situation where I do my job, just do my job without any excitement or complaint.
To wake up in the morning and have breakfast and go to the office, all routine staff I do is just a routine. I feel nothing. I don't feel empty, bored and excitement but slightly satisfied because my mind is clear.
Thoes that make sense?
To wake up in the morning and have breakfast and go to the office, all routine staff I do is just a routine. I feel nothing. I don't feel empty, bored and excitement but slightly satisfied because my mind is clear.
Thoes that make sense?
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@TheSpiffy Thank you so much!
Hm... it might be different to what I wanted to say then.
What I wanted to say was that
Every routine I do is just a routine, nothing more, nothing less. I feel nothing, bored, excitement, empty, even a joy. But I slightly feel "satisfaction" because my mind is clear.
I'm not religious but it could be close to "let God drive your life" thing.
Hm... it might be different to what I wanted to say then.
What I wanted to say was that
Every routine I do is just a routine, nothing more, nothing less. I feel nothing, bored, excitement, empty, even a joy. But I slightly feel "satisfaction" because my mind is clear.
I'm not religious but it could be close to "let God drive your life" thing.
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@uni you're probably looking for the words "zen" or "nonchalant"
zen : a state of calm attentiveness in which one's actions are guided by intuition rather than by conscious effort
Nonchalant: feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed; not displaying anxiety, interest, or enthusiasm.
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