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どたばた (dotabata) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “noise; thumping”.
Example sentences 8
家の 中をどたばた 走り回ってはいけません
Don't run noisily inside the house.
彼らはどたばたと走ってやって来た。
They came running bustlingly.
少年たちは２ 階でどたばた 暴れていた。
The boys were banging about upstairs.
ドタバタ芸ながらもおおらかな雰囲気が楽しめる。
Although this is a slapstick, the audience can still enjoy an easy-going atmosphere.
わめき声とどたばた、ピストルの閃光と銃声、そのなかでもひときわ大きな声が僕の耳に響いた。
Cries and confusion, the flashes and reports of pistol-shots, and one loud groan rang in my ears.
レナードがウェザースという名の、ティボリで軽業師やどたばた喜劇の芸人として演じている若い男を紹介した。
Leonard introduced them to a young fellow named Weathers who was performing at the Tivoli as an acrobat and knockabout artiste.
甥っ 子と 姪っ 子が 遊びに 来たのはいいが、 朝から 晩までどたばたと 家中を 走り回り、うるさくて 仕方がない。
It's great that my nephew and niece came over to play, but they're so annoying making such a racket running all over the house all day that I can't stand it.
どたばたしても始まらない. It's no use making a fuss about it now.子供たちは 2 階でどたばたして叱られた. The little children were scolded for making too much noise upstairs.少年たちは２階でどたばた暴れていた。
The boys were banging about upstairs.