あのダークホースは予備選挙の前は、劣勢でした。

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あの ダークホース は 予備 選挙 の 前 は 、 劣勢 でした 。

English Translation

The dark horse candidate was losing in the polls before the primary.

Furigana

あのダークホースは予備(よび)選挙(せんきょ)の前(まえ)は、劣勢(れっせい)でした。

Romanji

Ano da-kuho-su wa yobi senkyo no mae wa, ressei deshita.

Words

彼の (あの、かの)

that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)

ダークホース (ダークホース、ダーク・ホース)

dark horse

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

予備 (よび)

preparation; preliminaries; reserve; spare

選挙 (せんきょ)

election

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

前 (まえ)

ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts

劣勢 (れっせい)

inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation

デス (デス)

death

Kanji

予

Readings: ヨ、 シャ、 あらかじ.め

Meanings: beforehand, previous, myself, I

備

Readings: ビ、 そな.える、 そな.わる、 つぶさ.に

Meanings: equip, provision, preparation

選

Readings: セン、 えら.ぶ

Meanings: elect, select, choose, prefer

挙

Readings: キョ、 あ.げる、 あ.がる、 こぞ.る

Meanings: raise, plan, project, behavior, actions

前

Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ

Meanings: in front, before

劣

Readings: レツ、 おと.る

Meanings: inferiority, be inferior to, be worse

勢

Readings: セイ、 ゼイ、 いきお.い、 はずみ

Meanings: forces, energy, military strength