彼らは我々の和解の試みを鼻の先で笑ってはねつけた。

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English Translation

They scorned our attempts at reconciliation.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らは我々(われわれ)の和解(わかい)の試(こころ)みを鼻(はな)の先(さき)で笑(わら)ってはねつけた。

Romanji

Karera wa wareware no wakai no kokoromi o hana no saki de waratte hanetsuketa.

Words

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

は (は)

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

我々 (われわれ)

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

和解 (わかい、わげ)

reconciliation; amicable settlement; accommodation; compromise; mediation; rapprochement; court-mediated settlement; translation of a foreign language into Japanese

試み (こころみ)

attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture; initiative

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

鼻 (はな)

nose

先 (さき)

previous; prior; former; some time ago; preceding; point (e.g. pencil); tip; end; nozzle; head (of a line); front; ahead; the other side; the future; hereafter; destination; the other party

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

笑う (わらう)

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

撥ね付ける (はねつける)

to repel; to spurn