いくらなんでも、あんまりひどい。ひかりがあんなチョコレートででも組みあげたやうな三角標になるなんて。
http://contest.japias.jp/tqj2002/50133/story-old_03.html I don't quite get how to translate ひどい as cruel here, is there a nuance I'm not getting?
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I’m confused — your question is assuming that ひどい = “cruel”, but where is this assumption coming from? Are you referencing an English translation of this work somewhere? – Darius Jahandarie Jan 4 '20 at 20:00
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I assume that because that's the usual meaning of ひどい – Alberto Andrade Jan 5 '20 at 0:59
While ひどい can mean "cruel" when describing a person or behavior, it can also be used similar to the English "terrible" to describe bad or undesirable (but not necessarily cruel) situations or outcomes.
A common translation for あんまりひどい is "It was(is) [just] too much" though it doesn't quite work here.
answered Jan 4 '20 at 17:56
