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べたベタ
1. [adj-na,n]
《usu. as べたに》
▶ covering
▶ filled in
▶ gapless
▶ all over
2. [n-pref]
《before a noun》
▶ complete
▶ total
3. [adj-na] [col]
▶ cliched
▶ clichéd
▶ hackneyed
▶ corny
▶ predictable
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 1011440 ベタベタ 5. cliched; hackneyed
4. [adj-no] {computing}
▶ plaintext
5. [n] [abbr] {printing}
▶ solid printing
▶ solid typesetting
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 2534890 べた組み 1. solid printing; solid typesetting
6. [n] [abbr] {photography}
▶ contact print
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 2534900 べた焼き 1. contact print



History:
6. A 2022-01-09 18:35:16  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -41,0 +42 @@
+<field>&print;</field>
@@ -48,0 +50 @@
+<field>&photo;</field>
5. A 2013-08-18 00:17:43  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I'm happy with "col".
  Diff:
@@ -27,1 +27,1 @@
-<misc>&sl;</misc>
+<misc>&col;</misc>
4. A* 2013-08-17 23:06:39  Richard Warmington <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
<quote>
ベタなテレビドラマ
= Beta na terebi dorama
= TV shows full of predictable behavior or lines.
...
adjective : ベタな/べたな= betana
Note : You can write them either in katakana or hiragana
It means cliché, stereotypical, too typical, corny, old hat
<unquote>
http://maggiesensei.com/2011/07/22/べた-ベタ-beta-colloquial/
  Comments:
It's marked as "slang" but I wonder if it's more of a 
*colloquial* term.
  Diff:
@@ -29,0 +29,1 @@
+<gloss>clichéd</gloss>
@@ -30,0 +31,2 @@
+<gloss>corny</gloss>
+<gloss>predictable</gloss>
3. A 2013-07-15 23:02:43  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
2. A* 2013-07-15 19:54:45  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
koj, daij, gg5, meikyo, shinmeikai
  Comments:
very commonly written as ベタ, which perhaps means that it should be merged with 1119610 though they obviously have different etymologies
  Diff:
@@ -7,0 +7,3 @@
+<r_ele>
+<reb>ベタ</reb>
+</r_ele>
@@ -9,3 +12,6 @@
-<xref type="see" seq="2534890">べた組み</xref>
-<gloss>things without gaps or spaces between them</gloss>
-<gloss>something painted or printed solid</gloss>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<s_inf>usu. as べたに</s_inf>
+<gloss>covering</gloss>
+<gloss>filled in</gloss>
+<gloss>gapless</gloss>
+<gloss>all over</gloss>
@@ -14,3 +20,4 @@
-<pos>&adj-na;</pos>
-<field>&comp;</field>
-<gloss>plain (e.g. plain text)</gloss>
+<pos>&n-pref;</pos>
+<s_inf>before a noun</s_inf>
+<gloss>complete</gloss>
+<gloss>total</gloss>
@@ -24,0 +31,18 @@
+<sense>
+<pos>&adj-no;</pos>
+<field>&comp;</field>
+<gloss>plaintext</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<xref type="see" seq="2534890">べた組み</xref>
+<misc>&abbr;</misc>
+<gloss>solid printing</gloss>
+<gloss>solid typesetting</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<xref type="see" seq="2534900">べた焼き・1</xref>
+<misc>&abbr;</misc>
+<gloss>contact print</gloss>
+</sense>
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