Glossary entry

Japanese term or phrase:

トランプタワー

English translation:

tower of cards/card tower

Added to glossary by cinefil
Aug 26, 2012 09:15
11 yrs ago
Japanese term

トランプタワー

Japanese to English Art/Literary Cinema, Film, TV, Drama street performance
 大道芸人No.054
アクロバットジャグリング
帽子やボール、ナイフなど、身近なモノをたくみにジャグリング!とてもユニークなバルーン芸に加え、極めつけは世界で 唯一彼だけができる凄技・・・高さ2メートルのトランプタワーの上でローラーバランス芸を決めます! ハラハラ・ドキドキのパフォーマンス、そして切れのあるジョークはおちゃめなキャラと共に絶妙なバランスで観客を喜ばせます!
http://take1produce.p-kit.com/page194740.html

上記サイトにトランプタワーの写真があります。
Proposed translations (English)
3 +1 tower of cards/card tower
5 +4 house of cards

Discussion

mommamia Aug 26, 2012:
They both work, but technically it's not a pyramid (the sample image in your link)
cinefil (asker) Aug 26, 2012:
card pyramid or card tower?

Proposed translations

+1
36 mins
Selected

tower of cards/card tower

Either one of these will work. House of cards is also an option, but it may not be easily understood by all.
Peer comment(s):

agree Harumi Uemura : I'd say card tower is better than house
1 day 7 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "ありがとうございました。"
+4
23 mins

house of cards

If you search for "house of cards" on Google Images, similar images will come up.
Peer comment(s):

agree Vladyslav Golovaty : collapse like a house of cards
18 mins
agree hawk-eye
1 hr
agree David Gibney
3 hrs
agree Casey Kuester
4 hrs
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