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that well-known; that certain (thing/person known to both speaker and listener)

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that well-known; that certain (thing/person known to both speaker and listener) Used when the person or thing is already known or has been mentioned; often implies “the one we’ve heard about.”

JA: あの人って奥さんを例の自動車事故でなくした人ですか？

EN: Is that the man who lost his wife in that car accident we know about?

彼には例の本をあげたよ。

I gave him that book.

例の仕事はいかがでしょう？

How is that job we talked about?

結婚指輪を例の“小さな約束”だけど何のこと？

The wedding ring is that “little promise” we talked about, but what does that mean?

— ８ 1／2 (1963)

例の療養の件考えた方がいいかもしれませんね

Maybe you should think about that recuperation plan.

— When Marnie Was There (2014)

貴女が例の四奥様ね

So, you're the famous Lady Fourth, are you?

— 紅夢 (1991)

例の義体の中身を回収に来た。

I’ve come to retrieve the contents of that cyborg body.

— GHOST IN THE SHELL (1995)

野党は相変わらず例のスキャンダルを繰り返し非難しています。

The opposition party continues to condemn that scandal over and over.

そう私が例の四奥様よ

Yes, I’m the infamous Fourth Wife.

— 紅夢 (1991)

午後はずっと例の本を読んでるんだよ。

I've been reading that book all afternoon.

例のもの・・・

That thing...

— 預言者 (2009)

例の報告書は？

What about that report?

— ファイト・クラブ (1999)

例の石はどうなってる？

What’s happening with that stone we talked about?

— フィフス・エレメント (1997)

ああ例の？

Oh, that one?

— 君の名は。 (2016)

例の車は白ナンバーだったとあのお嬢さんが言ってました

That young lady said the car we were talking about had a white license plate.

— High and Low (1963)

例のホームページ

That homepage

— PERFECT BLUE (1998)

例の男か?

Is he that guy?

— ダイ・ハード (1988)

例の総統私は総統だぞ

That Führer? I am the Führer!

— 帰ってきたヒトラー (2015)

ほら例の儀式ももうすぐやろ？

Come on, that ritual’s coming up soon too, right?

— 君の名は。 (2016)

これが例の…早く通報だ！

This is the one… Call the police, quick!

— Godzilla Minus One (2023)

例のことベスに話しました？

Did you tell Beth about that thing?

— ビッグ・シックぼくたちの大いなる目ざめ (2017)

例の件、どうなった？

What happened with that thing we talked about?

例の白人がバッグを取ったんだろ？

That white guy from before took the bag, right?

— フォーリング・ダウン (1993)

例の負傷が退職理由か？

Was that injury the reason you resigned?

— フォーリング・ダウン (1993)

もう例の手紙の返事を書いたかい。

Have you written a reply to that letter yet?

あの人って奥さんを例の自動車事故でなくした人ですか？

Is that the person who lost his wife in that car accident?

例のブツはどこへやった？

Where did you put that thing?

— グッドフェローズ (1990)

例の少年かもしれません

It might be that boy.

— 天気の子 (2019)

例の穴のこと

That hole I mentioned.

— レベッカ (1940)

このひと月ほど―店の近くを例のマリオがうろついてる

For about the past month, that Mario guy has been hanging around near the shop.

— イル・ポスティーノ (1994)