kite

• n. 凧
• vi.不渡り小切手を使う；凧のように揚げる；活発に動く
• vt.だます；（小切手を）改ざんする
• n. （凧）人の名前；（英）Kite；（英）Kate

古英語のcyta（鷲）、kite（凧）、擬音語、そのような鳥の鳴き声を真似る、派生語kiteから、凧が鷲の翼のように飛ぶことからそう呼ばれるようになった。後にgo fly a kite（凧を揚げる）、fly a kite（凧を飛ばす）、fly someone's pigeon（誰かの鳩を飛ばす）という慣用句に使われ、詐欺、小切手の偽造などを意味する語源となった。

kite (n.)

bird of prey (Milvus ictinus), Old English cyta "kind of hawk," probably imitative of its cries (compare ciegan "to call," German Kauz "screech owl"). The toy kite first so-called 1660s, from its way of hovering in the air like a bird. The dismissive invitation to go fly a kite is attested by 1942, American English, probably tracing to the popular song of the same name (lyrics by Johnny Burke), sung by Bing Crosby in "The Star Maker" (1939):

Go fly a kite and tie your troubles to the tail
They'll be blown away by a merry gale,
Go fly a kite and toss your worries to the wind
And they won't come back, they'll be too chagrined.

kite (v.)

"write a fictitious check," 1839, American English, from 1805 phrase fly a kite "raise money by issuing commercial paper on nonexistent funds;" see kite (n.). Related: Kited; kiting.

1. Kite is undoubtedly a class player.

ケイトは絶対に一流選手だ。

2.to fly a kite

凧揚げ

3.A boy is flying a kite in the piazza.

小さな男の子がベランダで凧揚げをしています。

4.My brother is flying a kite in the park.

私の弟は公園で凧揚げをしています。

5.You should fly your kite against the wind.

風に向かって凧を揚げるべきだ。