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彼（かれ）は太（ふと）っているくせに声（こえ）は細（ほそ）い。

His voice is thin even though he is fat.

青二才（あおにさい）のくせに何（なに）を言（い）うか。

That's big talk for an upstart like you.

最近（さいきん）は、年下（としした）のくせにため口（くち）を聞（き）く奴（やつ）が多（おお）すぎる。

These days more and more young people talk to their elders on even terms.

警官（けいかん）のくせに泥棒（どろぼう）を怖（こわ）がるなんて。

Even though he's a policeman, he's afraid of thieves.

嬉（うれ）しいくせに。素直（すなお）に喜（よろこ）びなよ。

I know you're happy about it. Why don't you just show it?

ずっとその話（はなし）を避（さ）けてきたくせに。

You never wanted to talk about it.

自分（じぶん）でもわかってるくせに。

You should know it.