Whenever I see the smartphone, I associate it with the thief at that time.
"スマホを見る度あの時のスマホ泥棒を連想する"
associate ~with ~
例文
Many people associate dark clouds with depression and gloom.
このように思考、感情、記憶等に連携し使います。
Whenever I see the smartphone, I associate it with the thief at that time.
I associate every time I look at my phone with the time my phone was stolen.
I'm reminded of the time my phone was stolen whenever I look at my phone.
「スマホを見る度あの時のスマホ泥棒を連想する」は英語で「I associate every time I look at my phone with the time my phone was stolen.」と言います。「～度」という形は「whenever」か「every time」と言います。「I'm reminded of the time my phone was stolen whenever I look at my phone.」はより自然と聞こえると思います。
彼はあの子を見る度あのトラウマを連想する。
That guy associates every time he sees her with that trauma he experienced.
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