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敵わない
Reading かなわない
no match for
- 1 no match for, cannot compete with, not in the same league as, powerless against
- 2 cannot stand, cannot bear, cannot put up with, unbearable, intolerable — oft. after an adjective as 〜て(は)かなわない
- 3 unable to do, cannot do, impossible
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例文 · examples
お前にはかなわないよ。
I'm no match for you.
sense 1 · no match for
私は退屈でかなわない。
The boredom is unbearable.
sense 2 · cannot stand
彼女の熱意にはかなわない。
I cannot match her in enthusiasm.
sense 1 · no match for
私は彼にはかなわない。
I am no match for him.
sense 1 · no match for
料理となると中国人にはかなわないね。
In cooking we cannot hold a candle to the Chinese.
sense 1 · no match for