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足らず

Reading

Kana: たらず
Romaji: tarazu
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

just under; a little less than; just short of

Kanji

Readings: ソク、 あし、 た.りる、 た.る、 た.す
Meanings: leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear

Example Sentences

八方美人(はっぽうびじん)(たの)むに()らず。
➥A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody.
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(むら)郵便局(ゆうびんきょく)まで1キロ()らずだった。
➥It was less than one kilometer to the village post office.
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(かれ)説明(せつめい)舌足(したた)らずでよく()からなかった。
➥His explanation was too sketchy. I didn't understand it.
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その()舌足(したた)らずに(はな)す。
➥He speaks with a lisp.
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(わたし)はその仕事(しごと)を1時間足(じかんた)らずで()えた。
➥I finished the work in less than an hour.
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(かれ)はせいぜい100ドル()らずしか()っていない。
➥He has a hundred dollars at most.
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