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かなわない

かなわない 敵わない 〖匹敵しない 〗be no match for ; 〖堪えられない 〗can't stand [bear, ⦅話 ⦆ put up with ] (!bear より stand の方が口語的 ) ; 〖ひどすぎる 〗⦅話 ⦆be too much for .▸ 料理ではお母さんにはかなわない I' m no match for my mother in cooking .▸ こう暑くてはかなわない I can't stand [put up with ] such hot weather .Such hot weather is too much for me [is more than I can bear, is unbearable to me ].▸ 将棋ではクラスでだれも彼にはかなわない When it comes to shogi, he has no equal in our class [no one in our class can beat him ].He is the best player of shogi in our class .▸ また小遣いかい. かなわないな P cket money again! You're impossible .