Illustration: In a community gym, a beginner strains to lift a small kettlebell with both hands, but its base remains firmly on the rubber floor. Their bent elbows, tense cheeks, and planted feet make the failed effort clear. Immediately beside it stands a much larger kettlebell of the same design.

まして

mashite

much less, still less

Used after a negative statement. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

彼かれは車くるまも買かえない、まして家いえなどは買かえない。
He cannot buy a car, still less a house.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
メアリーはフランス語ごを読よむことさえできない、まして話はなすことはできない。
Mary can’t even read French, much less speak it.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
彼かれは浮うくことさえできない。まして泳およげない。
He can’t even float let alone swim.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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