Definition of たらず
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(n-suf) just under; a little less than; just short of
彼はせいぜい１００ドル足らずしか持っていない。
He has a hundred dollars at most.
Words related to たらず
- (adv) carefully
- (n) deficit; shortage
- (n) to be tacit
- (n) premature birth
- (exp) lacking boldness by being too sagacious; being too sagacious to be bold
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(exp) near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
君の考えは当たらずとも遠からずだ。
Your guess is almost right.
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(exp) not exactly correct, but pretty close to it; not far off the mark
君の指摘、中らずといえども遠からずだね。
Your point may be a little off target, but it certainly is close.
- (exp) avoiding to commit oneself; (being) noncommittal
- (exp) Time and tide wait for no man
