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Pronunciation / Transliteration: mashite
"彼には自転車さえない、まして車など論外だ。"
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Used to indicate that something is even less likely or suitable than something else already mentioned; much less; not to mention.
"He doesn't even have a bicycle, let-alone a car."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the imperative verb phrase 'let alone', combining 'let' (to allow or permit) from Old English 'lætan' with the adjective/adverb 'alone'. It evolved idiomatic usage in the 19th century to introduce a stronger statement or a far less likely alternative following a negative clause.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Let-alone" is said worldwide
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sans parler de
Transliteration: sã paʁle də
"Il n'a même pas de vélo, sans parler de voiture."
geschweige denn
Transliteration: ɡəˈʃvaɪɡə dɛn
"Er hat nicht einmal ein Fahrrad, geschweige denn ein Auto."
figuriamoci
Transliteration: fiɡuˈrjamotʃi
"Non ha nemmeno una bicicletta, figuriamoci una macchina."
y mucho menos
Transliteration: i ˈmutʃo ˈmenos
"No tiene ni bicicleta, y mucho menos coche."
quanto mais
Transliteration: ˈkwɐ̃tu ˈmajʃ
"Ele não tem nem bicicleta, quanto mais um carro."
चाहें
Transliteration: chāhẽ
"उसके पास साइकिल तक नहीं है, कार तो दूर की बात है।"
更不用说
Transliteration: gèng bú yòng shuō
"他连自行车都没有，更不用说汽车了。"
하물며
Transliteration: hamulmyeo
"그는 자전거도 없는데, 하물며 차야 있겠는가."
まして
Transliteration: mashite
"彼には自転車さえない、まして車など論外だ。"
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