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不利, ふり

  • furi
JLPT LEVEL 3

Definition

adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

  • disadvantage
  • handicap
  • unfavorable
  • unfavourable
  • drawback

Examples of 不利,ふり in a Sentence

この証拠は彼にとって不利だった。
This evidence was against him.
その決定は我々にとって不利だった。
The decision was unfavourable to us.
警察は彼に不利な証拠をたくさん集めた。
The police assembled a lot of evidence against him.
裁判官は原告に不利な判決を下した。
The judge decided against the plaintiff.
すべてが彼の成功に対し不利に働いた。
Everything militated against his success.
警察は彼にのっぴきならない不利な証拠を見つけだした。
The police discovered damning evidence against him.
人殺しで逮捕された男は不利な証言は拒否したいといった。
The man who was arrested for murder asked to plead the fifth.
情勢は我々に不利だ。
The odds are against us.
状況は彼女に不利だ。
Appearances are against her.
彼女は耳が遠いなので不利な立場である。
She is handicapped by poor hearing.

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