凌ぐしのぐ

shinogu

to outdo; to surpass; to endure; to keep out (rain); to stave off; to tide over; to pull through; to defy; t

Example sentences

  1. 何千ものアメリカ人が飢えをしのいでいる苦しい時代だ。

    Thousands of Americans have a hard time keeping the wolf from the door.

  2. 雨露を十分しのげるように、ペンキを二回塗るべきだ。

    We should lay on a second coat of paint for better protection against the weather.

  3. その小屋はどうにか雨露をしのげた。

    The hut kept the rain and dew out after a fashion.

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