doesn't cut well, doesn't run out, doesn't expire
このナイフはあまり切れない。
This knife isn't very sharp.
ハンドルも切れないのか
Can't you even turn the steering wheel?
— TAXi (1998)
このナイフは良く切れない。
This knife doesn't cut very well.
彼は一生かかっても読み切れないほどの本を持っている。
He has more books than he could read in a lifetime.
そのはさみは切れない。
Those scissors are dull.
焼きたてのケーキは容易に切れない。
A freshly baked cake is difficult to cut.
このはさみは良く切れない。
These scissors don't cut very well.
このハサミ、切れないよ。
These scissors are dull.
明日は手が震えてうまく切れないかも
My hands might be shaking tomorrow, so I may not be able to cut it properly.
— プラットフォーム (2019)