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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUnavailable
/ˌʌn.əˈveɪ.lə.bəl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not able to be used or obtained; lacking or missing at a given time.
"The requested item is currently unavailable due to high demand." - 2
Not free or accessible to meet or speak with someone.
"The manager is unavailable for meetings until tomorrow afternoon."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix un- (meaning 'not') combined with available, which traces back to Old English giefan (to give) via Late Latin and Anglo-Norman French. The term evolved to describe resources, persons, or items that cannot be accessed, reached, or obtained at a given time.
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indisponible
Transliteration: ɛ̃.dis.pɔ.nib
"Ce service est actuellement indisponible."
nicht verfügbar
Transliteration: nɪçt fɛɐ̯ˈɡyː.baːɐ̯
"Das Produkt ist zur Zeit nicht verfügbar."
non disponibile
Transliteration: nɔn dis.po.niˈbi.le
"Il documento richiesto non è disponibile."
no disponible
Transliteration: no dis.poˈni.ble
"La página web está temporalmente no disponible."
indisponível
Transliteration: ĩ.dʒis.poˈni.vew
"O artigo selecionado está indisponível."
अनुपलब्ध
Transliteration: anuplabdh
"यह जानकारी इस समय अनुपलब्ध है।"
不可用
Transliteration: bù kě yòng
"该服务暂时不可用。"
없음
Transliteration: eobseum
"요청하신 번호는 없는 번호입니다 (번호 없음)."
利用不可
Transliteration: riyō fuka
"この機能は現在利用不可です。"
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