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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesirrécupérable
Pronunciation / Transliteration: i-ré-ku-pé-rabl
"La voiture accidentée était totalement irrécupérable."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Incapable of being saved, rescued, or recovered from damage, ruin, or loss.
"The flood damage to the antique furniture was so severe that the pieces were deemed unsalvageable." - 2
Describing a relationship, situation, or plan that has deteriorated beyond any possibility of repair or restoration.
"After months of failed negotiations, the business partnership was considered completely unsalvageable."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Formed in English by combining the negative prefix 'un-' with 'salvageable', which derives from the Latin 'salvare' (to save) via Old French and medieval maritime law. The term evolved from strictly nautical contexts regarding wrecked ships beyond repair to broader metaphorical applications for damaged situations, relationships, or objects.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Unsalvageable" is said worldwide
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irrécupérable
Transliteration: i-ré-ku-pé-rabl
"La voiture accidentée était totalement irrécupérable."
unrettbar
Transliteration: un-ʁɛt-baːɐ̯
"Das beschädigte Gemälde war leider unrettbar."
irreuperabile
Transliteration: ir-re-ku-pe-ra-bi-le
Script: irrecuperabile
"I danni alla struttura erano irrecuperabili."
irrerecuperable
Transliteration: i-rre-ku-pe-ɾa-βle
Script: irrecuperable
"El disco duro dañado era totalmente irrecuperable."
irrecuperável
Transliteration: i-ʁe-ku-pe-ɾa-vɛw
"O acordo de paz tornou-se irrecuperável."
अप्राप्य
Transliteration: apraapya
"तूफ़ान के बाद यह पुरानी इमारत पूरी तरह से अप्राप्य हो चुकी थी।"
不可挽回的
Transliteration: bù kě wǎn huí de
"这段合作关系已经到了不可挽回的地步。"
구제불능의
Transliteration: gu-je-bul-neung-ui
"화재로 인해 그 가구는 완전히 구제불능의 상태가 되었다."
修復不可能な
Transliteration: shufuku fukanō na
"経済的損失は修復不可能なほど大きかった。"
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