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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesimplacável
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ĩ.plaˈka.vɛw/
"A perseguição foi implacável e durou vários meses."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Unable to be placated, appeased, or forgiven; inexorable and relentless.
"He remained an implacable enemy, refusing all offers of peace and reconciliation." - 2
Incapable of being significantly changed or mitigated; unstoppable.
"The community faced the implacable advance of the wildfire with quiet dread."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word 'implacabilis', combining the negative prefix 'in-' (not) and 'placare' (to appease, calm, or placate). It entered the English language in the late 16th century, retaining its core meaning of being incapable of being pacified, appeased, or forgiven.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Implacable" is said worldwide
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implacable
Transliteration: /ɛ̃.pla.ka.bl/
"Il a montré une haine implacable envers ses adversaires."
unversöhnlich
Transliteration: /ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌzøːnlɪç/
"Sie war eine unversöhnliche Kritikerin der neuen Politik."
implacabile
Transliteration: /im.plaˈka.bi.le/
"Il giudice si mostrò implacabile di fronte a quel crimine."
implacable
Transliteration: /im.plaˈka.βle/
"El equipo demostró un ritmo implacable durante todo el torneo."
implacável
Transliteration: /ĩ.plaˈka.vɛw/
"A perseguição foi implacável e durou vários meses."
क्षमा न करने वाला
Transliteration: kshama na karne wala
"वह अपनी भूलों के प्रति अत्यंत कठोर और क्षमा न करने वाला व्यक्ति था।"
严酷的
Transliteration: yánkù de
"面对犯错的人，他采取了严酷不妥协的态度。"
가차없는
Transliteration: gachaeomneun
"그는 잘못을 저지른 부하에게 가차없는 처벌을 내렸다."
容赦ない
Transliteration: yōsha nai
"彼は敵に対して容赦ない態度を貫いた。"
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