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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesinevitable
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ineβiˈtaβle/
"Era un final inevitable."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Impossible to avoid or prevent; certain to happen.
"Change is an unavoidable part of the growth process." - 2
Inevitably bound to happen due to circumstances beyond control.
"Due to severe weather delays, a late arrival was unavoidable."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English prefix 'un-' (meaning not) combined with 'avoidable', which originates from the Old French 'evuidable' and the Latin 'evidare'. It entered Late Middle English in the 15th century, evolving from the literal sense of being unable to be emptied or shunned to its modern meaning of certain to occur.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Unavoidable" is said worldwide
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inévitable
Transliteration: /i.ne.vi.tabl/
"Ces erreurs étaient inévitables."
unvermeidlich
Transliteration: /ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌmaɪ̯tlɪç/
"Das Risiko war unvermeidlich."
inevitabile
Transliteration: /ineviˈtabile/
"Il ritardo era inevitabile."
inevitable
Transliteration: /ineβiˈtaβle/
"Era un final inevitable."
inevitável
Transliteration: /ineviˈtavɛw/
"A conclusão era inevitável."
अपरिहार्य
Transliteration: aparihārya
"यह परिवर्तन अपरिहार्य है।"
不可避免的
Transliteration: bù kě bì miǎn de
"这是不可避免的趋势。"
피할 수 없는
Transliteration: pihal su eomneun
"그 사고는 피할 수 없는 것이었다."
不可避の
Transliteration: fukahi no
"それは不可避の結末でした。"
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