irreparable
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ir·rep·a·ra·ble
(ĭ-rĕp′ər-ə-bəl)adj.
Impossible to repair, rectify, or amend: irreparable harm; irreparable damages.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin irreparābilis : in-, not; see in-1 + reparābilis, reparable; see reparable.]
ir·rep′a·ra·bil′i·ty, ir·rep′a·ra·ble·ness n.
ir·rep′a·ra·bly adv.
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irreparable
orirrepairable
adj
not able to be repaired or remedied; beyond repair
irˌreparaˈbility, irˈreparableness n
irˈreparably adv
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ir•rep•a•ra•ble
(ɪˈrɛp ər ə bəl)adj.
not reparable; incapable of being rectified, remedied, or made good: an irreparable mistake.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin]
ir•rep′a•ra•ble•ness, n.
ir•rep′a•ra•bly, adv.
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| Adj. | 1. | irreparable - impossible to repair, rectify, or amend; "irreparable harm"; "an irreparable mistake"; "irreparable damages" rectifiable, reparable - capable of being repaired or rectified; "reparable damage to the car"; "rectifiable wrongs" |
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irreparable
adjective beyond repair, irreversible, incurable, irretrievable, irrecoverable, irremediable The move would cause irreparable harm to the organization.
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irreparable
adjectiveOffering no hope or expectation of improvement:
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Translations
لا يُعَوِّض، لا يُصَلَّح
nenapravitelný
uoprettelig
óbætanlegur
nepataisomai
neatgūstamsnelabojams
onarılamaztelâfisi imkânsız
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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irreparable
adj damage → irreparabel, nicht wiedergutzumachen pred, → nicht wiedergutzumachend attr; harm also → bleibend; loss → unersetzlich; injury → irreparabel
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irreparable
(iˈrepərəbl) adjective (of damage etc) that cannot be put right.
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