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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUnüberquerbar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʊnˈyːbɐˌkʁeːʁbaʁ
"Der Fluss war unüberquerbar wegen der starken Überschwemmung."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not able to be crossed; impassable.
"The river was uncrossable due to the heavy flooding." - 2
Figuratively, refers to barriers or challenges that cannot be overcome.
"The differences in their beliefs felt uncrossable, leading to a permanent rift."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'uncrossable' is formed by the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' and the root 'crossable', which comes from the verb 'cross', derived from Old English 'cros' meaning 'to traverse'. The term has evolved to describe something that cannot be crossed or traversed, often used in both literal and metaphorical contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Uncrossable" is said worldwide
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Infranchissable
Transliteration: ɛ̃.fʁɑ̃.ʃis.ab.l
"Le fleuve était infranchissable à cause des inondations."
Unüberquerbar
Transliteration: ʊnˈyːbɐˌkʁeːʁbaʁ
"Der Fluss war unüberquerbar wegen der starken Überschwemmung."
Invalicabile
Transliteration: in.va.liˈka.bi.le
"Il fiume era invalicabile a causa delle forti piogge."
Incruzable
Transliteration: in.kɾuˈθa.βle
"El río era incruzable debido a las inundaciones."
Intransponível
Transliteration: ĩ.tɾɐ̃.ʃpoˈni.vɛl
"O rio estava intransponível devido às cheias."
अविकल्पीय
Transliteration: avikalpīya
"बाढ़ के कारण नदी अविकल्पीय थी।"
无法跨越
Transliteration: wúfǎ kuàyuè
"由于洪水，河流无法跨越。"
건널 수 없는
Transliteration: geonneol su eobsneun
"홍수 때문에 강은 건널 수 없었다."
越えられない
Transliteration: koerarenai
"洪水のため、川は越えられなかった。"
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