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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

irreuperabile

Native Script:irrecuperabile

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ir-re-ku-pe-ra-bi-le

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Unsalvageable/ʌnˈsæl.vɪ.dʒə.bəl/
adjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #14200 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"I danni alla struttura erano irrecuperabili."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 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. 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."
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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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