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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries돌이킬 수 없는
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dorikil su eomneun
"그는 돌이킬 수 없는 실수를 저질렀다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not able to be undone, altered, or reversed; permanent.
"Climate change can cause irreversible damage to fragile ecosystems." - 2
In physics or chemistry, describing a thermodynamic process that cannot return a system to its initial state without external intervention.
"The combustion of fuel is an irreversible chemical reaction."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin prefix 'in-' (not) combined with 'reversibilis', stemming from 'revertere' (to turn back). Entering Middle English via Old French in the late medieval period, the term evolved to denote any action, state, or chemical process that cannot be undone or reversed to its original condition.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Irreversible" is said worldwide
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irréversible
Transliteration: ireversibl
"Les décisions prises aujourd'hui auront des conséquences irréversibles."
irreversibel
Transliteration: irevɛʁˈziːbl̩
"Dieser Schaden an der Umwelt ist irreversibel."
irreversibile
Transliteration: irreversibile
"Il processo chimico è irreversibile."
irreversible
Transliteration: irebeɾsible
"El error médico tuvo consecuencias irreversibles."
irreversível
Transliteration: iʁeversivɛw
"A decisão do conselho foi irreversível."
अपरिवर्तनीय
Transliteration: aparivartaniya
"इस फैसले के परिणाम अपरिवर्तनीय हैं।"
不可逆的
Transliteration: bù kě nì de
"这是一个不可逆转的过程。"
돌이킬 수 없는
Transliteration: dorikil su eomneun
"그는 돌이킬 수 없는 실수를 저질렀다."
不可逆的な
Transliteration: fukagyaku-tekina
"それは不可逆的な結果をもたらした。"
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