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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesintratável
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ĩ.tɾaˈta.vɛw/
"A dor do paciente tornou-se intratável."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Hard to control, deal with, or manage.
"The negotiators struggled to find a solution to the intractable border dispute." - 2
Difficult or stubborn to treat or cure, especially referring to a disease or pain.
"She suffered from an intractable chronic pain condition that baffled her doctors."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'intractabilis', formed from the negative prefix 'in-' (not) and 'tractare' (to handle, manage, or treat), dating back to the late 16th century. Historically evolving from physical unmanageability to describe stubborn conditions, diseases, or complex interpersonal and political problems.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Intractable" is said worldwide
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intractable
Transliteration: /ɛ̃.tʁak.tabl/
Script: intraitable
"Ce problème reste particulièrement intraitable."
unlösbar
Transliteration: /ˈʊnˌløːsbaːɐ̯/
"Das ist ein nahezu unlösbares Problem."
intrattabile
Transliteration: /in.tratˈtaː.bi.le/
"Il paziente mostrava un dolore intrattabile."
intractable
Transliteration: /intɾansiˈtaβle/
"Se enfrentan a un conflicto político intractable."
intratável
Transliteration: /ĩ.tɾaˈta.vɛw/
"A dor do paciente tornou-se intratável."
अदम्य
Transliteration: adamya
"यह एक अत्यंत अदम्य समस्या है।"
难治的
Transliteration: nánzhì de
"这是一个棘手而难治的问题。"
다루기 힘든
Transliteration: darugi himdeun
"그들은 다루기 힘든 경제적 위기에 직면했다."
手に負えない
Transliteration: te ni oenai
"それは非常に手に負えない問題だ。"
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