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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesirreparable
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ir-re-pa-ra-ble
"Los datos perdidos son irreparables."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not able to be retrieved or recovered.
"The documents were lost in a fire, making them irretrievable." - 2
Incapable of being brought back to a previous state.
"Once the data was deleted, it was deemed irretrievable."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'irretrievable' is derived from the prefix 'ir-' meaning 'not', combined with 'retrievable', which comes from the verb 'retrieve', originating from Middle English 'retrieven', from Old French 'retrever', and ultimately from Latin 'retrahere', meaning 'to draw back'. The term has evolved to denote something that cannot be regained or recovered.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Irretrievable" is said worldwide
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irrécupérable
Transliteration: ir-re-ku-pe-ra-ble
"Les données perdues sont irrécupérables."
unwiederbringlich
Transliteration: un-vi-der-bring-likh
"Die verlorenen Daten sind unwiederbringlich."
irretrievabile
Transliteration: ir-re-tri-va-bi-le
"I dati persi sono irretrievabili."
irreparable
Transliteration: ir-re-pa-ra-ble
"Los datos perdidos son irreparables."
irreparável
Transliteration: ir-re-pa-rá-vel
"Os dados perdidos são irreparáveis."
अवापसी योग्य नहीं
Transliteration: avaapasi yogya nahin
"खोई हुई जानकारी अवापसी योग्य नहीं है।"
无法恢复的
Transliteration: wúfǎ huīfù de
"丢失的数据是无法恢复的。"
회복할 수 없는
Transliteration: hoebokhal su eobsneun
"잃어버린 데이터는 회복할 수 없습니다."
回復不可能な
Transliteration: kaifuku fukanō na
"失われたデータは回復不可能です。"
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