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10 Language-to-English DictionariesInviable
Pronunciation / Transliteration: in-via-ble
"El plan propuesto se consideró inviable."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not able to be worked or operated; impractical.
"The proposed plan was deemed unworkable due to its high costs and complexity." - 2
Incapable of being put into practice or carried out.
"After reviewing the project, the team concluded that the timeline was unworkable."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'unworkable' is derived from the prefix 'un-', meaning 'not', combined with 'workable', which itself comes from 'work' (Old English 'weorc') and the suffix '-able', indicating capability. The word has evolved in usage since the late 19th century to describe something that cannot be effectively executed or implemented.
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Inexécutable
Transliteration: in-ex-écutable
"Le plan proposé était jugé inexécutable en raison de ses coûts élevés."
Unbrauchbar
Transliteration: un-brauh-bar
"Der vorgeschlagene Plan wurde als unbrauchbar angesehen."
Inattuabile
Transliteration: in-at-tu-a-bi-le
"Il piano proposto è stato considerato inattuabile."
Inviable
Transliteration: in-via-ble
"El plan propuesto se consideró inviable."
Inexecutável
Transliteration: in-e-xe-cu-tá-vel
"O plano proposto foi considerado inexecutável."
अकार्यशील
Transliteration: Akaryashil
"प्रस्तावित योजना को अकार्यशील माना गया।"
不可行
Transliteration: bù kě xíng
"提议的计划被认为不可行。"
실행 불가능한
Transliteration: silhaeng bulganeunghan
"제안된 계획은 실행 불가능하다고 판단되었습니다."
実行不可能
Transliteration: jikkō fukanō
"提案された計画は実行不可能と見なされました。"
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