irreconcilable

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ir·rec·on·cil·a·ble

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(ĭ-rĕk'ən-sī'lə-bəl, ĭ-rĕk'ən-sī'-) pronunciation
adj.
Impossible to reconcile: irreconcilable differences.

n.
  1. A person, especially a member of a group, who will not compromise, adjust, or submit.
  2. One of two or more conflicting ideas or beliefs that cannot be brought into harmony.
irreconcilability ir·rec'on·cil'a·bil'i·ty n.
irreconcilably ir·rec'on·cil'a·bly adv.

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adj

Definition: hostile, conflicting
Antonyms: compromising, friendly, reconcilable, recoverable

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Unable to come to agreement.

pronunciation The feud over the property boundaries was irreconcilable.

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Irreconcilable

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uforsonlig, uforenelig
n. - uforsonlighed, uforenelighed

Nederlands (Dutch)
onverzoenlijk, onverenigbaar

Français (French)
adj. - irréconciliable, incompatible, inconciliable
n. - adversaire intraitable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unversöhnlich, unvereinbar, gegensätzlich
n. - widerstreitende Vorstellungen/Ideen, unversöhnlicher (polit.) Gegner

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αδιάλλακτος, ανένδοτος, ασυμβίβαστος, ασυμφιλίωτος, άσπονδος
n. - (το) ασυμβίβαστο

Italiano (Italian)
irreconciliabile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - irreconciliável
n. - algo irreconciliável

Русский (Russian)
непримиримый, противоречивый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - irreconciliable, incompatible
n. - persona intransigente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - oförsonlig, oförenlig
n. - oförsonlig motståndare (inställning)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不能和解的, 矛盾的, 不能协调的, 不能和解的反对者, 不可调和的思想

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不能和解的, 矛盾的, 不能協調的
n. - 不能和解的反對者, 不可調和的思想

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 화해할 수 없는, 대립된
n. - 비타협적인 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 和解できない, 両立しない, 調和しない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متضاد, لا يقبل المصالحه (الاسم) العنيد, من يقاوم التسويه أو المصالحه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שאין לפייסו, שקשה לרצות, שאין להביא להרמוניה‬
n. - ‮יריב פוליטי בלתי-מתפשר, פריט או רעיון שאין להתאימו לפריט או לרעיון אחר‬


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