uncontrollable
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un·con·trol·la·ble
(ŭn′kən-trō′lə-bəl)adj.
Impossible to control or govern: an uncontrollable urge for a chocolate bar; uncontrollable rebels.
un′con·trol′la·bil′i·ty, un′con·trol′la·ble·ness n.
un′con·trol′la·bly adv.
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uncontrollable
(ˌʌnkənˈtrəʊləbəl)adj
incapable of being controlled or managed
ˌunconˌtrollaˈbility, ˌunconˈtrollableness n
ˌunconˈtrollably adv
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Adj. | 1. | uncontrollable - difficult to solve or alleviate; "uncontrollable pain" intractable - not tractable; difficult to manage or mold; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal" |
2. | uncontrollable - of persons; "the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly" difficult, unmanageable - hard to control; "a difficult child", "an unmanageable situation" | |
3. | uncontrollable - incapable of being controlled or managed; "uncontrollable children"; "an uncorrectable habit" incorrigible - impervious to correction by punishment | |
4. | uncontrollable - impossible to repress or control; "an irrepressible chatterbox"; "uncontrollable laughter" uncontrolled - not being under control; out of control; "the greatest uncontrolled health problem is AIDS"; "uncontrolled growth" |
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uncontrollable
adjective
1. unmanageable, violent, strong, wild, mad, furious, frantic, irresistible, carried away, unruly, irrepressible, ungovernable, beside yourself, like one possessed When he lost his temper, he was uncontrollable.
2. violent, wild, unruly, unmanageable, ungovernable The situation could become uncontrollable.
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uncontrollable
adjectiveNot submitting to discipline or control:
disorderly, fractious, indocile, intractable, lawless, obstinate, obstreperous, recalcitrant, refractory, undisciplined, ungovernable, unmanageable, unruly, untoward, wild.
Idiom: out of line.
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Translations
nezadržitelný
ukontrollabel
hallitsematon
neobuzdan
制御できない
통제할 수 없는
okontrollerad
ที่ควบคุมไม่ได้
không thể kiềm chế
uncontrollable
[ˈʌnkənˈtrəʊləbl] ADJ1. (= irrepressible) [rage, desire] → incontenible, incontrolable; [urge] → irrefrenable, incontenible; [laughter] → incontenible
2. (= involuntary) [movement, spasm] → incontrolable
3. (= unmanageable) [person, animal, situation] → incontrolable; [car, boat, aeroplane] → fuera de control
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
uncontrollable
[ˌʌnkənˈtrəʊləbəl] adj [emotion, urge, rage, laughter] → incontrôlable
[child, dog] → incontrôlable
[situation, events] → incontrôlable
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
uncontrollable
adj → unkontrollierbar; child → nicht zu bändigend attr, → nicht zu bändigen pred; car, boat, aeroplane, horse, dog → nicht unter Kontrolle zu bringend attr, → nicht unter Kontrolle zu bringen pred; rage, laughter, mirth → unbezähmbar; desire, urge → unbezwinglich, unwiderstehlich; (physical) → unkontrollierbar; twitch → unkontrolliert; the epidemic is now uncontrollable → die Epidemie ist nicht mehr unter Kontrolle zu bekommen; to become uncontrollable → außer Kontrolle geraten; to have an uncontrollable temper → unbeherrscht sein
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
uncontrollable
[ˌʌnkənˈtrəʊləbl] adj (desire, epidemic) → incontrollabile; (child) → indisciplinato/a; (laughter) → irrefrenabile; (temper, reaction) → incontrollato/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
uncontrollable
→ لا يـُمْكِنُ التَّحَكُّمُ فيه nezadržitelný ukontrollabel unkontrollierbar ανεξέλεγκτος incontrolable hallitsematon incontrôlable neobuzdan incontrollabile 制御できない 통제할 수 없는 onbeheerst ukontrollerbar nieposkromiony incontrolável неуправляемый okontrollerad ที่ควบคุมไม่ได้ kontrol edilemez không thể kiềm chế 无法控制的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009