un·bridge·a·ble

(ŭn-brĭj′ə-bəl)

adj.

Impossible to span: an unbridgeable chasm; unbridgeable differences.

un·bridge′a·bly adv.

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unbridgeable

(ʌnˈbrɪdʒəbəl)

adj

(of a gap or divide between two sides in an argument)so great that the two sides seem unlikely ever to agree

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

unbridgeable - not bridgeable; "a wide unbridgeable river"; "unbridgeable generation gap"

bridgeable - capable of being connected by a bridge or as if by a bridge

Translations

unüberbrückbar

unbridgeable

[ˌʌnˈbrɪdʒəbl] ADJ → insalvable, infranqueable

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unbridgeable

[ʌnˈbrɪdʒəb^əl] adj [gap, gulf, divide] → infranchissable

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unbridgeable

adj → unüberbrückbar

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