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intact

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in·tact  (n-tkt)
adj.
1. Remaining sound, entire, or uninjured; not impaired in any way.
2. Having all physical parts, especially:
a. Having the hymen unbroken.
b. Not castrated.

[Middle English, from Latin intctus : in-, not; see in-1 + tctus, past participle of tangere, to touch; see tag- in Indo-European roots.]

in·tactly adv.
in·tactness n.

intact [ɪnˈtækt]
adj
untouched or unimpaired; left complete or perfect
[from Latin intactus not touched, from tangere to touch]
intactness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.intact - constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged; "a local motion keepeth bodies integral"- Bacon; "was able to keep the collection entire during his lifetime"; "fought to keep the union intact"
whole - including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete; "gave his whole attention"; "a whole wardrobe for the tropics"; "the whole hog"; "a whole week"; "the baby cried the whole trip home"; "a whole loaf of bread"
2.intact - (of a woman) having the hymen unbroken; "she was intact, virginal"
uninjured - not injured physically or mentally
3.intact - (used of domestic animals) sexually competent; "an entire horse"
uncastrated - not castrated
4.intact - undamaged in any way; "the vase remained intact despit rough handling"
undamaged - not harmed or spoiled; sound

intact
adjective undamaged, whole, complete, sound, perfect, entire, virgin, untouched, unscathed, unbroken, flawless, unhurt, faultless, unharmed, uninjured, unimpaired, undefiled, all in one piece, together, scatheless, unviolated After the explosion, most of the cargo was left intact.
broken, damaged, injured, harmed, impaired
Translations
intact [ɪnˈtækt] ADJintacto
not a window was left intactno quedó cristal sano or sin romper
I managed to keep my sense of humour intactconseguí mantener intacto or no perder mi sentido del humor

intact [ɪnˈtækt] adj
(building, structure)intact(e)
[reputation, dignity, tradition] → intact(e)
to remain intact → rester intact
His reputation remained intact → Sa réputation est restée intacte.

intact
adj (= not damaged)unversehrt, intakt; (= whole, in one piece)intakt; not one window was left intactkein einziges Fenster blieb ganz or heil; his confidence remained intactsein Vertrauen blieb ungebrochen or unerschüttert

intact [ɪnˈtækt] adjintatto/a
intact [ɪnˈtækt] adjintatto/a

intact
adj intact [inˈtӕkt]
undamaged or whole The box was washed up on the beach with its contents still intact. ongeskonde لم يُمَس، سَليم невредим nedotčený intakt; uskadt unversehrt ανέπαφος intacto puutumatu بی کم و کاست vahingoittumaton intact שָׁלֵם अखण्ड nedirnut ép utuh heill, óskaddaður intatto 元のままで 원래대로의 nepaliestas neskarts; vesels tidak rosak onbeschadigd uskadd, intakt, hel nietknięty intacto intact неповреждённый nedotknutý nedotaknjen netaknut intakt ซึ่งไม่เสียหาย eksiksiz, tamam 完整無缺的 незайманий; непошкоджений سالم ، پورا nguyên vẹn

intact سليم neporušený intakt intakt άθικτος intacto vahingoittumaton intact čitav integro 損なわれていない 원래대로의 intact intakt nietknięty intacto нетронутый intakt คงอยู่ bütün còn nguyên vẹn 完整无缺的


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With his forces intact he will dispute the mastery of the Empire, and thus, without losing a man, his triumph will be complete.
To show my trust in your discretion I shall leave intact the half you talk with.
It is plain, then, that phrenologically the head of this Leviathan, in the creature's living intact state, is an entire delusion.
 
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