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irretrievable

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ir·re·triev·a·ble  (r-trv-bl)
adj.
Difficult or impossible to retrieve or recover: Once the ring fell down the drain, it was irretrievable.

irre·trieva·ble·ness, irre·trieva·bili·ty n.
irre·trieva·bly adv.

irretrievable [ˌɪrɪˈtriːvəbəl]
adj
not able to be retrieved, recovered, or repaired
irretrievability , irretrievableness n
irretrievably  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.irretrievableirretrievable - impossible to recover or recoup or overcome; "an irretrievable loss"; "irretrievable errors in judgment"
irrecoverable, unrecoverable - incapable of being recovered or regained

irretrievable
adjective irreversible, incurable, irrevocable, irreparable, final, unalterable a country in irretrievable decline
Translations
irretrievable [ˌɪrɪˈtriːvəbl] ADJ [object] → irrecuperable; [loss, damage, error] → irreparable

irretrievable [ˌɪrɪˈtriːvəbəl] adj
[damage, situation] → irréparable; [decline] → irrémédiable

irretrievable
adj
(= unrecoverable)nicht mehr wiederzubekommen; past, happiness etcunwiederbringlich; lossunersetzlich; debtnicht eintreibbar; the erased information is irretrievabledie gelöschte Information kann nicht mehr abgerufen werden
(= irreparable) damage, harmirreparabel; irretrievable breakdown of marriage(unheilbare) Zerrüttung der Ehe

irretrievable [ˌɪrɪˈtriːvəbl] adj (object) → irrecuperabile; (loss, damage) → irreparabile
irretrievable [ˌɪrɪˈtriːvəbl] adj (object) → irrecuperabile; (loss, damage) → irreparabile

irretrievable
adj irretrievable [iriˈtriːvəbl]
(of eg a loss or mistake) that cannot be recovered or put right. onherstelbaar لا يُمْكِن تَعْويضُه أو إسْتِرْدادُه непоправим nenahraditelný; nenapravitelný uoprettelig unersetzlich ανεπανόρθωτος irreparable korvamatu جبران ناپذیر peruuttamaton irréparable שֶאֵין לַהֲשִיבוֹ अप्राप्य nepovrativ jóvátehetetlen tak tertolong óbætanlegur; óafturkallanlegur irrecuperabile, irreparabile 取返しのつかない 돌이킬 수 없는 neatitaisomas neatgūstams; nelabojams tidak dapat ditebus onherstelbaar uopprettelig, ugjenkallelig bezpowrotnie stracony irrecuperável irecuperabil непоправимый nenahraditeľný; nenapraviteľný nepopravljiv nepopravljiv oersättlig, ohjälplig, oåterkallelig ไม่สามารถเอาคืนมาได้ onarılamaz 無法復得的,無法復原的 непоправний; невідновний ناقابل بازیابی không thể cứu vãn
adv irreˈtrievably
onherstelbaar بصورةٍ لا يُمْكِن تَعْويضُها непоправимо nenapravitelně uopretteligt unersetzlich ανεπανόρθωτα irrecuperable lõplikult بطور جبران ناپذیر lopullisesti irréparablement בְּאוֹפֶן שֶלא נִיתָן לַהֲשִיבוֹ अप्राप्य, असुधार्य nepovratno jóvátehetetlenül secara tak tertolong óbætanlega irreparabilmente 取返しのつかないほどに 돌이킬 수 없을 정도로 nepataisomai neatgūstami; nelabojami dengan tidak dapat ditebus onherstelbaar uopprettelig, ugjenkallelig niepowetowanie irrecuperavelmente ireparabil непоправимо nenapraviteľne nepopravljivo nepopravljivo oersättligt, ohjälpligt, oåterkalleligt ที่แก้ไขไม่ได้ onarılamaz şekilde 不能恢復地 непоправно حاصل نہ ہونے کی صورت میں một cách không thể cứu vãn


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I believe he is a worldly man; but as this is an only son, and the thing is now irretrievable, perhaps he may in time be brought to reason.
Worse evil did ye do unto me than all manslaughter; the irretrievable did ye take from me:--thus do I speak unto you, mine enemies!
His heart was full, and his conscience tortured by remorse; for he accused himself more bitterly than ever of being the cause of the irretrievable disaster.
 
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