inescapable

in·es·cap·a·ble

(ĭn′ĭ-skā′pə-bəl)

adj.

Impossible to escape or avoid; inevitable: inescapable consequences. See Synonyms at certain.

in′es·cap′a·bly adv.

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inescapable

(ˌɪnɪˈskeɪpəbəl)

adj

incapable of being escaped or avoided

ˌinesˈcapably adv

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in•es•cap•a•ble

(ˌɪn əˈskeɪ pə bəl)

adj.

incapable of being escaped, ignored, or avoided.

[1785–95]

in`es•cap′a•bly, adv.

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Adj.

inescapable - impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"; "an ineluctable destiny"; "an unavoidable accident"

ineluctable, unavoidable

inevitable - incapable of being avoided or prevented; "the inevitable result"

inescapable

adjective unavoidable, inevitable, certain, sure, fated, destined, inexorable, ineluctable, ineludible (rare) A sense of imminent doom was inescapable.

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inescapable

adjective

Bound to happen:

certain, inevitable, sure, unavoidable.

Translations

لا مَفَر منهُ، مَحْتوم

nevyhnutelný

uundgåelig

unvermeidlich

inévitable

óumflÿjanlegur

inevitabile

neišvengiamas

neizbēgams

uavvendelig uunngåelig

kaçınıl maz

不可避免的逃避不了的

inescapable

[ˌɪnɪsˈkeɪpəbl] ADJ [duty] → ineludible; [result] → inevitable; [fact, reality] → que no se puede ignorar
I have come to the inescapable conclusion that → he llegado a la inevitable conclusión de que ...

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

inescapable

[ˌɪnɪˈskeɪpəb^əl] adj [sense, conclusion] → inéluctable

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

inescapable

adj → unvermeidlich; fact, reality → unausweichlich; consequence, logic, conclusion → zwangsläufig, unausweichlich

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

inescapable

[ˌɪnɪsˈkeɪpəbl] adj → ineluttabile, inevitabile

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

inescapable

(iniˈskeipəbl) adjective

(formal) that cannot be avoided. an inescapable conclusion.

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The limit of resistance was reached, and she had sunk back helpless within the clutch of inescapable anguish.

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