untenable

[USA]/ʌnˈtenəbl/
[UK]/ʌnˈtenəbl/
Frekvens: Meget høj

Oversættelse

adj. (især i et argument) udefendelig, ude af stand til at blive opretholdt, umulig at forsvare

Eksempelsætninger

an intellectually untenable justification for police brutality.

en intellektuelt uholdbar begrundelse for politibrutalitet.

I find your theory is untenable and it must be rejected.

Jeg finder din teori uholdbar og den må afvises.

The company's financial situation is untenable.

Virksomhedens økonomiske situation er uholdbar.

The argument he presented was untenable.

Det argument, han fremlagde, var uholdbart.

The decision to cut funding is untenable.

Beslutningen om at skære i finansieringen er uholdbar.

The candidate's position on the issue is untenable.

Kandidatens holdning til spørgsmålet er uholdbar.

The current system is untenable and needs to be changed.

Det nuværende system er uholdbart og skal ændres.

The landlord's demands are untenable.

Udlejerens krav er uholdbare.

The professor's argument was proven to be untenable.

Det blev bevist, at professorens argument var uholdbart.

The plan to increase taxes is untenable.

Planen om at hæve skatten er uholdbar.

The company's position on the issue is untenable.

Virksomhedens holdning til spørgsmålet er uholdbar.

The evidence presented made the defendant's case untenable.

Den fremlagte bevisførelse gjorde det forsvarerens sag uholdbar.

Virkelige Eksempler

It would make an already difficult situation untenable.

Det ville gøre en i forvejen vanskelig situation uholdbar.

Kilde: Person of Interest Season 5

I mean, this is becoming completely untenable.

Jeg mener, det bliver fuldstændig uholdbart.

Kilde: Financial Times

I mean, you know, his position would truly be untenable.

Jeg mener, du ved, hans position ville virkelig være uholdbar.

Kilde: NPR News September 2021 Compilation

One MP from his own Conservative Party called his position untenable but several cabinet colleagues have backed Mr. Johnson.

En MP fra hans eget konservative parti kaldte hans position uholdbar, men flere ministerkolleger har støttet hr. Johnson.

Kilde: BBC Listening Collection January 2022

It's just untenable and Nancy Pelosi would recognize that as well.

Det er simpelthen uholdbart, og Nancy Pelosi ville også være klar over det.

Kilde: CNN 10 Student English October 2020 Collection

Even routine immunization, which typically occurs in clinics, became untenable in many areas.

Selv rutinemæssig vaccination, som typisk foregår på klinikker, blev uholdbar i mange områder.

Kilde: New York Times

You can appreciate that under these conditions, our situation had become untenable.

Du kan forstå, at under disse forhold var vores situation blevet uholdbar.

Kilde: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

But, my friends, if that ancient egg ever breaks, this barn will be untenable.

Men, mine venner, hvis det gamle æg nogensinde går i stykker, vil denne lade være uholdbar.

Kilde: Charlotte's Web

The Party backed his demand. And Prime Minister Letta's position immediately became untenable.

Partiet støttede hans krav. Og statsminister Letta's position blev straks uholdbar.

Kilde: BBC Listening February 2014 Collection

But now admits operational constraints such as the availability of court space may make an April date untenable.

Men indrømmer nu, at operationelle begrænsninger som tilgængeligheden af retslokaler kan gøre en aftale i april uholdbar.

Kilde: BBC Listening Collection March 2013

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