unmanageable

unmanageable
adjective
1) (difficult to control) widerspenstig [Kind, Pferd, Haare]
2) (unwieldy) sperrig
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un·man·age·able
[ʌnˈmænɪʤəbl̩]
adj unkontrollierbar
the children are \unmanageable die Kinder sind außer Rand und Band
to become \unmanageable situation außer Kontrolle geraten; hair nicht zu bändigen sein
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[ʌn'mnɪdZəbl]
adj
(= unwieldy) vehicle, boat schwer zu handhaben or manövrieren; parcel, size unhandlich; number nicht zu bewältigen; problem unlösbar; (= uncontrollable) animal, person, hair, child widerspenstig, nicht zu bändigen; situation unkontrollierbar

she finds the stairs unmanageable — sie kann die Treppe nicht schaffen (inf)

this company is unmanageable — es ist unmöglich, dieses Unternehmen zu leiten

the crowd had reached unmanageable proportions — die Menge hatte unkontrollierbare Ausmaße angenommen

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unmanageable adj (adv unmanageably)
1. schwer zu handhaben(d), unhandlich
2. fig unlenksam, unfügsam
3. unkontrollierbar (Situation etc)
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adjective
1) (difficult to control) widerspenstig [Kind, Pferd, Haare]
2) (unwieldy) sperrig
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adj.
unhandlich adj.
widerspenstig adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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