unrelenting

unrelenting
adjective
unvermindert, nicht nachlassend [Hitze, Kälte, Regen]; unerbittlich [Kampf, Opposition, Verfolgung, Hass]; unnachgiebig [Entschlossenheit, Ehrgeiz]
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un·re·lent·ing
[ˌʌnrɪˈlentɪŋ, AM -t̬-]
adj
1. (not yielding) unerbittlich
to be an \unrelenting opponent of sth unbeugsamer Gegner/unbeugsame Gegnerin einer S. gen sein
▪ to be \unrelenting in sth in etw dat nicht nachlassen
2. (incessant) unaufhörlich
the pain was \unrelenting der Schmerz ließ nicht nach
\unrelenting pressure konstanter Druck
\unrelenting rain anhaltende Regenfälle
3. (form: unmerciful) gnadenlos, unerbittlich, SCHWEIZ a. fam pickelhart
the headmaster was \unrelenting and the prescribed punishment followed in due course der Direktor blieb hart und die vorgesehene Strafe folgte bald
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["ʌnrI'lentɪŋ]
adj
pressure unablässig; opposition unerbittlich; violence, criticism, pain unvermindert, anhaltend; determination hartnäckig; pace, severity unvermindert; attack, struggle unerbittlich, unvermindert; rain anhaltend attr, nicht nachlassend attr; (= not merciful) person, heat unbarmherzig

we must be unrelenting in our struggle — wir müssen unablässig weiterkämpfen

they kept up an unrelenting attack — sie führten den Angriff mit unverminderter Stärke durch

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unrelenting adj (adv unrelentingly)
1. unnachgiebig, unerbittlich
2. unvermindert
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adjective
unvermindert, nicht nachlassend [Hitze, Kälte, Regen]; unerbittlich [Kampf, Opposition, Verfolgung, Hass]; unnachgiebig [Entschlossenheit, Ehrgeiz]
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adj.
unbeugsam adj.
unerbittlich adj.

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