incurable

incurable
adjective
1) (Med.) unheilbar
2) (fig.) unheilbar (ugs.); unstillbar [Sehnsucht, Verlangen]; unüberwindbar [Zurückhaltung, Scheu]
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[in'kjuərəbl]
adjective
(not able to be cured or corrected; not curable: an incurable disease/habit.) unheilbar
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in·cur·able
[ɪnˈkjʊərəbl̩, AM -ˈkjʊr-]
adj inv unheilbar
an \incurable habit eine nicht ablegbare Angewohnheit
an \incurable illness eine unheilbare Krankheit; (fig) unverbesserlich
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1. adj incurably
2. adv
[In'kjʊərəbl, -ɪ] unheilbar; (fig) unverbesserlich
3. n (MED)
unheilbar Kranke(r) mf
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incurable
A adj (adv incurably)
1. MED unheilbar
2. fig unheilbar, unverbesserlich (Pessimist etc):
incurable habits eingefleischte Gewohnheiten
B s
1. MED unheilbar Kranke(r) m/f(m)
2. fig Unverbesserliche(r) m/f(m)
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adjective
1) (Med.) unheilbar
2) (fig.) unheilbar (ugs.); unstillbar [Sehnsucht, Verlangen]; unüberwindbar [Zurückhaltung, Scheu]
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adj.
unheilbar adj.

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