invulnerable

invulnerable
[ɪn'vʌlnərəbl] adjective unverwundbar [Lebewesen, Waffensystem]; uneinnehmbar [Festung, Stadt usw.]; (fig) unantastbar
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adjective
(that cannot be wounded, damaged or successfully attacked: As a friend of the manager, he is in an invulnerable position.) unverwundbar,ungefährdet
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in·vul·ner·able
[ɪnˈvʌlnərəbl̩, AM -nɚ-]
adj inv
1. (also fig: immune to damage) unverwundbar, unverletzbar fig
▪ to be \invulnerable to sth gegen etw akk gefeit sein
2. (fig: unassailable) position unangreifbar; right unverletzlich, unantastbar
3. (fig: strong) argument unwiderlegbar; fortification uneinnehmbar; position, theory unanfechtbar
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[In'vʌlnərəbl]
adj
unverwundbar, unverletzbar; fortress uneinnehmbar; (lit, fig) position unangreifbar

invulnerable to attack — unbezwingbar

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invulnerable adj (adv invulnerably)
1. unverwundbar (auch fig)
2. MIL uneinnehmbar (Festung etc)
3. fig gefeit (to gegen)
4. fig
a) unanfechtbar, hieb- und stichfest (Argument etc)
b)unangreifbar, absolut sicher (Position etc)
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[ɪn'vʌlnərəbl] adjective unverwundbar [Lebewesen, Waffensystem]; uneinnehmbar [Festung, Stadt usw.]; (fig) unantastbar
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adj.
unangreifbar adj.
unverletzlich adj.
unverwundbar adj.

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