unmentionable

unmentionable
adjective
unaussprechlich [Sünde, Verbrechen]
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un·men·tion·able
[ʌnˈmen(t)ʃənəbl̩]
I. adj unaussprechlich
to be \unmentionable tabu sein
in the past pregnancy was considered to be something \unmentionable früher war Schwangerschaft ein Tabuthema
\unmentionable disease Krankheit, über die man nicht spricht
II. n (hum dated)
\unmentionables pl (undergarments) Unaussprechliche pl hum; (genitals) Scham f kein pl
* * *
[ʌn'menʃnəbl]
1. adj
tabu pred; word also unaussprechlich

to be unmentionable — tabu sein

to be an unmentionable subject — (als Thema) tabu sein

an unmentionable disease — eine Krankheit, über die man nicht spricht

2. pl

the unmentionables ( Brit hum dated ) — die Unterwäsche f

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unmentionable
A adj (adv unmentionably)
1. academic.ru/79022/unspeakable">unspeakable
2. a formerly unmentionable topic ein Thema, über das man früher nicht sprach oder das früher tabu war;
an unmentionable word ein Wort, das man nicht in den Mund nimmt
B spl unmentionables obs oder hum (die) Unaussprechlichen pl (Unterhose)
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adjective
unaussprechlich [Sünde, Verbrechen]
* * *
adj.
unaussprechlich adj.
unerwähnbar adj.

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