unputdownable

unputdownable
un·put·down·able
[ˌʌnpʊtˈdaʊnəbl̩]
adj (approv fam)
an \unputdownable book ein Buch, das man nicht aus der Hand legen kann
* * *
["ʌnpUt'daʊnəbl]
adj (inf)

it's absolutely unputdownable (book)es lässt einen nicht los

* * *
unputdownable adj umg so spannend oder interessant, dass man es etc nicht mehr aus der Hand legen kann (Buch etc)

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