untold

untold
adjective
1) (immeasurable) unbeschreiblich; unsagbar [Elend]; unermesslich [Reichtümer, Anzahl]
2) (countless) unzählig
3) (not related) nicht erzählt
* * *
un·told
[ʌnˈtəʊld, AM -ˈtoʊld]
adj
1. attr (immense) unsagbar; damage immens
\untold misery unsägliches Elend
\untold numbers of trees unzählige Bäume
\untold wealth unermesslicher Reichtum
2. inv (not told) ungesagt
her real secrets remain \untold ihre wirklichen Geheimnisse werden nicht preisgegeben
this is better left \untold darüber schweigt man besser
* * *
[ʌn'təʊld]
adj
story nicht erzählt, nicht berichtet; secret ungelüftet; wealth unermesslich; agony, delights unsäglich; damage, suffering unsäglich, unermesslich; stars etc ungezählt, unzählig, zahllos; losses, varieties unzählig

this story is better left untold — über diese Geschichte schweigt man besser

he died with his secret still untold — er nahm sein Geheimnis mit ins Grab

untold thousands — unzählig viele

to remain untold — im Dunkeln bleiben

* * *
untold adj
1. a) unerzählt
b) ungesagt:
leave nothing untold nichts unerwähnt lassen
2. unsäglich, unsagbar (Leiden etc)
3. zahllos
4. unermesslich:
of untold wealth unermesslich reich
* * *
adjective
1) (immeasurable) unbeschreiblich; unsagbar [Elend]; unermesslich [Reichtümer, Anzahl]
2) (countless) unzählig
3) (not related) nicht erzählt
* * *
adj.
nicht erzählt adj.
unsagbar adj.

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