incurable

[US]/ɪnˈkjuərəbl/
[UK]/ɪnˈkjʊrəbəl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. uhelbredeligt
n. uhelbredelighed
adv. uhelbredeligt
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

incurable disease

ubrydelig sygdom

incurable illness

ubrydelig sygdom

incurable condition

ubrydelig tilstand

Example Sentences

an incurable optimist; an incurable smoker.

en uhelbredelig optimist; en uhelbredelig ryger.

an incurable romantic

en uhelbredelig romantiker

I am an incurable romantic.

Jeg er en uhelbredelig romantiker.

alleviative treatment for an incurable disease.

lindrende behandling for en uhelbredelig sygdom.

immoderate and incurable vanity. humility

umpaamelig og uhelbredelig praleri. ydmyghed

He has an incurable and widespread nepotism.

Han har en uhelbredelig og udbredt nepotisme.

he's a con man with an incurable ulcer called gambling.

han er en svindler med et uhelbredeligt sår kaldet gambling.

All three babies were born with an incurable heart condition.

Alle tre babyer blev født med en uhelbredelig hjertefejl.

Real-world Examples

The incessant anxiety and strain of some is a well-nigh incurable form of disease.

Nogle menneskers vedvarende angst og stress er en næsten uhelbredelig form for sygdom.

Source: Selected Works from Walden Pond

In 2014 Sir Anthony had been diagnosed with incurable cancer.

I 2014 blev Sir Anthony diagnosticeret med uhelbredelig kræft.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

He was diagnosed with " incurable paranoid delirium" and underwent electroshock treatment.

Han blev diagnosticeret med "uhelbredelig paranoid delirium" og gennemgik elektrochokbehandling.

Source: Crash Course in Drama

Every indication told me that the spine was transected, which would have been incurable.

Alle tegn tydede på, at rygsøjlen var afskåret, hvilket ville have været uhelbredeligt.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Segmented Version) Season 2

As she sifts through the tainted past, Wolf is horrified by her own “incurable” gullibility.

Mens hun gennemgår den besmittede fortid, er Wolf forfærdet over sin egen "uhelbredelige" godtroenhed.

Source: The Economist - Arts

Five years later, the government was facing a possible epidemic of an incurable and fatal disease.

Fem år senere stod regeringen over for en mulig epidemi af en uhelbredelig og dødelig sygdom.

Source: BBC Listening Collection January 2016

Polio has re-emerged in the Philippines nearly 2 decades after the incurable disease was declared eradicated.

Polio er genopstået på Filippinerne næsten 2 årtier efter, at den uhelbredelige sygdom blev erklæret udryddet.

Source: BBC Listening September 2019 Collection

A death sentence means the punishment of death for committing a crime, or from an incurable disease.

En dødsdom betyder straf af henrettelse for at have begået en forbrydelse eller for en uhelbredelig sygdom.

Source: 6 Minute English

Just as medical men occasionally send their incurables to a quack.

Ligesom læger lejlighedsvis sender deres uhelbredelige patienter til en kvaksalver.

Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: New Cases (Part Two)

Cancers become almost incurable once they metastasize.

Kræft bliver næsten uhelbredelig, når den metastaserer.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

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