untouchables

[US]/ʌn'tʌtʃəb(ə)l/
[UK]/ʌn'tʌtʃəbl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. más allá del castigo; incapaz de ser derrotado;
n. un paria, un intocable.

Example Sentences

to be considered untouchable

ser considerado intocable

to become untouchable in the industry

llegar a ser intocable en la industria

an untouchable level of success

un nivel de éxito intocable

to consider someone untouchable

considerar a alguien intocable

Real-world Examples

Oh, I'm sorry. Is that politically incorrect? In India, we just call them untouchables. Now? Almost.

Oh, lo siento. ¿Es eso políticamente incorrecto? En India, simplemente los llamamos intocables. ¿Ahora? Casi.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 2

So they became known as the 'untouchables'.

Así que se les conoció como los 'intocables'.

Source: A Brief History of the World

And they are treated as untouchables.

Y son tratados como intocables.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) April 2015 Collection

By 1970, Sears was considered untouchable by it's rivals.

Para 1970, Sears era considerado intocable por sus rivales.

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2018 Collection

He's untouchable, and I have him dead to rights.

Es intocable, y lo tengo muerto a los pocos.

Source: Billions Season 1

He even helped breach the previously untouchable barricade of the royal family.

Incluso ayudó a romper la barrera previamente intocable de la familia real.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

For 1,300 years, Galen's legacy remained untouchable until renaissance anatomist Vesalius spoke out against him.

Durante 1300 años, el legado de Galeno se mantuvo intocable hasta que el anatomista del Renacimiento Vesalio se opuso a él.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

For 1,300 years, Galen's legacy remained untouchable– until renaissance anatomist Vesalius spoke out against him.

Durante 1300 años, el legado de Galeno se mantuvo intocable, hasta que el anatomista del Renacimiento Vesalio se opuso a él.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

" In certain institutional contexts, you somehow become untouchable, " one professor of classics told me.

"- En ciertos contextos institucionales, de alguna manera te vuelves intocable", me dijo un profesor de clásicos.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

Many once untouchable administrators have been banned from the sport, including longtime FIFA president Sepp Blatter.

Muchos administradores que alguna vez fueron intocables han sido expulsados del deporte, incluido el veterano presidente de la FIFA, Sepp Blatter.

Source: Time

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