untenable

[US]/ʌnˈtenəbl/
[UK]/ʌnˈtenəbl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. (lalo na sa isang argumento) hindi mapagtanggol, hindi mapanatili, imposible ipagtanggol

Example Sentences

an intellectually untenable justification for police brutality.

isang hindi mapangatuwirang pagbibigay-katwiran sa karahasan ng pulisya.

I find your theory is untenable and it must be rejected.

Sa aking palagay, hindi mapapanatili ang iyong teorya at dapat itong tanggihan.

The company's financial situation is untenable.

Hindi mapapanatili ang sitwasyong pinansyal ng kumpanya.

The argument he presented was untenable.

Hindi mapapanatili ang argumento na kanyang ipinresenta.

The decision to cut funding is untenable.

Hindi mapapanatili ang desisyon na bawasan ang pondo.

The candidate's position on the issue is untenable.

Hindi mapapanatili ang posisyon ng kandidato sa isyung ito.

The current system is untenable and needs to be changed.

Hindi mapapanatili ang kasalukuyang sistema at kailangang baguhin.

The landlord's demands are untenable.

Hindi mapapanatili ang mga hinihingi ng nagpaparenta.

The professor's argument was proven to be untenable.

Napatunayan na hindi mapapanatili ang argumento ng propesor.

The plan to increase taxes is untenable.

Hindi mapapanatili ang plano na taasan ang buwis.

The company's position on the issue is untenable.

Hindi mapapanatili ang posisyon ng kumpanya sa isyung ito.

The evidence presented made the defendant's case untenable.

Ang ebidensyang ipinresenta ay nagpahirap sa kaso ng nasasakdal.

Real-world Examples

It would make an already difficult situation untenable.

Dudulot ito sa isang sitwasyong mahirap na magiging hindi mapangasiwaan.

Source: Person of Interest Season 5

I mean, this is becoming completely untenable.

Ibig sabihin, ito ay nagiging ganap na hindi mapangasiwaan.

Source: Financial Times

I mean, you know, his position would truly be untenable.

Ibig sabihin, alam mo, ang kanyang posisyon ay tunay na magiging hindi mapangasiwaan.

Source: NPR News September 2021 Compilation

One MP from his own Conservative Party called his position untenable but several cabinet colleagues have backed Mr. Johnson.

Isang MP mula sa kanyang sariling Conservative Party ang tinawag na hindi mapangasiwaan ang kanyang posisyon, ngunit sinuportahan ng ilang kasamahan sa gabinete si Mr. Johnson.

Source: BBC Listening Collection January 2022

It's just untenable and Nancy Pelosi would recognize that as well.

Ito ay hindi mapangasiwaan, at alam din iyon ni Nancy Pelosi.

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2020 Collection

Even routine immunization, which typically occurs in clinics, became untenable in many areas.

Kahit ang regular na pagbabakuna, na karaniwang nangyayari sa mga klinika, ay naging hindi mapangasiwaan sa maraming lugar.

Source: New York Times

You can appreciate that under these conditions, our situation had become untenable.

Maaari mong maunawaan na sa ilalim ng mga kundisyong ito, ang aming sitwasyon ay naging hindi mapangasiwaan.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

But, my friends, if that ancient egg ever breaks, this barn will be untenable.

Ngunit, mga kaibigan ko, kung masira man ang sinaunang itlog na iyon, ang kamaligang ito ay magiging hindi mapangasiwaan.

Source: Charlotte's Web

The Party backed his demand. And Prime Minister Letta's position immediately became untenable.

Sinuportahan ng Partido ang kanyang kahilingan. At agad na naging hindi mapangasiwaan ang posisyon ni Prime Minister Letta.

Source: BBC Listening February 2014 Collection

But now admits operational constraints such as the availability of court space may make an April date untenable.

Ngunit ngayon ay inamin na ang mga limitasyon sa operasyon tulad ng pagkakaroon ng espasyo sa korte ay maaaring gawing hindi mapangasiwaan ang petsa sa Abril.

Source: BBC Listening Collection March 2013

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