untouchables

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

Translation

adj. higit pa sa parusa; hindi mapapalo;
n. isang itinakwil, isang hindi mahahawakan.

Example Sentences

to be considered untouchable

upang ituring na hindi mahahawakan

to become untouchable in the industry

upang maging hindi mahahawakan sa industriya

an untouchable level of success

isang antas ng tagumpay na hindi mahahawakan

to consider someone untouchable

upang ituring na hindi mahahawakan ang isang tao

Real-world Examples

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

Naku, patawad ako. Mali ba 'yon sa pampulitikang pananaw? Sa India, tinatawag lang namin silang 'hindi dapat hawakan'. Ngayon? Halos.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 2

So they became known as the 'untouchables'.

Kaya sila'y kilala bilang mga 'hindi dapat hawakan'.

Source: A Brief History of the World

And they are treated as untouchables.

At sila ay ginagamot bilang mga 'hindi dapat hawakan'.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) April 2015 Collection

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

Noong 1970, itinuturing ang Sears na 'hindi mahahadlangan' ng mga kakumpitensya nito.

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2018 Collection

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

Siya ay 'hindi mahahadlangan', at mayroon ko siyang ebidensya.

Source: Billions Season 1

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

Tumulong pa siya upang masira ang dati nang 'hindi mahahadlangan' na harang ng pamilya royal.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

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

Sa loob ng 1,300 taon, ang pamana ni Galen ay nanatiling 'hindi mahahadlangan' hanggang sa magsalita laban sa kanya ang anatomist noong renaissance na si Vesalius.

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.

Sa loob ng 1,300 taon, ang pamana ni Galen ay nanatiling 'hindi mahahadlangan'– hanggang sa magsalita laban sa kanya ang anatomist noong renaissance na si Vesalius.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

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

"- Sa ilang kontekstong institusyonal, sa ilang kadahilanan, nagiging 'hindi mahahadlangan'," sabi sa akin ng isang propesor ng klasiko.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

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

Maraming dating 'hindi mahahadlangan' na mga administrador ang ipinagbawal sa isport, kabilang ang matagal nang pangulo ng FIFA na si Sepp Blatter.

Source: Time

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