untouchables

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

Translation

adj. au-delà de la punition; incapable d'être vaincu;
n. un paria, un intouchable.

Example Sentences

to be considered untouchable

être considéré comme intouchable

to become untouchable in the industry

devenir intouchable dans l'industrie

an untouchable level of success

un niveau de succès intouchable

to consider someone untouchable

considérer quelqu'un comme intouchable

Real-world Examples

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

Oh, je suis désolé. Est-ce que c'est politiquement incorrect ? En Inde, nous les appelons simplement les intouchables. Maintenant ? Presque.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 2

So they became known as the 'untouchables'.

Ainsi

Source: A Brief History of the World

And they are treated as untouchables.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) April 2015 Collection

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

En 1970, Sears était considéré comme intouchable par ses concurrents.

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2018 Collection

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

Il est intouchable, et je l'ai pris la main rouge.

Source: Billions Season 1

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

Il a même contribué à franchir le barrage auparavant intouchable de la famille royale.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

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

Pendant 1 300 ans, l'héritage de Galien est resté intouchable jusqu'à ce que l'anatomiste de la Renaissance Vesalio s'y oppose.

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.

Pendant 1 300 ans, l'héritage de Galien est resté intouchable – jusqu'à ce que l'anatomiste de la Renaissance Vesalio s'y oppose.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

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

" Dans certains contextes institutionnels, on devient d'une manière ou d'une autre intouchable », m'a confié un professeur de lettres classiques.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

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

De nombreux administrateurs autrefois intouchables ont été interdits d'exercice, notamment le président de la FIFA de longue date, Sepp Blatter.

Source: Time

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