irreconcilable

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

Translation

adj. ukapabel til å bli sammentrutt, uforenlig
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

irreconcilable differences

uppløselige forskjeller

irreconcilable conflict

uppløselig konflikt

Example Sentences

irreconcilable as fire and water

uløselig som ild og vann

a seemingly irreconcilable conflict

en tilsynelatende uforenlig konflikt

These practices are irreconcilable with the law of the Church.

Disse praksisene er uløselige med kirkenes lov.

This would seem to place him in irreconcilable opposition to the paying playgoer, from whose point of view the longer the play, the more entertainment he gets for his money.

Dette virker som det plasserer ham i uløselig motsetning til den betalende teatretgangeren, fra hvem sin synspunkt jo lengre spillet er, jo mer underholdning han får for pengene.

Real-world Examples

Overturning the vote would risk making them irreconcilable.

Å snu stemmen ville risikere å gjøre dem uforsonlige.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

A divorce petition filed by Mr. Asghari late on Wednesday signs irreconcilable differences.

En skilsmåssøknad fra hr. Asghari på fredags kveld viser uforsonlige forskjeller.

Source: BBC Listening Collection August 2023

The solution could be to stop seeing organic and conventional farming as irreconcilable.

Løsningen kan være å slutte å se på økologisk og konvensjonell landbruk som uforsonlige.

Source: Kurzgesagt science animation

The murky skies seemed irreconcilable with the bright intentions promised in France.

De nakne himlene virket uforsonlige med de klare intentionene som lovet i Frankrike.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

The division into two irreconcilable factions was unchanged.

Oppløsningen til to uforsonlige fraksjoner var uforandret.

Source: American history

Discrepancies? Apparently irreconcilable facts? Lupin explained them all away.

Mangfoldigheter? Tydeligvis uforsonlige fakta? Lupin forklarte dem alle bort.

Source: The Mystery of 813 (Part Two)

For some time he continued his protestations, and was altogether irreconcilable.

I en stund fortsatte han sine protester, og var helt uforsonlig.

Source: Twelve Years a Slave

The 17th century was on the whole characterized by tensions between irreconcilable contrasts.

1700-tallet var i hovedsak kjennetegnet ved spenninger mellom uforsonlige kontraster.

Source: Sophie's World (Original Version)

I amused myself by thinking that in his choice of books he showed pleasantly the irreconcilable sides of his fantastic nature.

Jeg underholdt meg med å tenke på at ved valget av bøker viste han fornøyd de uforsonlige sider av hans fantastiske natur.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

What part of that is so fucking irreconcilable with letting people see who I really am?

Hva med dette er så for helvete uforsonlig med å la folk se hvem jeg virkelig er?

Source: Red White & Royal Blue

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