unattainable

[US]/ʌnə'teɪnəb(ə)l/
[UK]/ˌʌnə'tenəbl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. umulig å oppnå; utenfor rekkevidde; umulig å få tak i

Real-world Examples

The profit margins, however, proved to be unattainable.

Resultatmarginene viste seg imidlertid å være uoppnåelige.

Source: Learn techniques from Lucy.

They are wanting to reach unattainable outcomes.

De ønsker å nå uoppnåelige resultater.

Source: Essential Reading List for Self-Improvement

The profit margins proved to be unattainable, however.

Resultatmarginene viste seg imidlertid å være uoppnåelige.

Source: Learn techniques from Lucy.

It felt just unattainable, you know?

Det føltes bare uoppnåelig, vet du?

Source: Actor Dialogue (Bilingual Selection)

Utopia, the perfect society, is unattainable, for there is no such thing.

Utopia, det perfekte samfunn, er uoppnåelig, for det finnes ikke noe slikt.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

The others were as unattainable as they had ever been.

De andre var like uoppnåelige som de noen gang hadde vært.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

It is as if you are moving an unattainable horizon.

Det er som om du beveger deg mot en uoppnåelig horisont.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 4

However, the profit margins proved to be unattainable.

Resultatmarginene viste seg imidlertid å være uoppnåelige.

Source: Learn techniques from Lucy.

Anybody who would waste precious money on tombstones when food was so dear, so almost unattainable, didn't deserve sympathy.

Enhver som ville kaste bort verdifullt penger på gravsteiner når maten var så dyr, så nesten uoppnåelig, fortjente ikke sympati.

Source: Gone with the Wind

And the price of basic necessities is becoming unattainable for many families.

Og prisen på nødvendigheter blir uoppnåelig for mange familier.

Source: CNN Listening September 2022 Collection

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