untenable

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

Translation

adj. (spesielt i en argumentasjon) uforklart, umulig å forsvare, umulig å opprettholde

Example Sentences

an intellectually untenable justification for police brutality.

en intellektuelt uholdbar begrunnelse for politibrutalitet.

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

Jeg finner din teori upålitelig og den må avvises.

The company's financial situation is untenable.

Selskapets økonomiske situasjon er upålitelig.

The argument he presented was untenable.

Argumentet han presenterte var upålitelig.

The decision to cut funding is untenable.

Beslutningen om å kutte finansieringen er upålitelig.

The candidate's position on the issue is untenable.

Kandidatens holdning til saken er upålitelig.

The current system is untenable and needs to be changed.

Det nåværende systemet er upålitelig og må endres.

The landlord's demands are untenable.

Leilighetseieren sine krav er upålitelige.

The professor's argument was proven to be untenable.

Professorens argument ble bevist å være upålitelig.

The plan to increase taxes is untenable.

Planen om å øke skattene er upålitelig.

The company's position on the issue is untenable.

Selskapets holdning til saken er upålitelig.

The evidence presented made the defendant's case untenable.

Bevisene som ble fremført gjorde forsvarerens sak upålitelig.

Real-world Examples

It would make an already difficult situation untenable.

Det ville gjøre en allerede vanskelig situasjon uholdbar.

Source: Person of Interest Season 5

I mean, this is becoming completely untenable.

Jeg mener, dette blir helt uholdbart.

Source: Financial Times

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

Jeg mener, du vet, hans stilling ville virkelig være uholdbar.

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.

En av hans egne konservative medlemmer i parlamentet kalte hans stilling for uholdbar, men flere kolleger i regjeringen har støttet hr. Johnson.

Source: BBC Listening Collection January 2022

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

Det er bare uholdbart, og Nancy Pelosi ville også anerkjennelse det.

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2020 Collection

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

Selv vanlig immunisering, som vanligvis skjer i klinikker, ble uholdbar i mange områder.

Source: New York Times

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

Du kan forstå at under disse forholdene hadde vår situasjon blitt uholdbar.

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

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

Men, mine venner, hvis den gamle eggene noen gang brist, vil denne stallen bli uholdbar.

Source: Charlotte's Web

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

Partiet støtter hans krav. Og statsminister Lettas stilling ble umiddelbart uholdbar.

Source: BBC Listening February 2014 Collection

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

Men nå innrømmer de operasjonelle begrensninger som tilgjengeligheten av rettsrom kan gjøre en april dato uholdbar.

Source: BBC Listening Collection March 2013

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