untenable

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

Translation

adj. (kwa makaratibu ya mchakato) hujitambua, hauweza kuchanganyika, hauweza kudhulumiwa

Example Sentences

an intellectually untenable justification for police brutality.

uandishi wa hoja usio na uwezekano wa kiakili kwa ajili ya unyanyashaji wa polisi.

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

Ninaamini mazoezi yako ni siyo ya kushughulikia na kuzibwa.

The company's financial situation is untenable.

Hali ya mali ya kampuni hiyo ni siyo ya kushughulikia.

The argument he presented was untenable.

Mazoezi yake aliyepewa walikuwa siyo ya kushughulikia.

The decision to cut funding is untenable.

Maelekezo ya kurejua mali ni siyo ya kushughulikia.

The candidate's position on the issue is untenable.

Maelekezo ya mwanachama kwa mada hiyo ni siyo ya kushughulikia.

The current system is untenable and needs to be changed.

Mipango ya sasa ni siyo ya kushughulikia na inahitaji kuchanganyika.

The landlord's demands are untenable.

Maelekezo ya mshirika wa miji ni siyo ya kushughulikia.

The professor's argument was proven to be untenable.

Mazoezi ya mwalimu walilutumia kushangaza kuwa siyo ya kushughulikia.

The plan to increase taxes is untenable.

Mipango ya kurejua kodi ni siyo ya kushughulikia.

The company's position on the issue is untenable.

Maelekezo ya kampuni kwa mada hiyo ni siyo ya kushughulikia.

The evidence presented made the defendant's case untenable.

Maelekezo yaliyotumia yalifanya maelekezo ya mshirika wa miji ni siyo ya kushughulikia.

Real-world Examples

It would make an already difficult situation untenable.

Source: Person of Interest Season 5

I mean, this is becoming completely untenable.

Source: Financial Times

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

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.

Source: BBC Listening Collection January 2022

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

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2020 Collection

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

Source: New York Times

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

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

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

Source: Charlotte's Web

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

Source: BBC Listening February 2014 Collection

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

Source: BBC Listening Collection March 2013

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