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1 unmentionable
adjectiveunaussprechlich [Sünde, Verbrechen]* * *un·men·tion·able[ʌnˈmen(t)ʃənəbl̩]I. adj unaussprechlich▪ to be \unmentionable tabu seinin the past pregnancy was considered to be something \unmentionable früher war Schwangerschaft ein Tabuthema\unmentionable disease Krankheit, über die man nicht spricht* * *[ʌn'menʃnəbl]1. adjtabu pred; word also unaussprechlichto be an unmentionable subject — (als Thema) tabu sein
an unmentionable disease — eine Krankheit, über die man nicht spricht
2. pl* * *A adj (adv unmentionably)1. → academic.ru/79022/unspeakable">unspeakable2. a formerly unmentionable topic ein Thema, über das man früher nicht sprach oder das früher tabu war;an unmentionable word ein Wort, das man nicht in den Mund nimmt* * *adjectiveunaussprechlich [Sünde, Verbrechen]* * *adj.unaussprechlich adj.unerwähnbar adj. -
2 unmentionable
unaussprechlich;to be \unmentionable tabu sein;in the past pregnancy was considered to be something \unmentionable früher war Schwangerschaft ein Tabuthema;
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