unthinkable

undenkbar, unvorstellbar

So unwahrscheinlich oder schwer vorstellbar, dass man sein Eintreten nicht ernsthaft in Betracht zieht.

In einfachem Englisch: So unlikely or difficult to imagine that you cannot seriously consider it happening.

• Defeat seemed unthinkable to the champions.
• A world without the internet is almost unthinkable now.
• What once seemed unthinkable has become possible.

So benutzt man es: unthinkable that… (It seemed unthinkable that the river could dry up.)

Synonyme: unimaginable, inconceivable

Gegenteile: conceivable, imaginable

Häufige Wendungen: unthinkable scenario, previously unthinkable, seem unthinkable

unglaublich, unfassbar

So überraschend oder extrem, dass man es kaum glauben kann.

In einfachem Englisch: So surprising or extreme that it is very hard to believe.

• The news described an unthinkable tragedy.
• The scale of the destruction was almost unthinkable.
• They survived suffering that seemed unthinkable to everyone back home.

Synonyme: unbelievable, incredible

Gegenteile: believable

Häufige Wendungen: unthinkable tragedy, unthinkable loss, almost unthinkable

inakzeptabel, undenkbar

So falsch oder unvertretbar, dass niemand ernsthaft erwägen würde, es zu tun.

In einfachem Englisch: So wrong or unacceptable that people would never seriously consider doing it.

• Betraying her friends was unthinkable.
• Such behavior would be unthinkable in our community.
• For him, it was unthinkable to break a promise.

So benutzt man es: unthinkable to do something (It was unthinkable to abandon the injured passengers.)

Synonyme: unacceptable, inconceivable

Gegenteile: acceptable

Häufige Wendungen: unthinkable behavior, morally unthinkable, quite unthinkable

das Undenkbare

Ein Ereignis oder eine Handlung, die zu schrecklich, unmöglich oder unvertretbar erscheint, um sie zu erwägen.

In einfachem Englisch: An event or action that seems too terrible, impossible, or unacceptable to consider.

• Then the unthinkable happened.
• The team achieved the unthinkable and beat the champions.
• She dared to consider the unthinkable: leaving her family behind.

So benutzt man es: the unthinkable (The unthinkable happened when both engines failed.)

Synonyme: unspeakable

Häufige Wendungen: the unthinkable, do the unthinkable, imagine the unthinkable