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im·mov·a·ble

(ĭ-mo͞o′və-bəl)
adj.
1.
a. Impossible to move.
b. Incapable of movement.
2. Impossible to alter: immovable plans.
3. Unyielding in principle, purpose, or adherence; steadfast.
4. Incapable of being moved emotionally.
5. Law Of or relating to things, such as trees and buildings, attached to real property: immovable property.
n.
1. One that cannot move or be moved.
2. often immovables Law Things that are attached to real property.
im·mov′a·bil′i·ty, im·mov′a·ble·ness n.
im·mov′a·bly adv.
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immovable

(ɪˈmuːvəbəl) or

immoveable

adj
1. unable to move or be moved; fixed; immobile
2. unable to be diverted from one's intentions; steadfast
3. unaffected by feeling; impassive
4. unchanging; unalterable
5. (of feasts, holidays, etc) occurring on the same date every year
6. (Law) law
a. (of property) not liable to be removed; fixed
b. of or relating to immoveables. Compare movable
imˌmovaˈbility, imˌmoveaˈbility, imˈmovableness, imˈmoveableness n
imˈmovably, imˈmoveably adv
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im•mov•a•ble

or im•move•a•ble

(ɪˈmu və bəl)

adj.
1. incapable of being moved.
2. unaffected by feeling: an immovable heart.
3. implacable; unyielding.
4. motionless.
5. not changing from one date to another in different years: Christmas is an immovable feast.
n.
6. something immovable.
7. immovables, real property.
[1325–75]
im•mov`a•bil′i•ty, im•mov′a•ble•ness, n.
im•mov′a•bly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:immovable - property consisting of houses and land]immovable - property consisting of houses and land
belongings, property, holding - something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property";
acres, demesne, landed estate, estate, land - extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"
land - the land on which real estate is located; "he built the house on land leased from the city"
dead hand, mortmain - real property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical corporation)
Adj. 1. [画像:immovable - not able or intended to be moved]immovable - not able or intended to be moved; "the immovable hills"
immobile - not capable of movement or of being moved
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immovable

adjective
1. fixed, set, fast, firm, stuck, secure, rooted, stable, jammed, stationary, immutable, unbudgeable It was declared unsafe because the support bars were immovable.
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immovable

adjective
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Translations
ثابِتجامِد
nehybnýneměnný
ubevægeligupåvirkeligurokkelig
mozdíthatatlan
óhreyfanlegurósveigjanlegur
nejudamasnepajudinamas
neietekmējamsnekustamsnelokāms
duygusuzhissizkımıldamaz

immovable

[ɪˈmuːvəbl]
A. ADJ [object] → imposible de mover, inamovible ; [person] → inconmovible ; [feast, post] → inamovible
he was quite immovable → estuvo inflexible
B. immovables NPL → inmuebles mpl
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

immovable

[ɪˈmuːvəbəl] adj
[thing] → fixe
the collision of irresistible force and an immovable object → la collision entre une force irrésistible et un objet fixe
[deadline] → qu'on ne peut repousser
The deadline is immovable → La date limite ne peut être repoussée.
[person] (= intransigent) → inflexible
[courage, decision, attitude] → immuable
outdated ways and immovable conservatism → des manières d'un autre temps et un immuable conservatisme
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immovable

adj
(lit) → unbeweglich ; (fig) obstacle → unüberwindlich, unbezwinglich
(fig: = steadfast) → fest ; John was immovable in his decision → John war von seiner Entscheidung nicht abzubringen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

immovable

[ɪˈmuːvəbl] adj (object) → non movibile ; (person) → irremovibile
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

immovable

(iˈmuːvəbl) adjective
1. impossible to move. an immovable object. onbeweeglik ثابِت неподвижен imóvel nehybný unbeweglich ubevægelig αμετακίνητος que no se puede mover, fijo liikumatu بی حرکت liikkumaton fixe קבוע, אינו זז अचल nepokretan mozdíthatatlan tidak bergerak óhreyfanlegur fisso 動かせない 움직일 수 없는 nejudamas nekustams tidak boleh dialih onbeweeglijk ubevegelig nieruchomy ه خوځېدونكى، نه بد ليدونكى، نه تسليميدونكى، ثابت inamovível imobil, fix недвижимый nehybný nepremičen nepokretan orörlig, orubblig, fast ซึ่งเคลื่อนที่ไม่ได้ kımıldamaz 無法移動的 нерухомий ناقابل حرکت không thể di chuyển 不可移动的,固定的
2. not allowing one's feelings or attitude to be changed. onwrikbaar جامِد непоколебим irredutível neměnný unerschütterlich urokkelig; upåvirkelig σταθερός, ακλόνητος inconmovible; inflexible, rígido vankumatu تغییر ناپذیر järkähtämätön inébranlable לֹא מִשתַנֶה अपरिवर्तन nepokolebljiv rendíthetetlen tak terenyuh ósveigjanlegur irremovibile ゆるぎない 무감동의 nepajudinamas, užsispyręs nelokāms; neietekmējams tidak akan berganjak onvermurwbaar urokkelig, upåvirkelig niewzruszony نه بد ليدونكى inamovível neclintit, ferm невозмутимый nemenný, pevný neomajen nepromenljiv orubblig, obeveklig มั่นคง duygusuz, hissiz 無動於衷的 спокійний, безпристрасний قائم، محکم bất di bất dịch 不动摇的,不可改变的
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