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in·de·ci·pher·a·ble

(ĭn′dĭ-sī′fər-ə-bəl)

adj.

Impossible to decipher: indecipherable handwriting; an indecipherable message.

in′de·ci′pher·a·bil′i·ty, in′de·ci′pher·a·ble·ness n.

in′de·ci′pher·a·bly adv.

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indecipherable

(ˌɪndɪˈsaɪfərəbəl; -frəbəl)

adj

not decipherable; illegible

ˌindeˌcipheraˈbility, ˌindeˈcipherableness n

ˌindeˈcipherably adv

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in•de•ci•pher•a•ble

(ˌɪn dɪˈsaɪ fər ə bəl)

adj.

incapable of being deciphered; impenetrable; incomprehensible.

[1795–1805]

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Adj. 1. [画像:indecipherable - not easily deciphered]indecipherable - not easily deciphered; "indecipherable handwriting"

undecipherable, unreadable, unclear

illegible - (of handwriting, print, etc.) not legible; "illegible handwriting"

2. indecipherable - impossible to determine the meaning of; "an indecipherable message"

uncomprehensible, incomprehensible - difficult to understand; "the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible"- A. Einstein

indecipherable

adjective illegible, unintelligible, indistinguishable, unreadable, crabbed Her writing is virtually indecipherable.

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Translations

nerozluštitelný

ulæseligutydelig

indéchiffrable

kibetûzhetetlen

óráîanlegur, ólesanlegur

indecifrabile

neiššifruojamas

neatšifrējamsnesalasāms

umulig å tyde

nerozlúštiteľný

çözülemezokunamaz

无法破译的无法解释的难以辨认的

indecipherable

[ˌɪndɪˈsaɪfərəbl] ADJ → indescifrable

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indecipherable

[ˌɪndɪˈsaɪfərəb^əl] adj [writing, signature] → indéchiffrable

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indecipherable

adj → nicht zu entziffern pred, → nicht zu entziffernd attr; handwriting → unleserlich

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

indecipherable

[ˌɪndɪˈsaɪf/ərəbl] adj → indecifrabile

indecipherable

(indiˈsaifərəbl) adjective

impossible to read or understand; not decipherable. indecipherable handwriting; This code is indecipherable. onontsyferbaar غَيْر مَقْروء، لا تُحَلُّ رُموزَه، يَتَعَذَّر قِراءَتُه неразгадаем indecifrável nerozluštitelný nicht zu entziffern utydelig; ulæselig; umulig at tyde ανερμήνευτος, ανεπίδεκτος ερμηνείας, ανάγνωσης ή αποκρυπτογράφησης indescifrable deðifreerimatu ناخوانا؛ کشف نشدنی käsittämätön indéchiffrable שֶאֵין לְפַעֲנחוֹ अपाठ्य nečitljiv, neodgonetljiv kibetűzhetetlen sulit dipahami, tidak dapat dibaca óráðanlegur, ólesanlegur indecifrabile 判読できない 판독할 수 없는 neįskaitomas, neiššifruojamas neatšifrējams; nesalasāms susah untuk dibaca onontcijferbaar uleselig, umulig å tyde nie do odszyfrowania نه كشف كيدونكي indecifrável indescifrabil неразборчивый; не поддающийся расшифровке nerozlúštiteľný, nečitateľný nerazrešljiv nečitak oläslig, otydbar, odechiffrerbar ซึ่งไม่สามารถอ่านออก okunamaz, (şifresi) çözülemez 無法看懂的,無法破解的 такий, що не піддається розшифруванню; нерозбірливий ناقابل حل تحریر وغیرہ không thể giải mã 难以辨认的,无法破译的,无法解释的

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