intractable

ɪnˈtræktəbl̩
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Translation of intractable from English into German

Adjective

1.

hard to handle

difficult to manage or control
  • The intractable child refused to listen.Das unbändige Kind weigerte sich zuzuhören.
2.

person

stubborn and hard to influence
  • He was known for his intractable nature.Er war bekannt für seine stur Natur.
3.

medical

TECH.
hard to treat or alleviate
TECH.
  • The intractable pain required special medication.Der schwer behandelbare Schmerz erforderte spezielle Medikamente.
4.

mathematics

TECH.
unsolvable in polynomial time
TECH.
unlösbar schwer lösbar
  • The intractable equation puzzled the mathematicians.Die unlösbare Gleichung verwirrte die Mathematiker.
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Synonyms and analogies of intractable in English

Examples of intractable in a sentence

  • Her intractable nature made negotiations difficult.
  • Her intractable attitude frustrated her team.
  • Dealing with intractable individuals requires patience.
  • The intractable condition puzzled the doctors.
  • Intractable symptoms persisted despite treatment.
  • The problem was deemed intractable by experts.

Translations of "intractable" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
hartnäckigadj.

She struggled with intractable feelings of doubt that plagued her decisions.

Sie kämpfte mit hartnäckigen Selbstzweifeln, die ihre Entscheidungen belasteten.

unlösbaradj.

No matter how hard they try, their problems remain intractable.

Egal wie sehr sie sich auch anstrengen, die Probleme bleiben unlösbar.

widerspenstigadj.

It's a shame your politics are so intractable.

Es ist eine Schande, dass Ihre Politik so widerspenstig ist.

schwierigadj.

The problem proved to be intractable, defying all attempts at resolution for months.

Das Problem erwies sich als schwierig zu lösen und widerstand monatelang allen Lösungsversuchen.

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Other translations for intractable:

  • unnachgiebigadj.
  • störrischadj.
  • äußerst schwierigadj.
  • verfahrenadj.
  • schwer lösbaradj.
  • unbeugsamadj.

intractable: Examples and translations in context

The intractable nature of the conflict left many families in despair.

Die hartnäckige Natur des Konflikts stürzte viele Familien in Verzweiflung.

The community worked hard to address the intractable poverty affecting their neighborhoods.

Die Gemeinschaft arbeitete hart daran, die hartnäckige Armut in ihren Vierteln zu bekämpfen.

He dealt with an intractable illness that resisted all available medical treatments.

Er litt an einer hartnäckigen Krankheit, die allen verfügbaren medizinischen Behandlungen widerstand.

Our project confronts our own utopianism with this intractable truth.

Unser Projekt konfrontiert unseren eigenen Utopismus mit dieser hartnäckigen Wahrheit.

He was treated for intractable muscle spasms by the team's trainers.

Er wurde vom Trainer des Teams wegen hartnäckiger Muskelverspannungen behandelt.

Sometimes hemispherectomy is done if patients have intractable seizures.

Manchmal wird eine Hemispherektomie durchgeführt, wenn die Patienten hartnäckige Anfälle haben.

With him, the drug triggered intractable paranoid schizophrenia.

Bei ihm löste die Droge hartnäckige paranoide Schizophrenie aus.

Treatment costs for intractable families left in their homeland will be free.

Die Behandlungskosten für hartnäckige Familien, die in ihrer Heimat bleiben, sind kostenlos.

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