position intenable

pozisjɔ̃ ɛ̃tɛnabl

Definition

Definition of position intenable - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

situation difficilesituation impossible à maintenir ou défendre durablement

Sa position intenable l'a forcé à démissionner de son poste.
Ses mensonges l’ont placé dans une position intenable devant le conseil d’administration.
La hausse continue des coûts met l’entreprise dans une position intenable face à la concurrence.

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Expressions with position

pole position

première place sur la grille de départ en course automobile

Le pilote français a décroché la pole position pour le Grand Prix de demain.

position délicate

situation embarrassante ou difficile à gérer

Il se trouve dans une position délicate après cette gaffe.

en pole position

adv.

dans une position de leader ou de favori dans une compétition

Cette équipe se trouve en pole position pour remporter le championnat.

position de force

situation qui donne un avantage important pour dominer ou contrôler

L'entreprise est en position de force pour négocier ce contrat.

position de repli

solution de secours préparée en cas d'échec du plan principal

Il faut toujours avoir une position de repli en cas de problème.

prise de position

action d'exprimer publiquement son opinion sur un sujet

Sa prise de position sur le climat a surpris ses électeurs.

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English:untenable position, ...
German:unhaltbare Position, ...
Italian:posizione insostenibile, ...
Spanish:posición insostenible, ...
Portuguese:posição insustentável, ...
Chinese:无法维持的局面, ...
Japanese:苦しい立場, ...
Arabic:وَضْع لا يُحْتَمَل, ...
Hebrew:מַצָּב בִּלְתִּי נִתָּן לְהַגָּנָה, ...
Russian:безвыходное положение, ...
Ukrainian:безвихідне становище, ...
Catalan:posició insostenible, ...
Danish:en uholdbar position, ...
Dutch:onhoudbare positie, ...
Greek:αδιέξοδη θέση, ...
Khmer:ស្ថានភាពមិនអាចទ្រាំទ្របាន, ...
Korean:궁지, ...
Polish:sytuacja nie do utrzymania, ...
Portuguese (BR):posição insustentável, ...
Romanian:poziție imposibilă de susținut, ...
Swedish:ohållbar situation, ...
Thai:สถานการณ์ที่ไม่อาจรักษาไว้ได้, ...
Turkish:savunulamaz durum, ...
Vietnamese:tình thế không thể giữ vững, ...

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