irreversible
Incapable of being reversed or turned about or backIncapable of being reversed or turned about or back; incapable of being made to run backwards.
» The changes we made are irreversible.
Die Änderungen, die wir vorgenommen haben, sind unumkehrbar.
Die Änderungen, die wir vorgenommen haben, sind nicht mehr rückgängig zu machen.
Meaning
3 senses(not comparable)Incapable of being reversed or turned about or back; incapable of being made to run backwards.
an irreversible engine
incapable of being reversed
(not comparable)Incapable of being reversed, recalled, repealed, or annulled.
an irreversible sentence or decree
irreversibel, unumkehrbar
необрати́мыйneobratímyj
незворотнийnezvorotnyj, необоротни́йneoborotnýj
(not comparable)Incapable of being reversed to the original state without consumption of free energy and increase of entropy.
Examples
29 sentencesThe changes we made are irreversible.
deDie Änderungen, die wir vorgenommen haben, sind unumkehrbar. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Many people believe global warming is irreversible.
Many people believe that global warming is irreversible.
Lead can cause irreversible brain damage.
ruСвинец может вызвать необратимые повреждения мозга. — Desoxyribose
deBlei kann irreversible Gehirnschäden verursachen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Aging is an irreversible biological process.
ruСтарение — это необратимый биологический процесс. — Balamax
deDas Älterwerden ist ein unumkehrbarer biologischer Prozess. — Pfirsichbaeumchen