- intocable
- adj.1 above criticism.2 untouchable, impalpable, unplayable, sacrosanct.m.untouchable.* * *intocable► adjetivo1 untouchable* * *1. ADJ1) (=sagrado) sacred, sacrosanct
la Constitución es intocable — the Constitution is sacred o sacrosanct
sigue líder intocable en los Campeonatos del Mundo — he is still the runaway leader in the World Championships
2) [tema] taboo2.SMF [en la India] untouchable* * *Iadjetivoa) (sagrado) sacred, sacrosanctb) <tema> tabooc) <casta> untouchableIImasculino y femenino (Sociol) untouchable* * *= harijan, untouchable.Ex. And similarly, for the LC heading 'UNTOUCHABLES' there is a perfectly acceptable Ghandi-endorsed name, harijans.Ex. Consider placing the following five or six names in the left-hand column, and then tell me what you feel: Eta, untouchables, Bushmen, Hottentots, Eskimos, and Lapps.* * *Iadjetivoa) (sagrado) sacred, sacrosanctb) <tema> tabooc) <casta> untouchableIImasculino y femenino (Sociol) untouchable* * *= harijan, untouchable.Ex: And similarly, for the LC heading 'UNTOUCHABLES' there is a perfectly acceptable Ghandi-endorsed name, harijans.
Ex: Consider placing the following five or six names in the left-hand column, and then tell me what you feel: Eta, untouchables, Bushmen, Hottentots, Eskimos, and Lapps.* * *intocable1adjective1 (sagrado) sacred, sacrosanctla figura del emperador era intocable the emperor was a sacred figure, the figure of the emperor was sacred o sacrosanct o untouchable2 ‹tema› tabooeste tema en mi casa es intocable this subject is taboo o this is a taboo subject in my house3 ‹casta› untouchableintocable2masculine and feminine(Sociol) untouchable* * *
intocable adjetivoa) (sagrado) sacred, sacrosanctb) ‹tema› tabooc) ‹casta› untouchable
intocable sustantivo femenino untouchable
'intocable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sagrado
English:
untouchable
* * *intocable♦ adj1. [persona, institución] above criticism2. [tema] taboo♦ nmf[en India] untouchable* * *intocableadj1 (sagrado) sacrosanct2 tema taboo* * *intocable adj: untouchable
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.