French Conversation · Level 81
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French word
inabordable
Pronunciation
IPA/inabɔʁdabl/
Meaning
- adjectiveunaffordable
Example
Je trouve ce produit inabordable pour mon budget.
I find this product unaffordable for my budget.
More examples
Le tarif de cette réparation est inabordable.
The price of this repair is unaffordable.
Core concept
A checkout price on the far side of a person's financial limit.
Common phrases
coût inabordable
unaffordable cost
tarif inabordable
unaffordable price
produit inabordable
unaffordable product
Similar words
cher: High-priced and generally considered expensive.
hors de prix: So expensive that almost no one can afford it.
excessif: Unreasonably high in price and beyond an acceptable range.
exorbitant: Extremely expensive and far above the expected level.
Definition in French
Qui coûte tellement cher qu'il dépasse les possibilités d'achat d'une personne.
Word origin
Inabordable is formed with in-, expressing negation, added to abordable, which developed from aborder, 'to approach'.
Usage tips
- As an adjective, inabordable agrees in gender and number: une offre inabordable and des prix inabordables.
Other meanings
- inaccessibleadjective
Opposites
- abordableaffordableadjective
- accessibleaccessibleadjective
Related words
- inabordabilitéunaffordabilitynoun