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Meanings of irresistible in anglès

portuguès
irresistível
espanyol
sin resistencia

Impossible to resist; overpowering.

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irresistível

Irresistible.

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Examples for "resistless"
Examples for "resistless"
1
Always these went in closest touch with the resisted but resistless power.
Quiet Talks on John's Gospel
2
There was something resistless in the way he took her for granted.
The Yukon Trail: A Tale of the North
3
The cold was not severe, but the storm was quiet and resistless.
My Antonia
4
A mighty, resistless movement carried the human stream to meet the river.
John Wesley, Jr. / The Story of an Experiment
5
And I saw and felt its steady, resistless heaving, insidious and terrible.
The Morgesons: A Novel
Usage of irresistible in anglès
1
Yet the charm of these quirky homes from home is simply irresistible.
The South African
2
Yet secrets find a way, and the political momentum could become irresistible.
The Guardian
3
The Roundheads fought stoutly; but the charge of the Cavaliers was irresistible.
Friends, though divided: A Tale of the Civil War
4
The colour and action of a crowded street; the lure was irresistible.
The Drums of Jeopardy
5
It's as irresistible a recipe now as it was 40 years ago.
The Guardian
6
Yet, in the final analysis, just as irresistible as a tritium bomb.
Childhood's End
7
But the events after Beijing threatened to puncture his seemingly irresistible rise.
The Guardian
8
A few minutes earlier the last meal had been an irresistible feast.
Ford county: stories
9
She felt an irresistible urge to wash. Just words, she told herself.
Return of the Crimson Guard
10
In fact I think some of us on occasion, found it irresistible.
The Irish Times
11
But isn't peer pressure to look a certain way in Hollywood irresistible?
The Guardian
12
Yes; I can no longer repress the irresistible confusion of my love.
Endymion
13
His spirit was irresistible: in spite of himself Lanyard returned the smile.
The Lone Wolf: A Melodrama
14
The mixture of humour and candour in his baby eye was irresistible.
The History of David Grieve
15
The rum, the guns, the utensils and the gewgaws were irresistible temptations.
American Negro Slavery / A Survey of the Supply, Employment and ...
16
This is the manner in which it puts forth its irresistible power.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
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portuguès
irresistível
Irresistible through the time
Irresistible across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common