incontournable
French
Etymology
From in- + contourner + -able.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̃.kɔ̃.tuʁ.nabl/
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Adjective
incontournable (plural incontournables)
- unmissable, unavoidable, essential, inescapable, indispensable
- Les Jeux Olympiques sont un évènement incontournable.
- The Olympics Games are an event that should not be missed.
Further reading
- “incontournable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.