ersatzlos

without replacement, uncompensated

English translations

  1. 01

    irreplaceable

  2. 02

    invaluable

Word details

German meaning
Ohne Ersatz, unwiederbringlich.
English meaning
Irretrievable
Synonym
unwiederbringlich
German example
Der Verlust des Dokuments war ersatzlos.
English example
The loss of the document was irretrievable.

Example sentences with “ersatzlos”

  1. Die Stelle wurde ersatzlos gestrichen. (The position was cancelled without replacement.)

Frequently asked questions

How is 'ersatzlos' used in German bureaucracy?

'Ersatzlos' is frequently used in formal or administrative German to indicate that something (a rule, a job, a service) has been removed and will not be replaced by anything else.