uncontrollably


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un·con·trol·la·ble

 (ŭn′kən-trō′lə-bəl)
adj.
Impossible to control or govern: an uncontrollable urge for a chocolate bar; uncontrollable rebels.
un′con·trol′la·bil′i·ty, un′con·trol′la·ble·ness n.
un′con·trol′la·bly adv.
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Adv.1.uncontrollably - in an uncontrolled manneruncontrollably - in an uncontrolled manner; "she laughed uncontrollably"
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uncontrollably

[ˈʌnkənˈtrəʊləblɪ] ADV [spread, increase] → incontrolablemente; [laugh, cry, shake] → sin poder controlarse, inconteniblemente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

uncontrollably

[ˌʌnkənˈtrəʊləbli] adv
to shake uncontrollably → être pris(e) de tremblements incontrôlables
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

uncontrollably

adv → unkontrollierbar; weep → hemmungslos; laugh → unkontrolliert
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

uncontrollably

[ˌʌnkənˈtrəʊləblɪ] adv to laugh uncontrollably → ridere senza potersi fermare
the car skidded uncontrollably → la macchina ha slittato e ne ho (or hai ) perso il controllo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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