unportable

• Adjectif désuet signifiant qui ne peut pas être facilement porté ou déplacé ; rarement utilisé en anglais moderne.

An obsolete adjective meaning not capable of being carried or moved easily; rarely used in modern English.

1. Not easily movedB2formal

   Describes something that is not designed to be carried or moved from place to place.

   non transportable

   • The old mainframe computer is unportable and requires a dedicated room.
   • This large piece of furniture is unportable without professional help.
   • The equipment is too heavy and unportable for field work.

   Synonymesbulkycumbersomefixedheavyimmovablestationaryunwieldy

   Antonymesmobilemovableportabletransportable

2. Not adaptable (software)C1formalIT

   Describes software or code that cannot be easily transferred to a different operating system or platform.

   non portable

   • The legacy application is unportable to modern operating systems.
   • Developers found the code unportable due to platform-specific dependencies.
   • The software is unportable and must be rewritten for each new system.

   Synonymesincompatiblenontransferable

   Antonymesportable