beyond the pale

inaceptable, intolerable

Ser tan malo o escandaloso que la gente no lo puede aceptar.

En inglés sencillo: So bad or shocking that people cannot accept it.

• His behaviour was beyond the pale.
• Those racist remarks are beyond the pale.
• Even her supporters thought the attack was beyond the pale.

Sinónimos: unacceptable, outrageous, intolerable

Antónimos: acceptable

Expresiones frecuentes: be beyond the pale, seem beyond the pale

fuera de los límites de

Estar fuera del área o de los límites de algo.

En inglés sencillo: Outside the area or limits of something.

• They lived beyond the pale of civilization.
• The settlement lay beyond the pale of English rule.
• These lands remained beyond the pale of his authority.

Cómo se usa: beyond the pale of something (The remote valley lay beyond the pale of royal authority.)

Sinónimos: outside, beyond

Antónimos: within

Expresiones frecuentes: beyond the pale of, lie beyond the pale