impossible

• Beschreibt etwas, das nicht geschehen, existieren oder getan werden kann. Auch etwas, das so unwahrscheinlich oder unerträglich ist, dass es kaum vorstellbar erscheint.

Not able to happen or exist; very difficult to deal with.

1. Not possibleA2formal

   Not able to occur, exist, or be done.

   Unmöglich

   • It is impossible to travel faster than light.
   • The task seemed impossible, but they succeeded.
   • She found it impossible to concentrate with all the noise.

   Synonymehopelessimpracticableimpracticalinfeasibleunachievableunattainableunrealizableunworkable

   Antonymeachievablefeasiblepossiblepracticablerealizable

2. Very difficultB1informal

   Extremely hard to deal with or tolerate.

   Unerträglich

   • He is an impossible child to manage.
   • The traffic was impossible this morning.
   • This puzzle is impossible to solve.

   Synonymehopelessinsufferableintolerableunbearableunendurable

• Substantiv, das etwas bezeichnet, das nicht getan, erreicht oder verwirklicht werden kann; etwas Unmögliches oder Undurchführbares.

A noun referring to something that cannot be done, achieved, or is not possible.

1. Something that cannot be doneB1formal

   A task, situation, or condition that is not possible to achieve or accomplish.

   Unmögliches

   • They asked for the impossible when they demanded the project be finished in one day.
   • She always tries to achieve the impossible.
   • The team was tasked with the impossible: to double sales in a month.

   Synonymeimpossibilityimpracticabilityinfeasibilityunfeasibility

   Antonymefeasibilitypossibility