impossible

• Qui ne peut pas se produire, exister ou être réalisé.

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

1. Not possibleA2formal

   Not able to occur, exist, or be done.

   impossible (qui ne peut pas être)

   • 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.

   Synonymeshopelessimpracticableimpracticalinfeasibleunachievableunattainableunrealizableunworkable

   Antonymesachievablefeasiblepossiblepracticablerealizable

2. Very difficultB1informal

   Extremely hard to deal with or tolerate.

   Impossible (difficile à supporter)

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

   Synonymeshopelessinsufferableintolerableunbearableunendurable

• Nom désignant ce qui ne peut pas être fait, atteint, réalisé ou qui est impossible.

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.

   chose impossible

   • 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.

   Synonymesimpossibilityimpracticabilityinfeasibilityunfeasibility

   Antonymesfeasibilitypossibility