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impossible [ɛ̃pɔsibl]1. adjective• il est impossible de.../que... it is impossible to.../that...• ça n'a rien d'impossible ( = c'est probable) it may well be the case2. masculine noun• demander/tenter l'impossible to ask for/attempt the impossible• je ferai l'impossible (pour venir) I'll do my utmost (to come) (PROV) à l'impossible nul n'est tenu no one can be expected to do the impossible* * *ɛ̃pɔsibl
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2) (colloq) [personne, goût, heure, habitude, nom] impossible
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nom masculinfaire or tenter l'impossible — to do everything one can
••à l'impossible nul n'est tenu — Proverbe nobody can be expected to do the impossible
impossible n'est pas français — there's no such word as ‘can't’
* * *ɛ̃pɔsibl1. adjIl m'est impossible de le faire. — It is impossible for me to do it., I can't possibly do it.
2. nm1)Nous ferons l'impossible pour finir à temps. — We'll do our utmost to finish on time.
2)si, par impossible... — if, by some miracle...
* * *A adj1 (impensable, infaisable) impossible; impossible à faire impossible to do; problème impossible à résoudre problem that is impossible to solve; il est impossible que it is impossible ou not possible that; il est impossible qu'il soit déjà arrivé he cannot possibly have arrived yet; il n'est pas impossible que it is not impossible that; il n'est pas impossible qu'il démissionne it is not impossible that he will resign; être impossible (à qn) de faire to be impossible (for sb) to do; il m'est impossible de faire it is impossible for me to do, I cannot possibly do; cela m'est impossible I really can't;2 ○( insupportable) [enfant, personne] impossible, insufferable; ( extravagant) [goût, heure, habitude, nom] impossible; rendre la vie impossible à qn to make life impossible for sb.B nm l'impossible the impossible; demander l'impossible (à qn) to ask the impossible ou the earth (of sb); faire or tenter l'impossible to do everything one can; les médecins ont tenté l'impossible pour le sauver the doctors did everything they could to save him; si, par impossible if, by some remote chance ou by some miracle.C excl out of the question.à l'impossible nul n'est tenu Prov nobody can be expected to do the impossible; impossible n'est pas français there's no such word as ‘can't’.[ɛ̃pɔsibl] adjectif1. [infaisable] impossibleil est impossible de... it's impossible ou not possible to...il m'est impossible de te répondre it's impossible for me to give you an answer, I can't possibly answer youdésolé, cela m'est impossible I'm sorry but I can't (possibly)il n'est pas impossible que je vienne aussi I might (just) ou there's a chance I might come too————————[ɛ̃pɔsibl] nom masculinne me demande pas l'impossible don't ask me to do the impossible ou to perform miraclesnous ferons l'impossible we will do our utmost, we will move heaven and earthpar impossible locution adverbialesi par impossible if by any (remote) chance ou by some miracle
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