Impossible

  • 11impossible — (in po si bl ) adj. 1°   Qui ne peut être, qui ne peut se faire. •   Tout ce qui n est pas aisé, ils [les lâches conseillers] le nomment impossible, BALZAC De la cour, 5e disc.. •   À qui sait bien aimer il n est rien d impossible, CORN. Médée, V …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 12impossible — im|pos|si|ble1 W2S2 [ımˈpɔsıbəl US ımˈpa: ] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(can t be done)¦ 2¦(situation)¦ 3¦(person)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(CAN T BE DONE)¦ something that is impossible cannot happen or be done ≠ ↑possible ▪ I want to speak to Mr Franks. I m afraid that… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13IMPOSSIBLE — adj. des deux genres Qui ne peut être, qui ne se peut faire. Le mouvement perpétuel, la quadrature du cercle, etc., sont des problèmes dont la solution est regardée comme impossible. Il n y a rien d impossible à Dieu. Cela est moralement… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 14IMPOSSIBLE — adj. des deux genres Qui ne peut être, qui ne se peut faire. Le mouvement perpétuel, la quadrature du cercle, etc., sont des problèmes dont la solution est regardée comme impossible. Il n’y a rien d’impossible à Dieu. Cela est moralement… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 15impossible — adjective 1 CAN T BE DONE something that is impossible cannot happen or be done: Further research is impossible without more money. | This crossword s absolutely impossible! | Impossible! It can t be true. | find it impossible to do sth: Members… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16impossible — adj. 1) almost, practically, virtually, well nigh impossible 2) impossible for (it s impossible for me to help) 3) impossible to + inf. (it is impossible to predict the future; that child is impossible to control = it is impossible to control… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 17impossible — im|pos|si|ble [ ım pasəbl ] adjective *** 1. ) if something is impossible, no one can do it or it cannot happen: We were faced with an impossible task. it is impossible to do something: It would be impossible to gather this information without… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 18impossible — adj. 1 not possible VERBS ▪ appear, be, look, prove, seem, sound ▪ become ▪ remain …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 19impossible — [[t]ɪmpɒ̱sɪb(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED: oft it v link ADJ to inf/that, ADJ to inf Something that is impossible cannot be done or cannot happen. It was impossible for anyone to get in because no one knew the password... He thinks the tax is… …

    English dictionary

  • 20impossible */*/*/ — UK [ɪmˈpɒsəb(ə)l] / US [ɪmˈpɑsəb(ə)l] adjective 1) a) if something is impossible, no one can do it or it cannot happen We were faced with an impossible task. it is impossible to do something: It would be impossible to gather this information… …

    English dictionary