impossible

im·pos·si·ble  (m-ps-bl)

adj.

1. Incapable of having existence or of occurring.

2. Not capable of being accomplished: an impossible goal.

3. Unacceptable; intolerable: impossible behavior.

4. Extremely difficult to deal with or tolerate: an impossible child; an impossible situation.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin impossibilis : in-, not; see in-¹ + possibilis, possible; see possible.]

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im·possi·bly adv.

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impossible

Adjective

1. not able to be done or to happen

2. absurd or unreasonable

3. Informal intolerable or outrageous: those children are impossible

impossibly adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	impossible - something that cannot be done; "his assignment verged on the impossible" impossible action, impossibility - an alternative that is not available
Adj.	1.	impossible - not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with; "an impossible dream"; "an impossible situation" hopeless - without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success; "in an agony of hopeless grief"; "with a hopeless sigh he sat down" impractical - not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters; "refloating the ship proved impractical because of the expense"; "he is intelligent but too impractical for commercial work"; "an impractical solution" unrealistic - not realistic; "unrealistic expectations"; "prices at unrealistic high levels" insurmountable, unsurmountable - not capable of being surmounted or overcome; "insurmountable disadvantages" unthinkable - incapable of being conceived or considered possible - capable of happening or existing; "a breakthrough may be possible next year"; "anything is possible"; "warned of possible consequences"
	2.	impossible - totally unlikely                     inconceivable, out of the question, unimaginable unthinkable - incapable of being conceived or considered
	3.	impossible - used of persons or their behavior; "impossible behavior"; "insufferable insolence" insufferable, unsufferable, unacceptable intolerable, unbearable, unendurable - incapable of being put up with; "an intolerable degree of sentimentality"

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impossible

adjective 1. not possible, out of the question, impracticable, unfeasible, beyond the bounds of possibility

adjective 2. unachievable, hopeless, out of the question, vain, unthinkable, inconceivable, far-fetched, unworkable, implausible, unattainable, unobtainable, beyond you, not to be thought of << OPPOSITE possible

adjective 3. absurd, crazy (informal) ridiculous, unacceptable, outrageous, ludicrous, unreasonable, unsuitable, intolerable, preposterous, laughable, farcical, illogical, insoluble, unanswerable, inadmissible, ungovernable

Translations

impossible [ɪmˈpɔsɪbl] adj → imposible; [person] → insoportable;

it is impossible for me to leave now → me es imposible salir ahora

impossible [ɪmˈpɔsɪbl] adj → impossible;

it is impossible for me to leave → il m'est impossible de partir

impossible [ɪmˈpɔsɪbl] adj → unmöglich;

it's impossible for me to leave now → ich kann jetzt unmöglich gehen

impossible [ɪmˈpɔsɪbl] adj → impossibile;

it is impossible for me to leave now → mi è impossibile venir via adesso

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impossible

adj impossible [imˈposəbl]

1 that cannot be or be done It is impossible to sing and drink at the same time; an impossible task. onmoontlik غَيْر مُمْكِن، مُسْتَحيل невъзможен nemožný umulig unmöglich αδύνατος, ανέφικτος imposible võimatu غیر ممکن mahdoton impossible בִּלתִי אֶפשָרִי असम्भव nemoguć lehetetlen mustahil ómögulegur, ógerlegur impossibile 不可能な 불가능한 neįmanomas neiespējams mustahil onmogelijk umulig, uoverkommelig niemożliwy impossível impo­si­bil невозможный nemožný nemogoč nemoguć omöjlig ซึ่งเป็นไปไม่ได้ imkânsız, olanaksız 不可能的 неможливий, нездійсненний نا ممکن không thể 不可能的

2 hopelessly bad or wrong That child's behaviour is quite impossible. onuithoudbaar لا يُطاق неприемлив nesnesitelný umulig unmöglich ανυπόφορος, απαράδεκτος imposible võimatu ناخوشایند mahdoton insupportable בלתי נסבל अशक्य, असाध्य nevjerojatan képtelen sangat buruk óþolandi insopportabile ひどい 참을 수 없는, 몹시 싫은 nepakenčiamas neciešams; nepanesams sangat buruk onmogelijk umulig nieznośny impossível insuportabil несносный neznesiteľný, neprijateľný nemogoč nemoguć omöjlig, outhärdlig ซึ่งไม่มีทาง; ซึ่งไม่น่าจะเกิดขึ้น çekilmez, tahammül edilemez 非常討厭的 нестерпний, обурливий نا قابل برداشت quá đáng 非常讨厌的

adv imˈpossibly

onmoontlik بِصورة غَير مُمْكِنَه невъзможно nemožně håbløst; umuligt unmöglich ανυπόφορα de manera imposible võimatult بطور غیر ممکن mahdottomasti de façon impossible בְּאוֹפֶן בִּלתִי נִסבַּל असम्भाव्य रूप में nemoguće lehetetlenül secara mustahil ómögulega in modo impossibile ありそうにもなく 지독하게 neįmanomai neiespējami; neciešami dengan mustahil onmogelijk umulig, uoverkommelig niemożliwie impossivelmente imposibil невозможно nemožne nemogoče nemoguće omöjligt อย่างเป็นไปไม่ได้ inanılmaz derecede, son derecede 不可能地 неможливо نا ممکن طور پر một cách không thể 不可能地

n imˌpossiˈbility

onmoontlikheid إسْتِحالَه، أمْرٌ مُسْتَحيل невъзможност nemožnost umulighed die Unmöglichkeit η ιδιότητα του να είναι κτ. ανέφιτκο imposibilidad võimatus امکان ناپذیری؛ چیز غیر ممکن mahdottomuus impossibilité חוֹסֶר אֶפשָרוּת असम्भवता nemogućnost lehetetlenség, képtelenség kemustahilan ómöguleiki; e-ð ómögulegt eða óhugsandi impossibilità 不可能 불가능(성) neįmanomas dalykas neiespējamība kemustahilan onmogelijkheid umulighet niemożliwość impossibilidade imposibilitate невозможность nemožnosť nemožnost nemogućnost omöjlighet ความเป็นไปไม่ได้ imkânsızlık, olmayacak şey 不可能 неможливість نا ممکن sựkhông thể làm được 不可能