impossible

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪmˈpɒsəbəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪmˈpɑsəbəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(im pos′ə bəl)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
impossible adj (cannot be done)imposible adj mf
 It's impossible to do that much work in one day.
 Es imposible hacer todo ese trabajo en un solo día.
impossible adj (cannot happen)imposible adj mf
 It's impossible for the sun to rise in the west.
 Es imposible que el sol salga por el oeste.
impossible adj (absurd)imposible adj mf
  ridículo/a adj
  absurdo/a adj
 The world economy can't just crash over night, that's impossible.
 La economía mundial no puede desplomarse de la noche a la mañana, eso es imposible.
impossible adj ([sb]: difficult)insoportable adj mf
  dificilísimo adj
  insufrible adj mf
 Karen complained, "My boss is impossible, he keeps asking me to work on the weekends."
 Karen se quejó, "Mi jefe es insoportable, sigue pidiéndome que trabaje los fines de semana".
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
absolutely impossible adj (not at all possible)absolutamente imposible loc adj
 It is absolutely impossible to win at most carnival games.
 I would find it absolutely impossible to leap over a wall with a single bound.
 Es absolutamente imposible ganar en la mayoría de los juegos de carnaval.
do the impossible v expr (achieve [sth] not thought achievable)hacer lo imposible loc verb
  lograr lo imposible loc verb
 The UN Secretary did the impossible by getting the two sides to sit down for peace talks.
 El Secretario de las Naciones Unidas hizo lo imposible al conseguir que los dos lados tuvieran diálogos de paz.
impossible contract n (law: not feasible to perform)contrato imposible loc nom m
impossible to wear adj US, figurative (person: intolerable)imposible de soportar loc adj
  imposible de aguantar loc adj
 Everyone says she is nice, but I find her impossible to wear.
 Todos dicen que ella es agradable, pero yo pienso que es imposible de soportar.
nearly impossible adj (that almost cannot be done)casi imposible loc adj
 It's nearly impossible to get a good grade from my English teacher.
 Es casi imposible que mi maestra de inglés te dé una buena nota.
  prácticamente imposible loc adj
 Es prácticamente imposible que mi maestra de inglés te dé una buena nota.
  prácticamente irrealizable loc adj
 Conseguir una buena nota de mi maestra de inglés es prácticamente irrealizable.
next to impossible adj (almost impossible)casi imposible loc adj
 It was next to impossible to get tickets for the concert.
the impossible n ([sth] not possible)lo imposible nf
 She achieved the impossible; she brought the feuding families together.
 Consiguió lo imposible, juntó a las familias que estaban enfrentadas.
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'impossible' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
a needle in a haystack - anybody's guess - beyond comprehension - beyond understanding - blind corner - forbid - foreclose - immeasurable - immovable - impalpable - imperturbable - implacable - impossibility - incommunicable - incomparable - incomprehensible - incomprehensibly - inconceivable - incorrigible - indecipherable - indefensible - indefinable - indelible - indescribable - indestructible - indeterminable - indigestible - indiscernible - indivisible - ineffable - ineradicable - inescapable - inestimable - inexorable - inexplicable - inexpressible - inextinguishable - inextricable - insatiable - insatiably - insolvable - invisible - irremovable - irreparable - irresistible - irretrievable - irrevocable - it's inconceivable - moon on a stick - next to impossible
Spanish:
imposible - imposible de realizar - especial - hacer hasta lo imposible - hacer lo imposible - hacerle la vida imposible a alguien - imposibilitar - imposible de olvidar - intratable - inviable - no es posible - pedir la Luna - pedirle peras al olmo - quimérico - todo lo que te diga es poco

Collocations: it is impossible in [practice, many ways], is impossible without your [help, support], it was almost impossible, but, more...

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