faire l'impossible in French

IPA: /fɛʁ l‿ɛ̃.pɔ.sibl/ Forms: faire l’ impossible [canonical] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Literally, “to do the impossible”. Compare Italian fare l'impossibile. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to do the impossible}} “to do the impossible”, {{lit|to do the impossible}} Literally, “to do the impossible”, {{cog|it|fare l'impossibile}} Italian fare l'impossibile Head templates: {{fr-verb}} faire l’impossible

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"faire l'impossible" meaning in French

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