"impossible" meaning in French

See impossible in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɛ̃.pɔ.sibl/ Audio: Fr-impossible.ogg Forms: impossibles [plural]
Etymology: From im- + possible. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|in-|possible|alt1=im-}} im- + possible Head templates: {{fr-adj}} impossible (plural impossibles)
  1. impossible Derived forms: à cœur vaillant rien d’impossible, à l’impossible nul n’est tenu, faire l’impossible, impossible n’est pas français, impossiblement
    Sense id: en-impossible-fr-adj-EpimO5Dc Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms prefixed with in-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for impossible meaning in French (1.3kB)

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