"nie sposób" meaning in Polish

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Verb

IPA: /ɲɛ ˈspɔ.sup/ Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], nie sposób [present], było nie sposób [past], będzie nie sposób [future], byłoby nie sposób [conditional], niech będzie nie sposób [imperative]
Etymology: Literally, “[there is] no way”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|􂀿there is􂁀 no way}} “[there is] no way”, {{lit|􂀿there is􂁀 no way}} Literally, “[there is] no way” Head templates: {{pl-verb|impf|def=1}} nie sposób impf (defective) Inflection templates: {{pl-conj-defective}}
  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) there is no way, it is impossible, it cannot be done [with infinitive ‘to do what’] Tags: defective, idiomatic, imperfective, intransitive Synonyms: niepodobna
    Sense id: en-nie_sposób-pl-verb-fFBHUQqE Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Polish entries with incorrect language header
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      "args": {
        "1": "􂀿there is􂁀 no way"
      },
      "expansion": "“[there is] no way”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "􂀿there is􂁀 no way"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “[there is] no way”",
      "name": "lit"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “[there is] no way”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pl-conj-defective",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nie sposób",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "było nie sposób",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "będzie nie sposób",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "byłoby nie sposób",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "niech będzie nie sposób",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "impf",
        "def": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "nie sposób impf (defective)",
      "name": "pl-verb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "nie"
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Polish",
  "lang_code": "pl",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "można"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Polish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "there is no way, it is impossible, it cannot be done"
      ],
      "id": "en-nie_sposób-pl-verb-fFBHUQqE",
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "inf<to do what>"
          },
          "expansion": "[with infinitive ‘to do what’]",
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              "do",
              "what’"
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          "name": "+obj"
        }
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "no way",
          "no way"
        ],
        [
          "impossible",
          "impossible"
        ],
        [
          "cannot",
          "cannot"
        ]
      ],
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        "(intransitive, idiomatic) there is no way, it is impossible, it cannot be done [with infinitive ‘to do what’]"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "niepodobna"
        }
      ],
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        "defective",
        "idiomatic",
        "imperfective",
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɲɛ ˈspɔ.sup/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nie sposób"
}
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        "1": "􂀿there is􂁀 no way"
      },
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        "1": "􂀿there is􂁀 no way"
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      "name": "lit"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pl-conj-defective",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nie sposób",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "było nie sposób",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "będzie nie sposób",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "byłoby nie sposób",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "niech będzie nie sposób",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "impf",
        "def": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "nie sposób impf (defective)",
      "name": "pl-verb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "nie"
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "pl-conj-defective"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "pl",
  "pos": "verb",
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        {
          "word": "można"
        }
      ],
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        "Pages with entries",
        "Polish defective verbs",
        "Polish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Polish idioms",
        "Polish imperfective verbs",
        "Polish intransitive verbs",
        "Polish lemmas",
        "Polish multiword terms",
        "Polish terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Polish terms with audio pronunciation",
        "Polish verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "there is no way, it is impossible, it cannot be done"
      ],
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          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "inf<to do what>"
          },
          "expansion": "[with infinitive ‘to do what’]",
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              "‘to",
              "do",
              "what’"
            ]
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          "name": "+obj"
        }
      ],
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        [
          "no way",
          "no way"
        ],
        [
          "impossible",
          "impossible"
        ],
        [
          "cannot",
          "cannot"
        ]
      ],
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        "(intransitive, idiomatic) there is no way, it is impossible, it cannot be done [with infinitive ‘to do what’]"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "niepodobna"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "defective",
        "idiomatic",
        "imperfective",
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɲɛ ˈspɔ.sup/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nie sposób"
}

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