impossible

B2 · Upper Intermediate Informal

adj. very annoying or difficult to handle.

adj. extremely difficult to deal with, manage, or tolerate. Often used to describe people or social situations.

Español:insoportable

“My boss is being impossible today and won't listen to any of my ideas.”

“The client made such impossible demands during the negotiation that the legal team advised walking away from the deal entirely.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Uncountable noun

n. a thing that is not possible.

n. an occurrence or task that is impossible; often used in the phrase 'to do the impossible'.

日本語:不可能※

Español:imposible

“The team did the impossible and won the game in the final minute.”

“In the realm of theoretical physics, what was once considered an impossible is now being re-evaluated through new mathematical models.”

C2 · Proficiency Countable noun Sports Technical · Slang

n. a trick where the skateboard does a backflip around the rider's foot.

n. a skateboarding maneuver in which the board is wrapped around the back foot in a vertical 360-degree rotation.

“He landed a perfect impossible off the stairs at the park.”

“Mastering the impossible requires precise foot placement and a high degree of vertical pop to ensure the board clears the ground during the wrap.”