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I. im·pos·sible [ɪmˈpɒsəbl̩, Am -ˈpɑ:sə-] ADJ inv

1. impossible (not possible):

impossible
unmöglich
that's impossible!
das ist unmöglich!
he made it impossible for me to say no
er machte es mir unmöglich, Nein zu sagen
it is impossible that ...
es ist unmöglich, dass ...
it is/seems impossible to do sth
es ist/scheint unmöglich, etw zu tun
it seems impossible that I could have walked by and not noticed her
es kann doch wohl nicht sein, dass ich vorbeiging, ohne sie zu bemerken

2. impossible (not resolvable):

impossible
ausweglos
impossible situation
ausweglose Situation

3. impossible (difficult):

impossible person
unerträglich pej
impossible person
unmöglich inf

II. im·pos·sible [ɪmˈpɒsəbl̩, Am -ˈpɑ:sə-] N

the impossible no pl
das Unmögliche
to ask the impossible
Unmögliches verlangen
to do the impossible
das Unmögliche möglich machen