Usage examples of "impossible" in French with translation to English

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Il est impossible que cela fonctionne. It can’t possibly work.
Ce volant est impossible à tourner. This handle will not turn.
Il m'est impossible de t'aider. I cannot possibly help you.
T'as gagné à la loterie ? Impossible ! You won the lottery? No way!
Il m'est impossible de le gérer. I can't possibly manage it.
Bah ! A-t-il vraiment dit ça ? Impossible ! No! Did he really say that? You can't be serious!
Impossible de savoir ce qui va se passer demain. There is no telling what will happen tomorrow.
Il est impossible que Nancy ait lu ce livre. Nancy cannot have read this book.
Je suis désolé, mais c'est tout simplement impossible. I'm sorry, but it's just not possible.
Au bout du compte il est impossible de connaître quelqu'un entièrement. In the end it is not possible to fully know somebody else.
Il était impossible pour le garçon de traverser la rivière à la nage. It wasn't possible for the boy to swim across the river.
Il est impossible de dire quand la Terre a vu le jour précisément. There is no telling exactly when the earth was born.
Je ne peux pas me résoudre à lui dire qu'il est impossible pour lui d'obtenir le poste. I can't bring myself to tell him that there's no way he'll get the position.
Après avoir monté cette saloperie d'armoire Ikea je me suis retrouvé avec trois vis dans les mains et impossible de savoir où elles vont. After putting up this bloody Ikea wardrobe, I found myself with three screws in my hand, and no idea where they were meant to go.
Quand on soumet une citation, il est préférable d'ajouter le nom de l'auteur dans un tag ou, si c'est impossible, dans un commentaire. When you submit a quote, it's best to enter the author's name as a tag or, if you can't, in a comment.
Il nous est possible de savoir ce qui avait été réalisé dans le passé, mais il nous est impossible de le changer. Et il nous est possible de changer l'avenir, mais il nous est possible de savoir ce qui sera réalisé. It is possible for us to know what has been achieved in the past, but it is not possible for us to change it. And it is possible for us to change the future, but it is not possible for us to know what will be achieved in it.
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