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imposibilidad

impossibility

noun eem-poh-see-bee-lee-DAHD Rare

Usage Note

Imposibilidad is formed from the prefix in- + posibilidad (possibility). It appears most often in legal and formal registers: la imposibilidad de cumplir el contrato ('the impossibility of fulfilling the contract'). Unlike English, Spanish favors the abstract noun in official documents rather than restructuring around an adjective.

Examples

"Reconoció la imposibilidad de la tarea."

Natural Translation

He acknowledged the impossibility of the task.

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