unthinkable

impensable, inimaginable

Tellement improbable ou difficile à imaginer qu’on ne peut pas envisager sérieusement que cela arrive.

En anglais simple : So unlikely or difficult to imagine that you cannot seriously consider it happening.

• Defeat seemed unthinkable to the champions.
• A world without the internet is almost unthinkable now.
• What once seemed unthinkable has become possible.

Comment l'utiliser : unthinkable that… (It seemed unthinkable that the river could dry up.)

Synonymes : unimaginable, inconceivable

Contraires : conceivable, imaginable

Expressions courantes : unthinkable scenario, previously unthinkable, seem unthinkable

incroyable, inconcevable

Tellement surprenant ou extrême qu’il est très difficile d’y croire.

En anglais simple : So surprising or extreme that it is very hard to believe.

• The news described an unthinkable tragedy.
• The scale of the destruction was almost unthinkable.
• They survived suffering that seemed unthinkable to everyone back home.

Synonymes : unbelievable, incredible

Contraires : believable

Expressions courantes : unthinkable tragedy, unthinkable loss, almost unthinkable

inadmissible, impensable

Tellement mauvais ou inacceptable qu’on n’envisagerait jamais sérieusement de le faire.

En anglais simple : So wrong or unacceptable that people would never seriously consider doing it.

• Betraying her friends was unthinkable.
• Such behavior would be unthinkable in our community.
• For him, it was unthinkable to break a promise.

Comment l'utiliser : unthinkable to do something (It was unthinkable to abandon the injured passengers.)

Synonymes : unacceptable, inconceivable

Contraires : acceptable

Expressions courantes : unthinkable behavior, morally unthinkable, quite unthinkable

l'impensable

Événement ou action qui semble trop terrible, impossible ou inacceptable pour être envisagé.

En anglais simple : An event or action that seems too terrible, impossible, or unacceptable to consider.

• Then the unthinkable happened.
• The team achieved the unthinkable and beat the champions.
• She dared to consider the unthinkable: leaving her family behind.

Comment l'utiliser : the unthinkable (The unthinkable happened when both engines failed.)

Synonymes : unspeakable

Expressions courantes : the unthinkable, do the unthinkable, imagine the unthinkable