unthinkable

impensabile, inimmaginabile

Così improbabile o difficile da immaginare che non si considera seriamente la possibilità che accada.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: unthinkable that… (It seemed unthinkable that the river could dry up.)

Sinonimi: unimaginable, inconceivable

Contrari: conceivable, imaginable

Espressioni comuni: unthinkable scenario, previously unthinkable, seem unthinkable

incredibile, inconcepibile

Così sorprendente o estremo da essere molto difficile da credere.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: unbelievable, incredible

Contrari: believable

Espressioni comuni: unthinkable tragedy, unthinkable loss, almost unthinkable

inammissibile, impensabile

Così sbagliato o inaccettabile che nessuno prenderebbe seriamente in considerazione di farlo.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: unthinkable to do something (It was unthinkable to abandon the injured passengers.)

Sinonimi: unacceptable, inconceivable

Contrari: acceptable

Espressioni comuni: unthinkable behavior, morally unthinkable, quite unthinkable

l'impensabile

Un evento o un’azione che sembra troppo terribile, impossibile o inaccettabile per essere preso in considerazione.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: the unthinkable (The unthinkable happened when both engines failed.)

Sinonimi: unspeakable

Espressioni comuni: the unthinkable, do the unthinkable, imagine the unthinkable