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pensabile

conceivable

adjective pen-SAH-bee-leh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Also means

imaginable

Usage Note

Pensabile is almost always used in negative constructions: non è pensabile ('it is unthinkable') or è appena pensabile ('it is barely conceivable'). The positive è pensabile is rare in informal speech. The antonym impensabile ('unthinkable') is far more frequent in everyday Italian.

Examples

"Non è pensabile rinunciare adesso."

Natural Translation

It is unthinkable to give up now.

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