No. 10,232 in French

incompatible

Not able to exist or work together.

In a sentence

Ces deux logiciels sont incompatibles sur ce système d'exploitation.
These two software programs are incompatible with this operating system.
Here, the term 'incompatibles' refers to software that cannot coexist operationally within the same environment due to technical limitations.
Leurs points de vue semblent totalement incompatibles.
Their points of view seem totally incompatible.
In this example, 'incompatibles' is used to express the irreconcilable nature of the opinions or perspectives being referenced.
Nous avons des horaires incompatibles pour travailler ensemble.
We have incompatible schedules for working together.
The word 'incompatibles' here characterizes schedules that conflict with each other, preventing cooperative compatibility in timing.

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