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No. 10,309 in French

insupportable

Unbearable.

In a sentence

  • Ce bruit est insupportable.

    This noise is unbearable.

    Here, "insupportable" conveys that the noise is annoying or intolerable.

  • Trois heures dans la file d'attente, c'était insupportable.

    Three hours in the queue was insufferable.

    In this case, "insupportable" is used to describe the frustration or difficulty experienced in a situation.

  • Il était tellement désagréable qu'il est devenu insupportable.

    He was so unpleasant that he became unbearable.

    Here, "insupportable" is used to characterize a person's behavior that has reached an intolerable level.

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