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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