/insopoɾˈtaβle/
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Translation
unbearable, insufferable
Word origin
From in- ('not') plus soportable ('bearable'), from soportar ('to bear, endure'), from Latin supportare ('to carry, convey'), from sub ('under') plus portare ('to carry').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- supportare
- English cognates
- insupportable, support
Grammar
Masc pluralinsoportables
Examples
agosto .
The August heat is unbearable in this city.
.
His attitude has become insufferable.
¡ !
This headache is unbearable!
.
The noise from the building site was unbearable.
¿ ?
Do you not find so much traffic unbearable?
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