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intolerable

intolerable

adjective een-toh-leh-RAH-bleh Rare

Also means

unbearable

Usage Note

Intolerable is a near-cognate of English 'intolerable' and is used in the same range of contexts — physical pain, behavior, or conditions. The milder synonym insoportable ('unbearable') is more common in spoken Spanish, while intolerable tends toward written or formal registers. Both are invariable for gender.

Examples

"El calor en agosto es intolerable en esa ciudad."

Natural Translation

The heat in August is intolerable in that city.

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