introuvable

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French

Etymology

From in- +‎ trouvable.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.tʁu.vabl/
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Adjective

introuvable (plural introuvables)

  1. unfindable
  2. (by extension) unobtainable or nonexistent
    • 1906, George Bernanos, Unpublished correspondences:
      Mais, ce problème-là, personne ne le résoudra jamais, et c'est folie que de s'obstiner à en chercher l'introuvable solution.
      But this problem, no one will ever solve it, and it is madness to persist in seeking an nonexistent solution for it.
  3. (hyperbolic) elusive, rare

Noun

introuvable m (plural introuvables)

  1. something that's unobtainable
    chercher l'introuvableto seek the unobtainable

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