insufferable

[US]/ɪn'sʌf(ə)rəb(ə)l/
[UK]/ɪn'sʌfrəbl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. insopportabile

Example Sentences

the heat would be insufferable by July.

Il caldo sarebbe insopportabile entro luglio.

His insufferable insolence cost him many friends.

La sua insopportabile insolenza gli è costata molti amici.

Do we really have to invite all my insufferable relatives to the wedding?

Dobbiamo davvero invitare tutti i miei parenti insopportabili al matrimonio?

Real-world Examples

Vince got a great review. He'll be insufferable.

Vince ha ricevuto un'ottima recensione. Sarà insopportabile.

Source: Selected Electronic Love Letters

“Five more points from Gryffindor for being an insufferable know-it-all.”

“Cinque punti in più per Grifondoro per essere un insopportabile sapone.”

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

His family and friends find him completely insufferable and all desert him.

La sua famiglia e i suoi amici lo trovano completamente insopportabile e tutti lo abbandonano.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

" The beer was terrible, the DJ was really bad, and the guests were insufferable."

"". La birra era pessima, il DJ era davvero pessimo e gli ospiti erano insopportabili."

Source: The wisdom of Laozi's life.

Assistance is impossible; condolence, insufferable. Let them triumph over us at a distance, and be satisfied.

L'assistenza è impossibile; le condoglianze, insopportabile. Lasciate che trionfino su di noi a distanza e siano soddisfatti.

Source: Pride and Prejudice (Original Version)

Ah, there is something more insufferable than a commercial.

Ah, c'è qualcosa di più insopportabile di una pubblicità.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

I have been interrupted by an insufferable visit.

Sono stato interrotto da una visita insopportabile.

Source: The Sorrows of Young Werther

Has anyone told you how insufferable you are?

Qualcuno ti ha detto quanto sei insopportabile?

Source: All creatures great and small

He was thinking of the hardships, the insufferable tribulations he had gone through.

Stava pensando alle difficoltà, alle insopportabili tribolazioni che aveva affrontato.

Source: Beauty and Destruction (Part 2)

If she ever tries to tell me how insufferable I am.

Se mai mi dicesse quanto sono insopportabile.

Source: Gossip Girl Season 3

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