impalpable

ɛ̃palpabl

Definition

Definition of impalpable - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

abstraitdifficile à saisir ou à comprendre clairement

Il y avait une différence impalpable entre ces deux nuances.

abstrait

insaisissable

matièresi fin qu'on ne peut pas le sentir en touchant

La poussière impalpable recouvrait tous les meubles anciens.

immatériel

subtil

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sucre impalpable

sucre en poudre très fine utilisé pour décorer les gâteaux

Elle saupoudre le gâteau de sucre impalpable avant de servir.

Origin of impalpable

latin, im- (préfixe négatif) + palpabilis (palpable)

Examples of impalpable in a sentence

Une peur impalpable planait dans la pièce.
Un voile impalpable flottait dans la lumière du matin.
La brume impalpable enveloppait le paysage au lever du soleil.

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English:elusive, impalpable, ...
German:unfassbar, unfühlbar, ...
Italian:impalpabile, evanescente, ...
Spanish:impalpable, ...
Portuguese:impalpável, etéreo, ...
Chinese:难以捉摸, 难以触及的, ...
Japanese:捉えがたい, 触れても感じられない, ...
Arabic:غامض, لا يُحَسّ, ...
Hebrew:חָמֵק, בִּלְתִּי מוּרְגָּשׁ, ...
Russian:неуловимый, неощутимый, ...
Ukrainian:невідчутний, ледь відчутний, ...
Catalan:intangible, impalpable, ...
Danish:uhåndgribelig, ufølelig, ...
Dutch:onvatbaar, onvoelbaar, ...
Greek:απροσδιόριστος, άυλος, ...
Khmer:ពិបាកចាប់យល់, ល្អិតឆ្មារ, ...
Korean:파악하기 어려운, 감지할 수 없을 정도로 미세한, ...
Polish:nieuchwytny, niewyczuwalny, ...
Portuguese (BR):impalpável, ...
Romanian:intangibil, impalpabil, ...
Swedish:svårfångad, impalpabel, ...
Thai:ที่จับต้องไม่ได้, ละเอียดจนจับต้องไม่ได้, ...
Turkish:elle tutulmaz, elle hissedilemeyen, ...
Vietnamese:khó nắm bắt, không thể chạm thấy, ...

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