imprononçable
French → English
(speech) Unpronounceable: a word or name that is extremely difficult to articulate
Ce médicament a un nom imprononçable pour la plupart des patients.
(English) This medicine has an unpronounceable name for most patients.
Il a dû épeler son nom car il était imprononçable pour le secrétaire.
(English) He had to spell his name because it was unpronounceable for the secretary.
(social) Taboo: something that is forbidden to be mentioned aloud
Le poète cherchait les mots pour dire l'imprononçable de l'horreur.
(English) The poet looked for words to say the unmentionable horror.
Je vous demande de ne plus utiliser ce mot imprononçable à table.
(English) I ask you not to use that taboo word at the table anymore.
Entry ID: fr:en:imprononçable · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary