Spanish Conversation · Level 161
30 words
Spanish word
imparable
Pronunciation
IPA/impaˈɾaβle/
Meaning
- adjectiveunstoppable
Example
El equipo contrario está imparable esta temporada.
The opposing team is unstoppable this season.
More examples
La cantante estuvo imparable en el concierto.
The singer was unstoppable at the concert.
Core concept
Momentum breaking through obstacles.
Common phrases
estar imparable
be unstoppable
seguir imparable
remain unstoppable
Similar words
incontenible: Exerts an uncontainable surge of energy that overflows limits.
irrefrenable: Displays force so unchecked that attempts at restraint fail.
arrollador: Dominates by steamrolling forward with crushing intensity.
Definition in Spanish
Que no se detiene ante obstáculos; puede referirse tanto a un momento de gran impulso como a un proceso prolongado.
Word origin
From Spanish prefix in- 'not' plus verb parar 'to stop' and adjectival -able, with in- assimilating to im- before p to yield the sense 'not able to be stopped'.
Usage tips
- Estar imparable describes a temporary hot streak or momentum, while ser imparable describes an enduring quality.
Opposites
- controlablecontrollableadjective
- frenablestoppableadjective