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incroyable

incredible

adjective an-krwah-YAHBL Less Common
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Also means

unbelievable

Usage Note

Incroyable is the same form for both masculine and feminine, making it an invariable-gender adjective. It is very common in informal speech as an intensifier of admiration or disbelief. The adverb incroyablement means 'incredibly'. The related verb croire means 'to believe', so incroyable literally means 'not believable'.

Examples

"C'est une histoire incroyable."

Natural Translation

It is an incredible story.

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