Grammatical class

Adjective

irrépressible

irrepressible

Details

Syllables

ir-ré-pres-si-ble

Phonetics

i.ʁe.pʁe.sibl

Grammatical class

Adjective

Freq. (books)

12517

Freq. (movies)

20558

Freq. (news)

40044

Sentences

Plus j'avançais, et plus la sensation d'être en train de tourner en rond devenait irrépressible.

The further I went the more irresistible became the feeling that I was going round and round in circles.

A1

J'ai une envie irrépressible d'acheter quelque chose.

I have an urge to buy something.

A2

On pourrait décrire le besoin irrépressible d'adorer quelque chose comme un syndrome de déification.

The urge to worship something could be described as a deification syndrome.

A2

Je ne lui ai jamais écrit, malgré l'envie irrépressible de le faire.

I never wrote to her, despite the urge to do so.

B1