Example: No hi ha manera de convèncer-lo que canviï d'opinió.
Definition
"No haver-hi manera" is a Catalan expression used to indicate that there is absolutely no way or possibility to achieve or convince someone of something. For example, "No hi ha manera de convèncer-lo que canviï d'opinió" means there is no way to convince him to change his mind.
Translations
To be impossible
No haber manera
Het lukt maar niet
Il n'y a pas moyen
Es klappt einfach nicht
Etymology
The phrase "No haver-hi manera" combines the negation 'no', the verb 'haver' meaning 'to have' in the impersonal form, and 'manera' meaning 'way' or 'manner'. It literally means 'there is no way'. The expression has been used in Catalan for centuries to express impossibility or lack of means to accomplish something.
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To be impossible