meta impossível

[MEH-tuh im-poh-SIH-vel]

nounfemininepl: metas impossíveis

impossible goal

1. An objective or target that cannot be realistically achieved due to constraints, limitations, or inherent impossibility

Setting a meta impossível will only demoralize the team.

Estabelecer uma meta impossível apenas desmoralizará a equipe.

2. An unrealistic or unattainable aim that defies practical accomplishment

Doubling revenue in one month is a meta impossível.

Dobrar a receita em um mês é uma meta impossível.

NYC Slang

mission impossible; pipe dream

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General Brazilian

meta impossível

Standard usage in business and personal contexts

Portugal

meta impossível / objetivo impossível

Both terms are used, with 'objetivo' being slightly more common in formal contexts

São Paulo

meta impossível

Common in corporate and startup environments

uma meta de lua (an impossible goal, literally 'a goal to the moon')

objetivo fora do alcance (an unreachable objective)

sonho impossível (an impossible dream)

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