waterproof

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Etymology

water +‎ -proof

Adjective

waterproof (comparative more waterproof, superlative most waterproof)

1. Unaffected by water.
2. Made of or covered with material that doesn't allow water in.

Translations

unaffected by water

Chinese: Mandarin: 防水 (zh) (fángshuǐ) Danish: vandfast (da) Finnish: vedenkestävä (fi) German: wasserfest (de) Greek: αδιάβροχος (el) (adiávrochos)

Irish: uiscedhíonach (ga) Japanese: 防水の (ja) (ぼうすいの, bōsui-no) Polish: wodoodporny (pl) Russian: водонепроницаемый (ru) (vodonepronicájemyj), водостойкий (ru) (vodostójkij), водоупорный (ru) (vodoupórnyj) Scottish Gaelic: uisge-dhìonach (gd)

made or covered with material that doesn't let water in

Chinese: Mandarin: 防水 (zh) (fángshuǐ) Czech: vodotěsný (cs) Danish: vandtæt (da), imprægneret (da) Finnish: vedenpitävä (fi), vesitiivis (fi) French: waterproof (fr), étanche (fr), imperméable (fr) German: wasserdicht (de), wasserfest (de)

Greek: αδιάβροχος (el) (adiávrochos) Irish: uiscedhíonach (ga) Japanese: 防水の (ja) (ぼうすいの, bōsui-no) Russian: водонепроницаемый (ru) (vodonepronicájemyj), непромокаемый (ru) (nepromokájemyj) Scottish Gaelic: uisge-dhìonach (gd) Spanish: impermeable (es)

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French: imperméable (fr) Italian: impermeabile (it) Korean: 방수의 (ko) Portuguese: impermeável (pt) Spanish: impermeable (es) Swedish: vattentät (sv)

Verb

waterproof (third-person singular simple present waterproofs, present participle waterproofing, simple past and past participle waterproofed)

1. To make waterproof or water-resistant.

Translations

to make waterproof or water-resistant

Danish: imprægnere (da) Finnish: tiivistää (fi), vesitiivistää (fi), kosteussuojata (fi) French: étanchéifier (fr)

Japanese: 防水加工する (ja) (bousui-kakō suru) Spanish: impermeabilizar (es)

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Etymology

English

Adjective

waterproof inv.

1. waterproof (all senses)

Synonyms

• impermeabile