impermeable
See also: imperméable
English
Etymology
From French imperméable, from Latin impermeābilis, from im- + permeābilis (“permeable”).
Adjective
impermeable (comparative more impermeable, superlative most impermeable)
- Impossible to permeate.
- Not allowing passage, especially of liquids; waterproof.
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Translations
impossible to permeate
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not allowing passage of liquids
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Catalan
Etymology
From Latin impermeābilis, equivalent to im- + permeable.
Pronunciation
Adjective
impermeable m or f (masculine and feminine plural impermeables)
- impermeable
- Antonym: permeable
Derived terms
Related terms
Noun
impermeable m (plural impermeables)
Further reading
- “impermeable”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “impermeable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “impermeable”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “impermeable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “impermeable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin impermeābilis, equivalent to im- + permeable.
Adjective
impermeable m or f (plural impermeables)
- impermeable, waterproof
- Antonym: permeable
Noun
impermeable m (plural impermeables)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “impermeable”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin impermeābilis, equivalent to im- + permeable.
Pronunciation
Adjective
impermeable m or f (masculine and feminine plural impermeables)
- impermeable, waterproof
- Antonym: permeable
Noun
impermeable m (plural impermeables)
- raincoat
- Synonym: chubasquero
Derived terms
Further reading
- “impermeable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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