This is impermeable to water.
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Impermeable
//ɪmˈpɜːmɪəbəl//
Synonyms for "impermeable" (57 found)
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Related words (28)
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Antonyms
2 entriesSynonyms
1 entriesRelated terms
4 entriesderived
2 entriesrelated to
6 entriessimilar
8 entriesTranslations
37 translations across 19 languages.
Belarusian
2 entries- непрамакальны adj (not allowing passage of liquids)
- непранікальны adj (impossible to permeate)
Bulgarian
3 entries- непромокаем adj (not allowing passage of liquids)
- непроницаем adj (impossible to permeate)
- херметичен adj (impossible to permeate)
Catalan
2 entries- impermeable adj (impossible to permeate)
- impermeable adj (not allowing passage of liquids)
Finnish
1 entries- läpäisemätön adj (not allowing passage of liquids)
French
2 entries- imperméable adj (impossible to permeate)
- imperméable adj (not allowing passage of liquids)
Galician
2 entries- impermeábel adj (impossible to permeate)
- impermeábel adj (not allowing passage of liquids)
German
2 entries- dicht adj (impossible to permeate)
- dicht adj (not allowing passage of liquids)
Greek
2 entries- αδιάβροχος adj (not allowing passage of liquids)
- αδιαπέραστος adj (impossible to permeate)
Indonesian
1 entries- kedap adj (impossible to permeate)
Irish
3 entries- neamh-thréscaoilteach adj (impossible to permeate)
- neamh-thréscaoilteach adj (not allowing passage of liquids)
- neamhscagach adj (impossible to permeate)
Latin
1 entries- impermeābilis adj (impossible to permeate)
Malay
1 entries- tak telap adj (impossible to permeate)
Māori
1 entries- tukukore adj (impossible to permeate)
Portuguese
2 entries- impermeável adj (impossible to permeate)
- impermeável adj (not allowing passage of liquids)
Russian
2 entries- непромока́емый adj (not allowing passage of liquids)
- непроницаемый adj (impossible to permeate)
Spanish
2 entries- impermeable adj (impossible to permeate)
- impermeable adj (not allowing passage of liquids)
Swedish
4 entries- ogenomtränglig adj (impossible to permeate)
- ogenomtränglig adj (not allowing passage of liquids)
- tät adj (impossible to permeate)
- tät adj (not allowing passage of liquids)
Tagalog
2 entries- dimatulot adj (impossible to permeate)
- dimatulot adj (not allowing passage of liquids)
Welsh
1 entries- anathraidd adj (impossible to permeate)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
This fabric is impermeable to water.
Source: tatoeba (488943)
The rubber boots are impermeable.
Source: tatoeba (8235620)
The eardrum is a thin, impermeable membrane.
Source: tatoeba (10795378)
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