hermético

adj.

1 tight-lipped, tight, nondemonstrative, close-mouthed.

2 hermetic, gastight, airproof, airtight.

3 draftproof, draft-proof, draft-proofed, draughtproof.

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hermético

► adjetivo

1 hermetic, hermetical, airtight

■ un envase hermético an airtight container

2 figurado impenetrable, secretive

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ADJ

1) (=cerrado) [gen] hermetic; [al aire] airtight; [al agua] watertight

2) (=inescrutable) [teoría] watertight; [misterio] impenetrable; [persona] reserved, secretive

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-ca adjetivo

a) <envase/cierre> airtight, hermetic (tech)

b) <persona/rostro> inscrutable, secretive

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= airtight, watertight, reserved.

Ex. Another modification using an unaltered sparking plug screwed into an airtight, closed vessel was developed.

Ex. It uses a heavy-duty seal and is therefore watertight, but not submersible.

Ex. Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.

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* cierre hermético = seal.

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-ca adjetivo

a) <envase/cierre> airtight, hermetic (tech)

b) <persona/rostro> inscrutable, secretive

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= airtight, watertight, reserved.

Ex: Another modification using an unaltered sparking plug screwed into an airtight, closed vessel was developed.

Ex: It uses a heavy-duty seal and is therefore watertight, but not submersible.

Ex: Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.

* cierre hermético = seal.

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hermético -ca

adjective

1 ‹envase/cierre› airtight, hermetic (tech)

2 ‹persona/rostro› inscrutable, secretive

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hermético

◊ -ca adjetivo

a) ‹envase/cierre› airtight, hermetic (tech)

b) ‹persona/rostro› inscrutable, secretive

hermético,-a adjetivo
1 (cierre, frasco) hermetic, airtight
2 fig (impenetrable, secreto) secretive, inscrutable
'hermético' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hermética
English:
airtight
- cliquey
- seal
- tight
- watertight
- air
- draftproof
- water

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hermético, -a adj

1. [al aire] airtight, hermetic;

[al agua] watertight, hermetic

2. [persona] uncommunicative;

[texto, comentario] impenetrable

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hermético

adj

1 al aire airtight; al agua watertight;

con cierre hermético hermetically sealed

2 fig : persona inscrutable

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hermético, -ca adj

: hermetic, watertight

♦ herméticamente adv