impenetrable

impenetrable
adj.
impenetrable (also figurative).
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impenetrable
► adjetivo
1 (bosque) impenetrable
2 figurado (misterio) impenetrable, unfathomable
3 (persona, actitud) inscrutable
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ADJ
1) (=no atravesable) [bosque] impenetrable
2) (=impermeable) impervious
3) (=incomprensible) obscure, impenetrable
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adjetivo
a) <bosque> impenetrable; <fortaleza> impregnable
b) <persona/expresión> inscrutable; <misterio/secreto> unfathomable
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= impenetrable.
Ex. The variety of services, programmes and agencies, both official and voluntary, created an impenetrable maze for the individual.
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adjetivo
a) <bosque> impenetrable; <fortaleza> impregnable
b) <persona/expresión> inscrutable; <misterio/secreto> unfathomable
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= impenetrable.

Ex: The variety of services, programmes and agencies, both official and voluntary, created an impenetrable maze for the individual.

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impenetrable
adjective
1 ‹bosque› impenetrable; ‹fortaleza› impregnable
2 ‹persona/carácter› inscrutable; ‹ojos/expresión› inscrutable; ‹misterio/secreto› unfathomable
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impenetrable adjetivo
a) ‹bosque› impenetrable;

‹fortaleza› impregnable
b) ‹persona/expresión› inscrutable;

‹misterio/secreto› unfathomable
impenetrable adjetivo
1 impenetrable
2 (indescifrable) impenetrable, incomprehensible
3 (persona) inscrutable
'impenetrable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hermética
- hermético
English:
impenetrable
- impregnable
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impenetrable adj
1. [bosque, barrera] impenetrable
2. [estilo, misterio] impenetrable;
[sonrisa] inscrutable
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impenetrable
adj impenetrable
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impenetrable adj
: impenetrable
♦ impenetrabilidad nf

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