impermeable

adj.

waterproof.

m.

1 raincoat.

2 raincoat, mac, mack, mackintosh.

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impermeable

► adjetivo

1 (gen) impermeable, impervious; (tejido, ropa) waterproof

2 figurado impervious

► nombre masculino

1 raincoat

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1. ADJ

1) [al agua] waterproof

2) (=impenetrable) impermeable (a to)

impervious

2. SM

1) [prenda] raincoat, mac *

2) ** (=preservativo) French letter *

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I

adjetivo

a) <material/tela> waterproof, impermeable (tech)

b) <persona>

impermeable a algo — impervious to something

es impermeable a la crítica — she's impervious to criticism

II

masculino (Indum) raincoat

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I

adjetivo

a) <material/tela> waterproof, impermeable (tech)

b) <persona>

impermeable a algo — impervious to something

es impermeable a la crítica — she's impervious to criticism

II

masculino (Indum) raincoat

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impermeable¹

¹ = slicker, raincoat.

Ex: An example is a scene of two men, dressed in yellow slickers, in a rowboat rescuing people during a flood.

Ex: Another standby is the poncho, a cape-like raincoat that does a fair job of keeping the rain out.

* impermeable para la lluvia = rainwear.

impermeable²

= impermeable, waterproof, water-repellent.

Ex: The sheets of paper were dipped by handfuls into hot size, a solution of animal gelatine made from vellum or leather shavings boiled in water, to make them relatively impermeable.

Ex: The next step is to minimise the effects of any possible disaster by using waterproof ownership stamps.

Ex: The 1850s also saw the appearance of photolithography, whereby a chemical film spread on the surface of a litho stone or plate was rendered insoluble and water-repellent by exposure to light.

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impermeable¹

adjective

1 ‹tela/material› waterproof, impermeable (tech)

2 ‹persona› impermeable A algo impervious TO sth

es impermeable a la crítica she's impervious to criticism

se mostró impermeable a todas las presiones he proved to be immune to all the pressures

soy impermeable a su literatura his work leaves me cold o does nothing for me (colloq)

impermeable²

masculine

A

1 (Indum) raincoat, mackintosh (BrE), mac (BrE colloq)

2 impermeables mpl (Náut) foul-weather gear, waterproofs (pl)

B (Esp arg) (preservativo) rubber (AmE colloq), johnny (BrE colloq)

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impermeable adjetivo ‹material/tela› waterproof, impermeable (tech)
■ sustantivo masculino (Indum) raincoat
impermeable
I adjetivo
1 (tejido) waterproof
2 (individuo) impervious: es impermeable a los consejos, he doesn't listen to good advice
II sustantivo masculino raincoat, mac
'impermeable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hule
- piloto
English:
impervious
- mac
- macintosh
- mackintosh
- proof
- raincoat
- rainproof
- repellent
- showerproof
- waterproof
- ground
- impermeable
- rain
- weather

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impermeable

♦ adj

1. [al líquido] waterproof;

es impermeable al agua it's waterproof

2. [insensible] impervious;

es impermeable a las críticas he's impervious to criticism;

permaneció impermeable a las presiones políticas she remained impervious to political pressure

♦ nm

1. [prenda] raincoat, Br mac

2. Esp Fam Hum [preservativo] rubber

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impermeable

I adj waterproof

II m raincoat

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impermeable adj

1) : impervious

2) : impermeable, waterproof

impermeable nm

: raincoat

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impermeable¹ adj waterproof

impermeable² n raincoat / mac