Meaning

4 senses
  1. (broadly)Resistant to the effects of water.

    wasserfest

    водонепроница́емыйvodonepronicájemyj, водосто́йкийvodostójkij, водоупо́рныйvodoupórnyj

    not permitting the passage of water

  2. Made of or covered with material that doesn't allow water in; impervious to water and immune to its effects.

    wasserdicht, wasserfest, wasserundurchlässig

    водонепроница́емыйvodonepronicájemyj, непромока́емыйnepromokájemyj

  3. (figuratively)Incapable of failing; unassailable.

  4. (uncommon)Not dependent on an aquatic environment to live; thus, able to live on dry land, or at least in a semiaquatic environment.

Examples

25 sentences
  1. This watch is waterproof.

    Це водостійкий годинник.

    ruЭто водонепроницаемые часы.

    deDiese Uhr ist wasserdicht.

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  2. My camera is waterproof.

    Мій фотоапарат водонепроникний.

    ruМоя камера водонепроницаемая.

    deMeine Kamera ist wasserfest.

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  3. Is your knapsack waterproof?

    Твій рюкзак водонепроникний?

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  4. Are you sure your jacket's waterproof?

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  5. My watch is waterproof.

    ruУ меня водонепроницаемые часы.

    deMeine Uhr ist wasserdicht.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
resistant to water:
made or covered with material that doesn't let water in:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
resistant to water:
made or covered with material that doesn't let water in:

Origin

From water + -proof. Compare West Frisian wetterproef (“waterproof”), Dutch waterproef (“w

From water + -proof. Compare West Frisian wetterproef (“waterproof”), Dutch waterproef (“waterproof”).

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Forms

more waterproof, most waterproof
Comparativemore waterproof Lesson
Superlativemost waterproof Lesson

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words

See also

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