"impervious" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ɪmˈpɜːvi.əs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɪmˈpɝ.vi.əs/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-impervious.ogg [US] Forms: more impervious [comparative], most impervious [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)viəs Etymology: From Latin impervius (“that cannot be passed through”), from in- (“not”) + pervius (“letting things through”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|impervius||that cannot be passed through}} Latin impervius (“that cannot be passed through”), {{m|la|in-||not}} in- (“not”), {{m|la|pervius||letting things through}} pervius (“letting things through”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} impervious (comparative more impervious, superlative most impervious)
  1. Unaffected or unable to be affected by something. Translations (unaffected or unable to be affected by something): неуязвим (neujazvim) (Bulgarian), immune (Catalan), 无动于衷 (wúdòngyúzhōng) (Chinese Mandarin), 不受影响的 (Chinese Mandarin), onvatbaar (Dutch), ongevoelig (Dutch), immunisé (French), insensible (French), gleichgültig (German), unempfindlich (German), megingathatatlan (Hungarian), impérvio (Portuguese), indiferent (Romanian), insensibil (Romanian), непроница́емый (nepronicájemyj) (Russian), невосприи́мчивый (nevospriímčivyj) (Russian), неуязви́мый (neujazvímyj) (Russian), inmune (Spanish), etkilenmez (Turkish), несприйня́тливий (nespryjnjátlyvyj) (Ukrainian), невразли́вий (nevrazlývyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-impervious-en-adj-wHaMDV9A Disambiguation of 'unaffected or unable to be affected by something': 98 1 1
  2. Preventive of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable, particularly of water. Translations (preventative of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable): непроницаем (nepronicaem) (Bulgarian), impenetrable (Catalan), impermeable (Catalan), ondoordringbaar (Dutch), ondoorlaatbaar (Dutch), impénétrable (French), imperméable (French), undurchlässig (German), áthatolhatatlan (Hungarian), impermeabile (Italian), 鉄壁の (teppeki no) (Japanese), pītongatonga (Maori), ugjennomtrengelig (Norwegian Bokmål), ugjennomtrengeleg (Norwegian Nynorsk), ugjennomtrengjeleg (Norwegian Nynorsk), impenetrável (Portuguese), impérvio (Portuguese), impenetrabil (Romanian), impermeabil (Romanian), непроница́емый (nepronicájemyj) (Russian), impenetrable (Spanish), impermeable (Spanish), geçirmez (Turkish), su geçirmez (Turkish), непроникни́й (nepronyknýj) (Ukrainian), непрони́кливий (nepronýklyvyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-impervious-en-adj-P1f~G6An Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 67 13 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 20 63 17 Disambiguation of 'preventative of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable': 1 97 2
  3. Immune to damage or effect. Translations (immune to damage or effect): неуязвим (neujazvim) (Bulgarian), immune (Catalan), invulnerable (Catalan), onkwetsbaar (Dutch), ongevoelig (Dutch), intouchable (French), insensible (French), undurchdringlich (German), undurchdringbar (German), ellenálló (Hungarian), impérvio (Portuguese), insensibil (Romanian), невосприи́мчивый (nevospriímčivyj) (Russian), неуязви́мый (neujazvímyj) (Russian), insensible (Spanish), invulnerable (Spanish), dayanıklı (Turkish), несприйня́тливий (nespryjnjátlyvyj) (Ukrainian), невразли́вий (nevrazlývyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-impervious-en-adj-uCzsqGzJ Disambiguation of 'immune to damage or effect': 1 1 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: imperviously, imperviousness

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          "text": "The man was completely impervious to the deception we were trying.",
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          "ref": "2022 September 18, “The $300bn Google-Meta advertising duopoly is under attack”, in The Economist, →ISSN",
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          "sense": "unaffected or unable to be affected by something",
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "unaffected or unable to be affected by something",
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          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
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          "ref": "2023 December 13, Robin Leleux, “Restored... and a richly deserved award: Findlater's Corner”, in RAIL, number 998, page 43",
          "text": "The white faience façade, the glazed Doultonware Carrera marble, was made locally. And being glazed, it was impervious to London's sooty atmosphere, enabling easier cleaning.",
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          "word": "непроницаем"
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          "word": "impenetrable"
        },
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          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
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          "word": "impermeable"
        },
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          "word": "ondoordringbaar"
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          "word": "ondoorlaatbaar"
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          "word": "impénétrable"
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          "word": "imperméable"
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          "word": "áthatolhatatlan"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
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          "word": "impermeabile"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "teppeki no",
          "sense": "preventative of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable",
          "word": "鉄壁の"
        },
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          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "preventative of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable",
          "word": "pītongatonga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "preventative of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable",
          "word": "ugjennomtrengelig"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "preventative of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable",
          "word": "ugjennomtrengeleg"
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        {
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          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "preventative of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable",
          "word": "ugjennomtrengjeleg"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "preventative of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable",
          "word": "impenetrável"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "preventative of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable",
          "word": "impérvio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "preventative of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable",
          "word": "impenetrabil"
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          "sense": "preventative of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable",
          "word": "impermeabil"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nepronicájemyj",
          "sense": "preventative of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable",
          "word": "непроница́емый"
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          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "preventative of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable",
          "word": "impenetrable"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "preventative of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable",
          "word": "impermeable"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "preventative of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable",
          "word": "geçirmez"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "preventative of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable",
          "word": "su geçirmez"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "nepronyknýj",
          "sense": "preventative of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable",
          "word": "непроникни́й"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "nepronýklyvyj",
          "sense": "preventative of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable",
          "word": "непрони́кливий"
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          "word": "неуязвим"
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          "sense": "immune to damage or effect",
          "word": "immune"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 98",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "immune to damage or effect",
          "word": "invulnerable"
        },
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "immune to damage or effect",
          "word": "onkwetsbaar"
        },
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          "_dis1": "1 1 98",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "immune to damage or effect",
          "word": "ongevoelig"
        },
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "immune to damage or effect",
          "word": "intouchable"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "immune to damage or effect",
          "word": "insensible"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "immune to damage or effect",
          "word": "undurchdringlich"
        },
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          "_dis1": "1 1 98",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
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          "word": "undurchdringbar"
        },
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          "_dis1": "1 1 98",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "immune to damage or effect",
          "word": "ellenálló"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 98",
          "code": "pt",
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          "word": "impérvio"
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          "_dis1": "1 1 98",
          "code": "ru",
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          "sense": "immune to damage or effect",
          "word": "невосприи́мчивый"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 98",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "neujazvímyj",
          "sense": "immune to damage or effect",
          "word": "неуязви́мый"
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          "_dis1": "1 1 98",
          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "immune to damage or effect",
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        },
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          "_dis1": "1 1 98",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "immune to damage or effect",
          "word": "invulnerable"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 98",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "immune to damage or effect",
          "word": "dayanıklı"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 98",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "nespryjnjátlyvyj",
          "sense": "immune to damage or effect",
          "word": "несприйня́тливий"
        },
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          "_dis1": "1 1 98",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "nevrazlývyj",
          "sense": "immune to damage or effect",
          "word": "невразли́вий"
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      "word": "pervious"
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    "English 4-syllable words",
    "English adjectives",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English undefined derivations",
    "Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)viəs",
    "Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)viəs/4 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "imperviously"
    },
    {
      "word": "imperviousness"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "impervius",
        "4": "",
        "5": "that cannot be passed through"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin impervius (“that cannot be passed through”)",
      "name": "uder"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "in-",
        "3": "",
        "4": "not"
      },
      "expansion": "in- (“not”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "pervius",
        "3": "",
        "4": "letting things through"
      },
      "expansion": "pervius (“letting things through”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin impervius (“that cannot be passed through”), from in- (“not”) + pervius (“letting things through”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more impervious",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most impervious",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "impervious (comparative more impervious, superlative most impervious)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The man was completely impervious to the deception we were trying.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2022 September 18, “The $300bn Google-Meta advertising duopoly is under attack”, in The Economist, →ISSN",
          "text": "For the past decade there were two more or less universally acknowledged truths about digital advertising. First, the rapidly growing industry was largely impervious to the business cycle.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Unaffected or unable to be affected by something."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Unaffected",
          "unaffected"
        ],
        [
          "affected",
          "affected"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Although patchworked and sagging, the roof proved impervious to the weather.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2023 December 13, Robin Leleux, “Restored... and a richly deserved award: Findlater's Corner”, in RAIL, number 998, page 43",
          "text": "The white faience façade, the glazed Doultonware Carrera marble, was made locally. And being glazed, it was impervious to London's sooty atmosphere, enabling easier cleaning.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Preventive of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable, particularly of water."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Preventive",
          "preventive"
        ],
        [
          "penetration",
          "penetration"
        ],
        [
          "impenetrable",
          "impenetrable"
        ],
        [
          "impermeable",
          "impermeable"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The old car seemed to be impervious to the wear and tear of age.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Immune to damage or effect."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Immune",
          "immune"
        ],
        [
          "damage",
          "damage"
        ],
        [
          "effect",
          "effect"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪmˈpɜːvi.əs/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪmˈpɝ.vi.əs/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)viəs"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-impervious.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d8/En-us-impervious.ogg/En-us-impervious.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/En-us-impervious.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "neujazvim",
      "sense": "unaffected or unable to be affected by something",
      "word": "неуязвим"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "unaffected or unable to be affected by something",
      "word": "immune"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wúdòngyúzhōng",
      "sense": "unaffected or unable to be affected by something",
      "word": "无动于衷"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "unaffected or unable to be affected by something",
      "word": "不受影响的"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "unaffected or unable to be affected by something",
      "word": "onvatbaar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "unaffected or unable to be affected by something",
      "word": "ongevoelig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "unaffected or unable to be affected by something",
      "word": "immunisé"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "unaffected or unable to be affected by something",
      "word": "insensible"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "unaffected or unable to be affected by something",
      "word": "gleichgültig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "unaffected or unable to be affected by something",
      "word": "unempfindlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "unaffected or unable to be affected by something",
      "word": "megingathatatlan"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "unaffected or unable to be affected by something",
      "word": "impérvio"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "unaffected or unable to be affected by something",
      "word": "indiferent"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "unaffected or unable to be affected by something",
      "word": "insensibil"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nepronicájemyj",
      "sense": "unaffected or unable to be affected by something",
      "word": "непроница́емый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nevospriímčivyj",
      "sense": "unaffected or unable to be affected by something",
      "word": "невосприи́мчивый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "neujazvímyj",
      "sense": "unaffected or unable to be affected by something",
      "word": "неуязви́мый"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "unaffected or unable to be affected by something",
      "word": "inmune"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "unaffected or unable to be affected by something",
      "word": "etkilenmez"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nespryjnjátlyvyj",
      "sense": "unaffected or unable to be affected by something",
      "word": "несприйня́тливий"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nevrazlývyj",
      "sense": "unaffected or unable to be affected by something",
      "word": "невразли́вий"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nepronicaem",
      "sense": "preventative of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable",
      "word": "непроницаем"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "preventative of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable",
      "word": "impenetrable"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "preventative of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable",
      "word": "impermeable"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "preventative of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable",
      "word": "ondoordringbaar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "preventative of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable",
      "word": "ondoorlaatbaar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "preventative of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable",
      "word": "impénétrable"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "preventative of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable",
      "word": "imperméable"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "preventative of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable",
      "word": "undurchlässig"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "preventative of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable",
      "word": "áthatolhatatlan"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "preventative of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable",
      "word": "impermeabile"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "teppeki no",
      "sense": "preventative of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable",
      "word": "鉄壁の"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "preventative of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable",
      "word": "pītongatonga"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "preventative of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable",
      "word": "ugjennomtrengelig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "preventative of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable",
      "word": "ugjennomtrengeleg"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "preventative of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable",
      "word": "ugjennomtrengjeleg"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "preventative of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable",
      "word": "impenetrável"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "preventative of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable",
      "word": "impérvio"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "preventative of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable",
      "word": "impenetrabil"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "preventative of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable",
      "word": "impermeabil"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nepronicájemyj",
      "sense": "preventative of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable",
      "word": "непроница́емый"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "preventative of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable",
      "word": "impenetrable"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "preventative of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable",
      "word": "impermeable"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "preventative of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable",
      "word": "geçirmez"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "preventative of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable",
      "word": "su geçirmez"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nepronyknýj",
      "sense": "preventative of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable",
      "word": "непроникни́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nepronýklyvyj",
      "sense": "preventative of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable",
      "word": "непрони́кливий"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "neujazvim",
      "sense": "immune to damage or effect",
      "word": "неуязвим"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "immune to damage or effect",
      "word": "immune"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "immune to damage or effect",
      "word": "invulnerable"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "immune to damage or effect",
      "word": "onkwetsbaar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "immune to damage or effect",
      "word": "ongevoelig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "immune to damage or effect",
      "word": "intouchable"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "immune to damage or effect",
      "word": "insensible"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "immune to damage or effect",
      "word": "undurchdringlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "immune to damage or effect",
      "word": "undurchdringbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "immune to damage or effect",
      "word": "ellenálló"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "immune to damage or effect",
      "word": "impérvio"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "immune to damage or effect",
      "word": "insensibil"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nevospriímčivyj",
      "sense": "immune to damage or effect",
      "word": "невосприи́мчивый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "neujazvímyj",
      "sense": "immune to damage or effect",
      "word": "неуязви́мый"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "immune to damage or effect",
      "word": "insensible"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "immune to damage or effect",
      "word": "invulnerable"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "immune to damage or effect",
      "word": "dayanıklı"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nespryjnjátlyvyj",
      "sense": "immune to damage or effect",
      "word": "несприйня́тливий"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nevrazlývyj",
      "sense": "immune to damage or effect",
      "word": "невразли́вий"
    }
  ],
  "word": "impervious"
}

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