"bulletproof" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /bʊl.ɪtpɹuːf/ Audio: en-au-bulletproof.ogg [Australia] Forms: more bulletproof [comparative], most bulletproof [superlative]
Etymology: bullet + -proof Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bullet|proof}} bullet + -proof Head templates: {{en-adj}} bulletproof (comparative more bulletproof, superlative most bulletproof)
  1. (of a material) Capable of withstanding a direct shot by a bullet fired from a gun. Translations (capable of withstanding a bullet): koeëlvas (Afrikaans), куленепрабіва́льны (kuljenjeprabiválʹny) (Belarusian), antibales (Catalan), a prova de bales (Catalan), 防彈 (Chinese Mandarin), 防弹 (fángdàn) (Chinese Mandarin), neprůstřelný (Czech), skudsikker (Danish), kogelvrij (Dutch), luodinkestävä (Finnish), pare-balle (French), blindé (French), antibalas (Galician), ტყვიაგაუმტარი (ṭq̇viagaumṭari) (Georgian), kugelsicher (German), schusssicher (German), schussfest (German), αλεξίσφαιρος (alexísfairos) (Greek), golyóálló (Hungarian), kuglespruva (Ido), antiproiettile (Italian), 防弾 (bōdan) (alt: ぼうだん) (Japanese), оқ дарытпайтын (oq darytpaityn) (Kazakh), оқ өтпейтін (oq ötpeitın) (Kazakh), 방탄의 (bangtanui) (Korean), kalis peluru (Malay), skuddsikker (Norwegian Bokmål), kuloodporny (Polish), à prova de balas (Portuguese), antibalas (Portuguese), antiglonț (Romanian), пуленепробива́емый (puleneprobivájemyj) (Russian), nepriestrelný (Slovak), neprebojen (Slovene), antibalas (Spanish), a prueba de balas (Spanish), skottsäker (Swedish), กันกระสุน (gan-grà-sǔn) (Thai), kurşun geçirmez (Turkish), куленепробивни́й (kuleneprobyvnýj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-bulletproof-en-adj-utsmNAwr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 26 6 26 Disambiguation of 'capable of withstanding a bullet': 99 1
  2. (idiomatic) Reliable, infallible, sturdy or error-tolerant. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms (infallible): foolproof Translations (reliable, infallible): infal·lible [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), pomminvarma (Finnish), à toute épreuve (French), inattaquable [feminine, masculine] (French), infaillible [feminine, masculine] (French), უტყუარი (uṭq̇uari) (Georgian), სარწმუნო (sarc̣muno) (Georgian), wasserdicht (German), infalible (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-bulletproof-en-adj-kWJBZUoe Disambiguation of 'infallible': 1 99 Disambiguation of 'reliable, infallible': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bullet-proof Derived forms: bulletproof coffee, bulletproof hosting, bulletproof host, bulletproof vest

Verb

IPA: /bʊl.ɪtpɹuːf/ Audio: en-au-bulletproof.ogg [Australia] Forms: bulletproofs [present, singular, third-person], bulletproofing [participle, present], bulletproofed [participle, past], bulletproofed [past]
Etymology: bullet + -proof Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bullet|proof}} bullet + -proof Head templates: {{en-verb}} bulletproof (third-person singular simple present bulletproofs, present participle bulletproofing, simple past and past participle bulletproofed)
  1. To make proof against bullets.
    Sense id: en-bulletproof-en-verb-f29mL9kC Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -proof Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -proof: 20 21 33 25
  2. (slang) to make resistant to failure. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-bulletproof-en-verb-ZM1WnvOY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bullet-proof

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "audio": "en-au-bulletproof.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/1b/En-au-bulletproof.ogg/En-au-bulletproof.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/En-au-bulletproof.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "infallible",
      "word": "foolproof"
    },
    {
      "word": "bullet-proof"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "capable of withstanding a bullet",
      "word": "koeëlvas"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "kuljenjeprabiválʹny",
      "sense": "capable of withstanding a bullet",
      "word": "куленепрабіва́льны"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "capable of withstanding a bullet",
      "word": "antibales"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "capable of withstanding a bullet",
      "word": "a prova de bales"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "capable of withstanding a bullet",
      "word": "防彈"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fángdàn",
      "sense": "capable of withstanding a bullet",
      "word": "防弹"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "capable of withstanding a bullet",
      "word": "neprůstřelný"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "capable of withstanding a bullet",
      "word": "skudsikker"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "capable of withstanding a bullet",
      "word": "kogelvrij"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "capable of withstanding a bullet",
      "word": "luodinkestävä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "capable of withstanding a bullet",
      "word": "pare-balle"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "capable of withstanding a bullet",
      "word": "blindé"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "capable of withstanding a bullet",
      "word": "antibalas"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ṭq̇viagaumṭari",
      "sense": "capable of withstanding a bullet",
      "word": "ტყვიაგაუმტარი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "capable of withstanding a bullet",
      "word": "kugelsicher"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "capable of withstanding a bullet",
      "word": "schusssicher"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "capable of withstanding a bullet",
      "word": "schussfest"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "alexísfairos",
      "sense": "capable of withstanding a bullet",
      "word": "αλεξίσφαιρος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "capable of withstanding a bullet",
      "word": "golyóálló"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "capable of withstanding a bullet",
      "word": "kuglespruva"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "capable of withstanding a bullet",
      "word": "antiproiettile"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ぼうだん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "bōdan",
      "sense": "capable of withstanding a bullet",
      "word": "防弾"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "oq darytpaityn",
      "sense": "capable of withstanding a bullet",
      "word": "оқ дарытпайтын"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "oq ötpeitın",
      "sense": "capable of withstanding a bullet",
      "word": "оқ өтпейтін"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "bangtanui",
      "sense": "capable of withstanding a bullet",
      "word": "방탄의"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "capable of withstanding a bullet",
      "word": "kalis peluru"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "capable of withstanding a bullet",
      "word": "skuddsikker"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "capable of withstanding a bullet",
      "word": "kuloodporny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "capable of withstanding a bullet",
      "word": "à prova de balas"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "capable of withstanding a bullet",
      "word": "antibalas"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "capable of withstanding a bullet",
      "word": "antiglonț"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "puleneprobivájemyj",
      "sense": "capable of withstanding a bullet",
      "word": "пуленепробива́емый"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "capable of withstanding a bullet",
      "word": "nepriestrelný"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "capable of withstanding a bullet",
      "word": "neprebojen"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "capable of withstanding a bullet",
      "word": "antibalas"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "capable of withstanding a bullet",
      "word": "a prueba de balas"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "capable of withstanding a bullet",
      "word": "skottsäker"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "gan-grà-sǔn",
      "sense": "capable of withstanding a bullet",
      "word": "กันกระสุน"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "capable of withstanding a bullet",
      "word": "kurşun geçirmez"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "kuleneprobyvnýj",
      "sense": "capable of withstanding a bullet",
      "word": "куленепробивни́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "reliable, infallible",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "infal·lible"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "reliable, infallible",
      "word": "pomminvarma"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "reliable, infallible",
      "word": "à toute épreuve"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "reliable, infallible",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "inattaquable"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "reliable, infallible",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "infaillible"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "uṭq̇uari",
      "sense": "reliable, infallible",
      "word": "უტყუარი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "sarc̣muno",
      "sense": "reliable, infallible",
      "word": "სარწმუნო"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "reliable, infallible",
      "word": "wasserdicht"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "reliable, infallible",
      "word": "infalible"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bulletproof"
}

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  "categories": [
    "English 3-syllable words",
    "English adjectives",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms suffixed with -proof",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "bullet",
        "3": "proof"
      },
      "expansion": "bullet + -proof",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "bullet + -proof",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bulletproofs",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bulletproofing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bulletproofed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bulletproofed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "bulletproof (third-person singular simple present bulletproofs, present participle bulletproofing, simple past and past participle bulletproofed)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "bul‧let‧proof"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To make proof against bullets."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English slang"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We have to bulletproof this program before we let the users at it; check every input, catch every possible flaw...it must not fail in use."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to make resistant to failure."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) to make resistant to failure."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bʊl.ɪtpɹuːf/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-au-bulletproof.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/1b/En-au-bulletproof.ogg/En-au-bulletproof.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/En-au-bulletproof.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "bullet-proof"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bulletproof"
}

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