"soundproof" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more soundproof [comparative], most soundproof [superlative]
Etymology: sound + -proof Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sound|proof}} sound + -proof Head templates: {{en-adj}} soundproof (comparative more soundproof, superlative most soundproof)
  1. Not allowing sound through. Derived forms: soundproofing Translations (describing something that does not allow sound through): звукоизолиращ (zvukoizolirašt) (Bulgarian), insonoritzat (Catalan), 隔音 (géyīn) (Chinese Mandarin), geluiddicht (Dutch), äänieristetty (Finnish), äänitiivis (Finnish), insonorisé (French), insonorizado (Galician), schalldicht (German), hangszigetelt (Hungarian), zajmentes (Hungarian), zörejmentes (Hungarian), fuaimdhíonach (Irish), 防音 (bōon) (alt: ぼうおん) (Japanese), dźwiękoszczelny (Polish), insonorizado (Portuguese), izolat fonic (Romanian), звуконепроница́емый (zvukonepronicájemyj) (Russian), insonorizado (Spanish), ljudisolerad (Swedish), cách âm (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-soundproof-en-adj-akEHZ6xV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -proof Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -proof: 67 33

Verb

Forms: soundproofs [present, singular, third-person], soundproofing [participle, present], soundproofed [participle, past], soundproofed [past]
Etymology: sound + -proof Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sound|proof}} sound + -proof Head templates: {{en-verb}} soundproof (third-person singular simple present soundproofs, present participle soundproofing, simple past and past participle soundproofed)
  1. To make resistant to transmitting sound. Translations (make resistant to sound): insonoritzar (Catalan), 給...隔音 (Chinese Mandarin), 给...隔音 (gěi... géyīn) (Chinese Mandarin), äänieristää (Finnish), insonoriser (French), insonorizar (Galician), schallisolieren (German), schalldicht machen (German), hangszigetel (Hungarian), zajmentesít (Hungarian), insonorizzare (Italian), wyciszać [imperfective] (Polish), wyciszyć [perfective] (Polish), wygłuszać [imperfective] (Polish), wygłuszyć [perfective] (Polish), insonorizar (Portuguese), izola fonic (Romanian), insonorizar (Spanish), ljudisolera (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-soundproof-en-verb-gxXIJgSp

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "describing something that does not allow sound through",
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      "sense": "describing something that does not allow sound through",
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      "sense": "describing something that does not allow sound through",
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      "sense": "describing something that does not allow sound through",
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      "sense": "describing something that does not allow sound through",
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      "sense": "describing something that does not allow sound through",
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      "sense": "describing something that does not allow sound through",
      "word": "ljudisolerad"
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      "sense": "describing something that does not allow sound through",
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      "sense": "make resistant to sound",
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      "sense": "make resistant to sound",
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "make resistant to sound",
      "word": "schallisolieren"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "make resistant to sound",
      "word": "schalldicht machen"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "make resistant to sound",
      "word": "hangszigetel"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "make resistant to sound",
      "word": "zajmentesít"
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      "sense": "make resistant to sound",
      "word": "insonorizzare"
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      "sense": "make resistant to sound",
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      "sense": "make resistant to sound",
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    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "make resistant to sound",
      "word": "insonorizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "make resistant to sound",
      "word": "ljudisolera"
    }
  ],
  "word": "soundproof"
}

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