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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin impermeābilis. By surface analysis, im- +‎ permeável or impermear +‎ -ável. Akin to Galician impermeábel, Galician, Spanish, Catalan, and English impermeable.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -avɛl
  • Hyphenation: im‧per‧me‧á‧vel

Adjective

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impermeável m or f (plural impermeáveis)

  1. waterproof; watertight (which doesn’t let water in)
    Antonym: permeável

Derived terms

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Noun

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impermeável m (plural impermeáveis)

  1. raincoat
    Synonym: (Brazil) capa de chuva

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