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im·per·vi·ous
(ĭm-pûr′vē-əs)adj.
1. Incapable of being penetrated: a material impervious to water.
2. Incapable of being affected: impervious to fear.
[From Latin impervius : in-, not; see in-1 + pervius, pervious; see pervious.]
im·per′vi·ous·ly adv.
im·per′vi·ous·ness n.
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impervious
(ɪmˈpɜːvɪəs) (ɪmˈpɜːvɪəbəl) orimperviable
adj
1. not able to be penetrated, as by water, light, etc; impermeable
2. (foll by: to) not able to be influenced (by) or not receptive (to): impervious to argument.
imˈperviously adv
imˈperviousness n
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im•per•vi•ous
(ɪmˈpɜr vi əs)adj.
1. not permitting penetration or passage: The pelt is impervious to rain.
2. incapable of being injured or impaired: impervious to wear and tear.
3. incapable of being influenced or affected: impervious to reason.
im•per′vi•ous•ly, adv.
im•per′vi•ous•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | impervious - not admitting of passage or capable of being affected; "a material impervious to water"; "someone impervious to argument" impermeable - preventing especially liquids to pass or diffuse through; "impermeable stone"; "an impermeable layer of scum"; "a coat impermeable to rain" pervious - admitting of passage or entrance; "pervious soil"; "a metal pervious to heat" |
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impervious
adjective (with to)
1. unaffected by, immune to, unmoved by, closed to, untouched by, proof against, invulnerable to, unreceptive to, unswayable by They are impervious to all suggestion of change.
2. resistant to, sealed to, impenetrable by, invulnerable to, impassable to, hermetic to, impermeable by, imperviable by The floorcovering will need to be impervious to water.
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impervious
adjectiveHaving the capacity to withstand:
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Translations
impervious
[ɪmˈpɜːvɪəs] ADJ1. (lit) (to water) → impermeable (to a)
2. (fig) (to remarks, threats) → inmune, insensible (to a) he is impervious to criticism → es inmune or insensible a las críticas, no le afectan las críticas
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
impervious
[ɪmˈpɜːrviəs] adj [person] to be impervious to sth [+ criticism, pressure, charm] → être insensible à qch
[substance] (to water) → imperméable
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
impervious
adj
substance, rock → undurchlässig; impervious to rain/water → regen-/wasserundurchlässig; coat, material → regen-/wasserdicht
(fig) → unzugänglich (to für); (to criticism) → unberührt (to von); he is impervious to logic → ihm ist mit Logik nicht beizukommen; she is impervious to pressure → sie lässt sich nicht unter Druck setzen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
impervious
[ɪmˈpɜːvɪəs] adj impervious (to) → impermeabile (a) (fig) → indifferente (a), imperturbato/a (di fronte a)Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995