Polyglot Dictionary

impermeável

/ĩpeɾˈmjavew/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
impermeáveis

Meaning

  1. raincoat

    • Levei o impermeável.

      I took the raincoat.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

capa-de-chuva

capa-de-chuva is more literal and descriptive, a rain cape; impermeável is more general, a waterproof garment, and can also just mean "waterproof" as an adjective — both mean "raincoat."

Similar in other languages

German

Regenmantel

Regenmantel is the German word for the same thing — both mean "raincoat."

Spanish

chubasquero

chubasquero is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "raincoat."

Spanish

gabardina

gabardina is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "raincoat."

Practice

1 What does impermeável mean?

2 Fill the gap: Levei o ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches impermeável?

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