water-repellent

(wô'tər-rĭ-pĕl'ənt, wŏt'ər-)
adj.
Resistant to penetration by water but not entirely waterproof.

1. Said of a surface that is resistant to, but not impervious to, water penetration.
2. A material used to treat a surface to increase its resistance to the penetration of water.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: hindering the penetration of water
  Synonym: water-resistant

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - vandafvisende middel

Nederlands (Dutch)
waterafstotend

Français (French)
adj. - imperméable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - wasserabstoßend, wasserabweisend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (υφασμ.) αδιάβροχος

Italiano (Italian)
idrorepellente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - à prova d'água

Русский (Russian)
водоотталкивающий (о ткани)

Español (Spanish)
adj. - hidrófugo, impermeabilizado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - vattenavvisande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
防水的, 拒水的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 防水的, 拒水的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - (완전 방수는 아니지만) 물을 튀기는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 水をはじく, 撥水加工の
n. - 撥水剤

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) معالج بمادة تخفف من امتصاصه للماء من غير تجعله صامد له‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא חדיר (בקלות) למים, דוחה מים‬

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