waterproof

adj.

1. Impervious to or unaffected by water.
2. Made of or coated or treated with rubber, plastic, or a sealing agent to prevent penetration by water.

n.

1. A material or fabric that is impervious to water.
2. Chiefly British. A raincoat or other such outer garment.

tr.v., -proofed, -proof·ing, -proofs.

To make impervious to water.

In the building trades, descriptive of any material or construction which is impervious to water.

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Dance event, for Olympic-sized swimming pools, created by Daniel Larrieu, with a sound score by J.-J. Palix (including music by Mahler), lighting by F. Michel, costumes by R. Fléa, and video by L. Riolon. Premiered in 1986 by Astrakan Dance Company at the Jean Bouin municipal pool, Angers. The dancers wear black swimsuits and goggles and perform on, under, and out of the water while video screens project the choreography filmed from underwater cameras. It has been staged at various pools around the world and filmed for British television (Channel 4).

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: any fabric impervious to water

Meaning #2: a water-resistant coat
  Synonym: raincoat

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The verb waterproof has one meaning:

Meaning #1: make watertight

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The adjective waterproof has one meaning:

Meaning #1: not permitting the passage of water
  Synonyms: rainproof, waterproofed

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - vandfast, imprægneret
n. - regnfrakke, imprægneret frakke
v. tr. - imprægnere, gøre vandtæt

Nederlands (Dutch)
waterdicht, waterproef

Français (French)
adj. - imperméable, résistant à l'eau
n. - imperméable
v. tr. - imperméabiliser

Deutsch (German)
adj. - wasserdicht
n. - wasserdichtes Kleidungsstück
v. - wasserdicht machen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αδιάβροχος, στεγανός, υδατοστεγής
n. - αδιάβροχο
v. - αδιαβροχοποιώ

Italiano (Italian)
impermeabile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - à prova d'água
n. - impermeável (m)
v. - impermeabilizar

Русский (Russian)
водонепроницаемый, непромокаемый плащ, водонепроницаемая ткань, делать водонепроницаемым

Español (Spanish)
adj. - impermeable
n. - material impermeable, hidrófugo, ropa impermeable
v. tr. - impermeabilizar

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - vattentät, impregnerad
n. - regnrock
v. - impregnera, göra vattentät

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
防水的, 不透水的, 防水材料, 使防水

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 防水的, 不透水的
n. - 防水材料
v. tr. - 使防水

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 방수의, 물이 새지 않는
n. - 방수복, 레인코트, 방수포
v. tr. - (천 따위를) 방수 처리하다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 水の通らない
n. - 防水布, 防水服, レインコート
v. - 防水する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) صامد للما (الاسم) ملابس صامدة للما مثل المعطف (فعل) يجعل صامدا للما‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮אטים-מים‬
n. - ‮מעיל-גשם, בד אטים-מים‬
v. tr. - ‮עשה לאטים-מים‬

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