Watertight — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not allowing water to pass in or out

without flaws or loopholes

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɔːɾɚtˌaɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɔːtətˌaɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɔːtətˌaɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /wˈɔːɾɚtˌaɪt/.

Examples

an ironclad contract
a watertight alibi
a bulletproof argument

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unshakable bulletproof unassailable

Parts of Speech

adjective	not allowing water to pass in or out
adjective	without flaws or loopholes “an ironclad contract”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wasserdicht

kein Wasser ein- oder ausströmen lässt

🇫🇷French

étanche

ne pas laisser l'eau entrer ou sortir

🇪🇸Spanish

estanco

no permitir que el agua entre o salga

🇮🇹Italian

a tenuta stagna

impedendo all'acqua di entrare o uscire

🇳🇱Dutch

waterdicht

zodat er geen water in of uit kan stromen

🇵🇹Portuguese

estanque

não permitindo que a água entre ou saia

🇷🇺Russian

водонепроницаемый

не позволяя воде проходить внутрь или наружу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निर्विवाद

पानी को अंदर या बाहर जाने न देना

🇧🇩Bengali

জলরোধী

পানি প্রবেশ বা বাইরে যেতে দেয় না

🇮🇳Tamil

நீர் புகாத

தண்ணீரை உள்ளே அல்லது வெளியே செல்ல அனுமதிக்கவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

నీరు చొరబడని

నీటిని లోపలికి లేదా బయటకు వెళ్లనివ్వదు

🇮🇳Marathi

जलरोधक

पाणी आत किंवा बाहेर जाऊ देत नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

પાણીચુસ્ત

પાણીને અંદર કે બહાર જવા દેતા નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೀರಿಲ್ಲದ

ನೀರನ್ನು ಒಳಗೆ ಅಥವಾ ಹೊರಗೆ ಹೋಗಲು ಅನುಮತಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വെള്ളം കയറാത്ത

വെള്ളം അകത്തേക്കോ പുറത്തേക്കോ കടക്കാൻ അനുവദിക്കുന്നില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਾਟਰਟਾਈਟ

ਪਾਣੀ ਨੂੰ ਅੰਦਰ ਜਾਂ ਬਾਹਰ ਜਾਣ ਦੀ ਆਗਿਆ ਨਾ ਦੇਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

واٹر ٹائٹ

پانی کو اندر یا باہر جانے کی اجازت نہ دینا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

防水

不允许水进出

🇯🇵Japanese

防水

水の出入りを許さない

🇰🇷Korean

완벽한

물이 들어오고 나가는 것을 허용하지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kín nước

không cho nước đi vào hoặc ra

🇹🇭Thai

กันน้ำ

ไม่ให้น้ำเข้าหรือออก

🇮🇩Indonesian

kedap air

tidak membiarkan air masuk atau keluar

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi tinatablan ng tubig

hindi pinapayagan ang tubig na pumasok o lumabas

🇲🇾Malay

kedap air

tidak membenarkan air masuk atau keluar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مقاوم للماء

عدم السماح للماء بالمرور أو الخروج

🇮🇷Persian

ضد آب

اجازه ندادن آب به داخل یا خارج شود

🇹🇷Turkish

su geçirmez

suyun içeri veya dışarı geçmesine izin vermemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

אטום למים

לא מאפשר למים לעבור פנימה או החוצה

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