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1 impassable
(not able to be passed through or travelled along: The road is impassable because of flooding.) intransitabletr[ɪm'pɑːsəbəl]1 (road etc) intransitable, impracticable; (barrier) infranqueableimpassable [ɪm'pæsəbəl] adj: infranqueable, intransitable♦ impassably [-bli] advadj.• impracticable adj.• infranqueable adj.• intransitable adj.n.• impracticable s.m.• intransitable s.m.ɪm'pæsəbəl, ɪm'pɑːsəbəl[ɪm'pɑːsǝbl]ADJ [road] intransitable; [barrier, river] infranqueable* * *[ɪm'pæsəbəl, ɪm'pɑːsəbəl] -
2 impassable
adj.1 infranqueable (river, barrier); intransitable (camino)2 incruzable, intransitable, impasable, infranqueable. -
3 infranqueable
infranqueable adjetivo
1 impassable
2 fig (una dificultad) insurmountable: tuvimos que cambiar de planes ante los infranqueables obstáculos con que nos encontramos, we had to change our plans due to the insurmountable problems that arose ' infranqueable' also found in these entries: English: impassable - inviolable -
4 intransitable
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5 impenetrable
im'penitrəbl1) (that cannot be penetrated, entered or passed through: impenetrable jungle.) impenetrable2) (impossible to understand: an impenetrable mystery.) impenetrable
impenetrable adjetivo ‹ fortaleza› impregnable ‹misterio/secreto› unfathomable
impenetrable adjetivo
1 impenetrable
2 (indescifrable) impenetrable, incomprehensible
3 (persona) inscrutable ' impenetrable' also found in these entries: Spanish: hermética - hermético English: impenetrable - impregnabletr[ɪm'penɪtrəbəl]1 (gen) impenetrable2 (mystery, problem, etc) insondable, inescrutable, impenetrableimpenetrable [ɪm'pɛnətrəbəl] adj1) : impenetrablean impenetrable forest: una selva impenetrable2) inscrutable: incomprensible, inescrutable, impenetrable♦ impenetrably [-bli] advadj.• hermético, -a adj.• impenetrable adj.ɪm'penətrəbəla) <jungle/darkness> impenetrableb) < subject> impenetrable, abstruso (frml)[ɪm'penɪtrǝbl]ADJ1) (=impassable) [jungle, barrier, fortress] impenetrable2) (=difficult to understand) [writing, idea, accent] incomprensible; [mystery] insondable, inescrutable; [expression] inescrutable* * *[ɪm'penətrəbəl]a) <jungle/darkness> impenetrableb) < subject> impenetrable, abstruso (frml) -
6 impracticable
im'præktikəbl(not able to be put into practice, used, done etc: a completely impracticable idea.) impracticable
impracticable adjetivo
1 (una medida, un proyecto) impracticable, unworkable: tu idea es brillante, pero impracticable, your idea is brilliant but impracticable
2 (una carretera) impassable ' impracticable' also found in these entries: English: impracticable - unworkabletr[ɪm'præktɪkəbəl]1 irrealizable, inviable, no factibleimpracticable [ɪm'præktɪkəbəl] adj: impracticableadj.• impracticable adj.• intratable adj.ɪm'præktɪkəbəladjective impracticable, imposible de llevar a cabo[ɪm'præktɪkǝbl]ADJ (=unrealizable) impracticable, no factible* * *[ɪm'præktɪkəbəl]adjective impracticable, imposible de llevar a cabo -
7 carretera
carretera sustantivo femenino road; carretera nacional ≈ highway ( in US), ≈ A-road ( in UK)
carretera sustantivo femenino road
carretera comarcal/nacional, GB B/A road ' carretera' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - arcén - arteria - bache - bifurcación - caída - caído - caravana - cerrarse - cortada - cortado - ctra. - cuota - curva - desembocar - desviación - dominguera - dominguero - esquivar - estrechamiento - firme - ir - impracticable - mitad - mojón - moribunda - moribundo - obra - pavimento - recta - ronda - rótulo - señalizar - serpentear - suelo - tomar - tortuosa - tortuosidad - tortuoso - transitada - transitado - trazado - abrir - ampliación - ampliar - ancho - aparcamiento - asistencia - atravesado - auxilio English: access road - accident - B road - bend - blowout - branch - bump - bumpy - by-road - bypass - clear - climb - corner - course - curve - dip - directly - dirt road - ditch - diversion - divide - embankment - extend - fork - from - go - grip - high road - highway - hole - impassable - join - lead - lead off from - lighten - line - loop - main - maintain - minor - motel - narrow - other - pothole - pull off - ramp - road - roadblock - roadside - route -
8 insalvable
insalvable adjetivo insurmountable, insuperable
insalvable sustantivo masculino insurmountable
un obstáculo insalvable, an insurmountable obstacle ' insalvable' also found in these entries: Spanish: insuperable English: impassable - unsurmountable - insurmountable -
9 obstáculo
obstáculo sustantivo masculino obstacle
obstáculo sustantivo masculino
1 (dificultad) handicap: no hay ningún obstáculo para que estudies Derecho, there's nothing stopping you from studying Law
2 (en un camino, etc) obstacle
una carrera de obstáculos, an obstacle race ' obstáculo' also found in these entries: Spanish: escollo - esquivar - estorbo - franquear - insalvable - remover - salvar - sortear - vencer - allanar - apartar - brincar - chocar - eliminar - encontrar - saltar - subsanar English: bar - barrier - block - chief - clash - clear - get across - get over - get past - hazard - hurdle - impassable - impediment - jump - negotiate - obstacle - obstruction - pitfall -
10 puente
puente sustantivo masculino 1 (Ing) bridge;◊ puente colgante/giratorio suspension/swing bridge;puente levadizo ( en castillo) drawbridge; ( en carretera) lifting bridge; (Mil) airlift 2 (Mús, Odont) bridge; ( de anteojos) bridge 3 (Elec) bridge (circuit) 4 ( vacación) ≈ long weekend ( linked to a public holiday by an extra day's holiday in between) 5 (Náut) tb
puente sustantivo masculino
1 bridge
puente levadizo, lifting bridge (de un castillo) drawbridge
2 Av puente aéreo, shuttle service
3 (en un barco) puente de mando, bridge
4 (entre dos fiestas) long weekend Locuciones: tender un puente, to build bridges ' puente' also found in these entries: Spanish: arcada - colgante - crecida - crecido - hacer - ojo - pasarela - por - tender - tendida - tendido - ceder - cruzar - después - licitación - pilar - pilón - seguir - trazar - volar English: airlift - architecture - bridge - drawbridge - footbridge - get across - go over - impassable - link - metre - outcast - railway bridge - shuttle - span - suspension bridge - unsafe - walk across - air - draw - jump - over - suspension - swing - toll - walk - world
См. также в других словарях:
impassable — impassable, impenetrable, impervious, impermeable are comparable when they mean not allowing passage through. Impassable applies chiefly to stretches of land or water which cannot be passed over or crossed because of some insuperable difficulty… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
impassable — ⇒IMPASSABLE, adj. A. Vx ou littér. Que l on ne peut traverser. Synon. infranchissable. Les Pyrénées étaient impassables, gardées par les Bourbons d Espagne (CHATEAUBR., Mém., t. 4, 1848, p. 561). Retranche toi, peuple assiégé! Étends tes… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Impassable — Im*pass a*ble, a. [Cf. {Unpassable}.] Incapable of being passed; not admitting a passage; as, an impassable road, mountain, or gulf. Milton. {Im*pass a*ble*ness}, n. {Im*pass a*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
impassable — impassable, impassible Impassable means ‘that cannot be traversed’ and refers to roads, stretches of countryside, etc. Impassible means ‘incapable of feeling emotion’ or ‘incapable of suffering injury’, and is pronounced with the second syllable… … Modern English usage
impassable — [im pas′ə bəl] adj. that cannot be passed, crossed, or traveled over [an impassable highway] impassability n. impassably adv … English World dictionary
impassable — index difficult, impervious, impossible, impracticable, insurmountable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
impassable — (adj.) that cannot be passed, 1560s, from IM (Cf. im ) + PASSABLE (Cf. passable) … Etymology dictionary
impassable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ impossible to travel along or over. DERIVATIVES impassability noun … English terms dictionary
impassable — impassability, impassableness, n. impassably, adv. /im pas euh beuhl, pah seuh /, adj. 1. not passable; not allowing passage over, through, along, etc.: Heavy snow made the roads impassable. 2. unable to be surmounted: an impassable obstacle to… … Universalium
impassable — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ remain ▪ make sth ▪ The mud made the roads impassable. ADVERB … Collocations dictionary
impassable — im|pass|a|ble [ımˈpa:səbəl US ımˈpæ ] adj a road, path, or area that is impassable is impossible to travel along or through ▪ The mountains are impassable … Dictionary of contemporary English