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1 imprendibile
imprendibile agg.1 (inafferrabile) elusive, uncatchable: un ladro imprendibile, an elusive thief2 (invincibile) invincible; (inespugnabile) impregnable: una fortezza imprendibile, an impregnable fortress.* * *[impren'dibile]2) [ fortezza] impregnable* * *imprendibile/impren'dibile/2 [ fortezza] impregnable. -
2 inespugnabile
inespugnabile agg.1 inexpugnable, impregnable: una fortezza inespugnabile, an impregnable fortress2 (invincibile) invincible: volontà inespugnabile, indomitable will3 (incorruttibile) incorruptible: donna inespugnabile, woman of unassailable virtue.* * *[inespuɲ'ɲabile]* * *inespugnabile/inespuŋ'ŋabile/[ fortezza] impregnable. -
3 inattaccabile
unassailable* * *inattaccabile agg.1 (non intaccabile) proof (pred.); unassailable (anche fig.): inattaccabile dagli acidi, acid proof; la fortezza era inattaccabile, the fortress was impregnable; ha stabilito un record per ora inattaccabile, he has set a record that for now is unbeatable; la sua reputazione è inattaccabile, his reputation is unassailable2 (irreprensibile) irreproachable: comportamento inattaccabile, irreproachable behaviour.* * *[inattak'kabile]1) [fortezza, posizione] unassailable, impregnable2) fig. [persona, reputazione, argomentazione] irreproachable, unassailable; [ potere] unchallengeable3)inattaccabile dagli acidi, dagli agenti atmosferici — acid-proof, weather-proof
* * *inattaccabile/inattak'kabile/1 [fortezza, posizione] unassailable, impregnable2 fig. [persona, reputazione, argomentazione] irreproachable, unassailable; [ potere] unchallengeable3 inattaccabile dagli acidi, dagli agenti atmosferici acid-proof, weather-proof. -
4 inattaccabile agg
[inattak'kabile] -
5 inespugnabile agg
[inespuɲ'ɲabile](fortezza, torre) impregnable -
6 inattaccabile
agg [inattak'kabile] -
7 inespugnabile
agg [inespuɲ'ɲabile](fortezza, torre) impregnable
См. также в других словарях:
Impregnable — Im*preg na*ble, a. [F. imprenable; pref. im not + prenable pregnable, fr. prendre to take, L. prehendere. See {Comprehend}, {Get} to obtain.] Not to be stormed, or taken by assault; incapable of being subdued; able to resist attack;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
impregnable — impregnable1 [im preg′nə bəl] adj. [ME imprenable < OFr: see IN 2 & PREGNABLE] 1. not capable of being captured or entered by force 2. unshakable; unyielding; firm [an impregnable belief] impregnability n. impregnably adv. imp … English World dictionary
Impregnable — Im*preg na*ble, a. [See Impregnate.] (Biol.) Capable of being impregnated, as the egg of an animal, or the ovule of a plant. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
impregnable — index defensible, immune, inappealable, incontestable, indomitable, inexpugnable, insuperable, insurmountable … Law dictionary
imprégnable — [ɛ̃pʀeɲabl] adj. ÉTYM. 1803; de imprégner. ❖ ♦ Rare. Qui peut être imprégné (II.) … Encyclopédie Universelle
impregnable — (adj.) early 15c., imprenable impossible to capture, from M.Fr. imprenable invulnerable, from assimilated form of in not, opposite of (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + O.Fr. prenable assailable, vulnerable, from stem of prendre to take, grasp, from L.… … Etymology dictionary
impregnable — inexpugnable, unassailable, invulnerable, *invincible, unconquerable, indomitable Analogous words: secure, *safe: protected, shielded, guarded, safeguarded, defended (see DEFEND) Contrasted words: exposed, open, *liable, susceptible, subject … New Dictionary of Synonyms
impregnable — [adj] unyielding firm, fortified, impenetrable, indestructible, invincible, invulnerable, secure, solid, strong, unassailable; concepts 489,540,551 … New thesaurus
impregnable — adj. Dicho de un cuerpo: Capaz de ser impregnado … Diccionario de la lengua española
impregnable — ► ADJECTIVE 1) unable to be captured or broken into. 2) unable to be overcome. DERIVATIVES impregnability noun impregnably adverb. ORIGIN Old French imprenable, from in not + prendre take … English terms dictionary
impregnable — [[t]ɪmpre̱gnəb(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ If you describe a building or other place as impregnable, you mean that it cannot be broken into or captured. The old Dutch fort with its thick high walls looks virtually impregnable... In those impregnable… … English dictionary