impenetrable

Describes something that cannot be entered, passed through, or understood.

ruОписывающий то, во что невозможно проникнуть, через что нельзя пройти или что невозможно понять.esDescribe algo que no puede ser penetrado, atravesado o entendido; que es impenetrable físicamente o difícil de comprender.frQui ne peut être pénétré, traversé ou compris.deBeschreibt etwas, das nicht durchdrungen oder durchquert werden kann, sowie etwas, das nicht zu verstehen oder zu begreifen ist.ptQue não pode ser penetrado, atravessado ou ultrapassado; também se diz de algo incompreensível, difícil de entender ou de desvendar.zh形容无法穿透、无法通过的事物；也指难以理解或无法看透的人或事物。arوصف لما لا يمكن النفاذ إليه أو المرور عبره، أو لما يستعصي على الفهم.

1. Impossible to enter or pass through B2 formal

   Not allowing anything to pass through; impossible to get into or through.

   • The fortress had impenetrable walls.
   • The jungle was so dense it was nearly impenetrable.
   • The security system was designed to be impenetrable.

   ruНепроницаемыйesImpenetrablefrimpénétrabledeUndurchdringlichptImpenetrávelzh无法穿透的arغير قابل للاختراق

   Sinónimos: impassableimpermeableimperviousnonporousunpassable

   Antónimos: penetrablepermeableporous

2. Very dense, blocking light B2 formal

   So dense or thick that light cannot pass through.

   • An impenetrable fog covered the city.
   • The forest was dark due to the impenetrable canopy of leaves.
   • The glass was treated to be impenetrable to UV rays.

   ruНепроницаемыйesImpenetrable a la luzfrImperméable à la lumièredeUndurchdringlichptImpenetrável à luzzh密不透光arكَثيفٌ يَحْجُبُ الضَّوْء

   Sinónimos: light-tightlightproofopaque

   Antónimos: clearsee-throughtranslucenttransparent

3. Impossible to understand C1 formal

   Not able to be understood or comprehended.

   • The professor's lecture was impenetrable to the students.
   • The legal document was filled with impenetrable jargon.
   • His motives remained impenetrable to everyone.

   ruНепонятныйesImposible de comprenderfrImpossible à comprendredeUnverständlichptIncompreensívelzh难以理解的arغير مفهوم

   Sinónimos: abstrusebafflingenigmaticincomprehensibleinscrutableopaquepuzzlingreconditeunfathomableunintelligible

   Antónimos: clearcomprehensibleintelligiblepenetrableunderstandable

• more impenetrable comparative form
• most impenetrable superlative form