watertight in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for watertight in the English»French Dictionary

watertight [Brit ˈwɔːtətʌɪt, Am ˈwɔdərˌtaɪt, ˈwɑdərˌtaɪt] ADJ

1. watertight lit container, joint, seal:

watertight

étanche

2. watertight (perfect) fig:

watertight cordon, defence system

infaillible

3. watertight (irrefutabe) fig:

watertight argument, case

incontestable

watertight alibi

irréfutable

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an airtight/watertight seal

une fermeture étanche (à l'air/à l'eau)

Translations for watertight in the French»English Dictionary

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étanche (à l'eau) tonneau, embarcation

watertight

cloison étanche lit

watertight bulkhead

cloison étanche fig

watertight compartment

étancher citerne

to make [sth] watertight

de ou en béton argument, dossier

watertight

fournir un alibi très solide

to give a watertight alibi

hermétique (aux liquides)

watertight

watertight in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for watertight in the English»French Dictionary

watertight [ˈwɔ:tətaɪt, Am ˈwɑ:t̬ɚ-] ADJ

1. watertight (sealed):

watertight

étanche

2. watertight (unquestionable):

watertight

inattaquable

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étanche compartiment

watertight

hermétique (à l'eau)

watertight

tenir l'eau

to be watertight

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She was given new watertight doors electrically controlled from her bridge and was equipped with a fathometer.

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Main deck watertight from stem to stern and to shell.

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We had a watertight case as we had presented more than 20 circumstantial evidences.

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It was established that the ship would have been in no danger had her watertight doors been closed in time.

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It was left for six months with water inside to check that it was watertight.

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Interior access to the deckhouse was through a watertight door on the starboard side aft of the deckhouse.

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Her hull was constructed with transverse steel frames and it contained twelve watertight compartments.

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The hulls contained 12 watertight compartments and a double bottom that ran for 60 percent of the length of the ship.

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Each arch was divided into 5 m long watertight modules, filled alternately in each phase with "self-compacting concrete".

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These vessels were sealed and watertight and able to be swamped by waves without sinking.

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