IMPREGNABLE


Meaning of IMPREGNABLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪmpregnəb(ə)l ]

1.

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...

= impenetrable

ADJ

2.

If you say that a person or group is impregnable , or their position is impregnable , you think they cannot be defeated by anyone.

The Bundesbank’s seemingly impregnable position has begun to weaken.

= unassailable

ADJ

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