inflatable

English

Etymology

From inflate +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈfleɪtəbəl/
• Rhymes: -eɪtəbəl

Adjective

inflatable (comparative more inflatable, superlative most inflatable)

1. Able to be inflated or blown up.

Derived terms

• inflatability
• inflatable castle
• noninflatable
• uninflatable

Related terms

• inflation

Translations

able to be inflated

• Bulgarian: надуваем (naduvaem)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 充氣的／充气的 (zh) (chōngqì de)

• Czech: nafukovací (cs)
• Finnish: puhallettava
• French: gonflable (fr), pneumatique (fr)
• German: aufblasbar (de)
• Hungarian: felfújható (hu)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: oppblåsbar (no)

  Nynorsk: oppblåsbar

• Portuguese: inflável (pt), insuflável
• Romanian: inflaționabil m or n (prices); umflabil m or n (pneumatically)
• Russian: надувно́й (ru) (naduvnój)
• Slovak: nafukovací
• Swedish: uppblåsbar (sv)

Noun

inflatable (plural inflatables)

1. (nautical) A boat or dinghy that may be inflated when needed.
2. Any other structure, artwork etc. that is inflated.
   • 2017 June 26, Alexis Petridis, “Glastonbury 2017 verdict: Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Lorde, Stormzy and more”, in the Guardian‎^[1]:

     Earlier on the Other stage on Friday afternoon, Charli XCX took a more straightforward, rabble-rousing approach, a flurry of confetti cannon, inflatables and exhortations to wild hedonism: “I hope everyone gets really fucked up this weekend!”

Translations

boat that may be inflated

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 充氣船／充气船 (zh) (chōngqìchuán)

• Finnish: kumivene (fi)
• French: bateau pneumatique m, bateau gonflable m
• German: Schlauchboot (de) n
• Japanese: ゴムボート (gomubōto)
• Romanian: barcă pneumatică f
• Russian: надувна́я ло́дка f (naduvnája lódka)
• Swedish: uppblåsbar båt
• Tagalog: pamantugin

See also

• expandable