inflatable

English

Etymology

inflate +‎ -able

Adjective

inflatable (comparative more inflatable, superlative most inflatable)

Able to be inflated or blown up.

Derived terms

Related terms

inflation

Translations

able to be inflated

Bulgarian: надуваем (naduvaem)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 充氣的 (zh), 充气的 (zh) (chōngqì de)
Finnish: puhallettava
French: gonflable (fr), pneumatique (fr)
German: aufblasbar (de)
Hungarian: felfújható (hu)

Norwegian:
Bokmål: oppblåsbar (no)
Portuguese: inflável, insuflável
Romanian: inflaționabil m or n (prices); umflabil m or n (pneumatically)
Russian: надувно́й (ru) (naduvnój)
Swedish: uppblåsbar (sv)

Noun

inflatable (plural inflatables)

(nautical) A boat or dinghy that may be inflated when needed.
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:
  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 (zh), 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

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