bulletproof

See also: bullet-proof

English

Alternative forms

• bullet-proof

Etymology

From bullet +‎ -proof.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʊl.ɪtpɹuːf/

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Hyphenation: bul‧let‧proof

Adjective

bulletproof (comparative more bulletproof, superlative most bulletproof)

1. (of a material) Capable of withstanding a direct shot by a bullet fired from a gun.

   a bulletproof window

   a bulletproof vest

2. (idiomatic) Reliable, infallible, sturdy or error-tolerant.

Synonyms

• (infallible): foolproof

Derived terms

• bulletproof coffee
• bulletproof host
• bulletproof hosting
• bulletproofness
• bulletproof vest

 

Translations

capable of withstanding a bullet

• Afrikaans: koeëlvas
• Belarusian: куленепрабіва́льны (kuljenjeprabiválʹny)
• Catalan: antibales, a prova de bales
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 防彈／防弹 (zh) (fángdàn)

• Czech: neprůstřelný
• Danish: skudsikker
• Dutch: kogelvrij (nl)
• Finnish: luodinkestävä (fi)
• French: pare-balle (fr), blindé (fr)
• Galician: antibalas (gl)
• Georgian: ტყვიაგაუმტარი (ṭq̇viagaumṭari)
• German: kugelsicher (de), schusssicher (de), schussfest (de)
• Greek: αλεξίσφαιρος (el) (alexísfairos)
• Hungarian: golyóálló (hu)
• Ido: kuglespruva (io)
• Italian: antiproiettile (it)
• Japanese: 防弾 (ja) (ぼうだん, bōdan)
• Kazakh: оқ дарытпайтын (oq darytpaityn), оқ өтпейтін (oq ötpeitın)
• Korean: 방탄의 (ko) (bangtanui)
• Malay: kalis peluru
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: skuddsikker

• Polish: kuloodporny (pl)
• Portuguese: à prova de balas, antibalas
• Romanian: antiglonț
• Russian: пуленепробива́емый (ru) (puleneprobivájemyj)
• Slovak: nepriestrelný
• Slovene: neprebojen
• Spanish: antibalas, a prueba de balas
• Swedish: skottsäker (sv)
• Thai: กันกระสุน (gan-grà-sǔn)
• Turkish: kurşun geçirmez
• Ukrainian: куленепробивни́й (kuleneprobyvnýj)

reliable, infallible

• Catalan: infal·lible (ca) m or f
• Finnish: pomminvarma (fi)
• French: à toute épreuve (fr), inattaquable (fr) m or f, infaillible (fr) m or f
• Georgian: უტყუარი (uṭq̇uari), სარწმუნო (sarc̣muno)
• German: wasserdicht (de)
• Spanish: infalible (es)

Verb

bulletproof (third-person singular simple present bulletproofs, present participle bulletproofing, simple past and past participle bulletproofed)

1. To make proof against bullets.
2. (slang) to make resistant to failure.

   We have to bulletproof this program before we let the users at it; check every input, catch every possible flaw...it must not fail in use.