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wet·suit

also wet suit  (wĕt′so͞ot′)
n.
A tight-fitting, usually rubber garment designed to keep the body warm in water by trapping water next to the skin, used especially in scuba diving and water sports.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
بَدْلَةُ الغَوْصبَدْلَة مَطاطِيَّه للغَوْص
neoprén
våddragt
märkäpuku
ronilačko odijelo
szörfruha
blautbúningur
ウェットスーツ
잠수복
potápačská kombinéza
våtdräkt
ชุดดำน้ำ
balıkadam kıyafetidalgıç giysisi
bộ đồ lặn

wet

(wet) adjective
1. containing, soaked in, or covered with, water or another liquid. We got soaking wet when it began to rain; His shirt was wet through with sweat; wet hair; The car skidded on the wet road.
2. rainy. a wet day; wet weather; It was wet yesterday.
verb – present tense ˈwetting: past tense, past participles wet, ~ˈwetted –
to make wet. She wet her hair and put shampoo on it; The baby has wet himself / his nappy / the bed.
noun
1. moisture. a patch of wet.
2. rain. Don't go out in the wet.
ˈwetness noun
wet blanket
a depressing companion.
ˈwet-nurse noun
a woman employed to breast-feed someone else's baby.
ˈwetsuit noun
a rubber suit for wearing in cold conditions when diving etc.
wet through
soaked to the skin.
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wetsuit

→ بَدْلَةُ الغَوْص neoprén våddragt Taucheranzug στολή κατάδυσης traje de buceo, traje de neopreno märkäpuku combinaison de plongée ronilačko odijelo muta ウェットスーツ 잠수복 wetsuit våtdrakt strój piankowy fato de borracha, roupa de mergulho лёгкий водолазный костюм våtdräkt ชุดดำน้ำ balıkadam kıyafeti bộ đồ lặn 潜水服
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