airtight
suomi-englanti sanakirjaairtight englannista suomeksi
pitävä
hermeettinen, ilmatiivis
airtight englanniksi
Impermeable to air or other gases.
(quote-journal)
''We have an airtight argument they won’t be able to punch holes in.''
Highly reserved in some matter, particularly tight-lipped or tight-fisted.
1908, ''The Plumbers Trade Journal'', Plumbers’ Trade Journal Publishing Company, volume 44:
- when Roger asked for $100 to take the preliminary steps to establish his claim, Mike yelled like a Hebrew auctioneer, for he was air-tight and squeezed a dollar until the woman on it yelled.
1915 April, ''Annals of Iowa'', Historical Department of Iowa, series 3, volume 12, page 599:
- He was ‘air-tight,’ close-mouthed, and had but few confidants or intimate friends, but numerous acquaintances.