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underseal

(ˈʌndəˌsiːl)

(Automotive Engineering) a coating of a tar or rubber-based material applied to the underside of a motor vehicle to retard corrosion. US name: undercoat

(Automotive Engineering) (tr) to apply a coating of underseal to (a motor vehicle)

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underseal

Past participle: undersealed
Gerund: undersealing

Imperative
underseal
underseal

Present
I underseal
you underseal
he/she/it underseals
we underseal
you underseal
they underseal

Preterite
I undersealed
you undersealed
he/she/it undersealed
we undersealed
you undersealed
they undersealed

Present Continuous
I am undersealing
you are undersealing
he/she/it is undersealing
we are undersealing
you are undersealing
they are undersealing

Present Perfect
I have undersealed
you have undersealed
he/she/it has undersealed
we have undersealed
you have undersealed
they have undersealed

Past Continuous
I was undersealing
you were undersealing
he/she/it was undersealing
we were undersealing
you were undersealing
they were undersealing

Past Perfect
I had undersealed
you had undersealed
he/she/it had undersealed
we had undersealed
you had undersealed
they had undersealed

Future
I will underseal
you will underseal
he/she/it will underseal
we will underseal
you will underseal
they will underseal

Future Perfect
I will have undersealed
you will have undersealed
he/she/it will have undersealed
we will have undersealed
you will have undersealed
they will have undersealed

Future Continuous
I will be undersealing
you will be undersealing
he/she/it will be undersealing
we will be undersealing
you will be undersealing
they will be undersealing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been undersealing
you have been undersealing
he/she/it has been undersealing
we have been undersealing
you have been undersealing
they have been undersealing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been undersealing
you will have been undersealing
he/she/it will have been undersealing
we will have been undersealing
you will have been undersealing
they will have been undersealing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been undersealing
you had been undersealing
he/she/it had been undersealing
we had been undersealing
you had been undersealing
they had been undersealing

Conditional
I would underseal
you would underseal
he/she/it would underseal
we would underseal
you would underseal
they would underseal

Past Conditional
I would have undersealed
you would have undersealed
he/she/it would have undersealed
we would have undersealed
you would have undersealed
they would have undersealed

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Noun

underseal - seal consisting of a coating of a tar or rubberlike material on the underside of a motor vehicle to retard corrosion

undercoat

seal - a finishing coat applied to exclude moisture

Translations

antiruggine verniciare con materiale antiruggine

underseal

[ˈʌndəsiːl] VT (Brit) → impermeabilizar (por debajo), proteger contra la corrosión

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

underseal

[ˈʌndə^rsiːl] vt (British) → traiter contre la rouilleunder-secretary undersecretary [ˌʌndə^rˈsɛkrətəri] n → sous-secrétaire mf

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underseal

[ˈʌndəˌsiːl] vt (Aut) → trattare con antiruggine

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