body piercing in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for body piercing in the English»French Dictionary

body piercing N

body piercing

piercing m

Translations for body piercing in the French»English Dictionary

piercing

body piercing

Translations for body piercing in the English»French Dictionary

pierce [Brit pɪəs, Am pɪrs] VB trans

1. pierce lit:

pierce (make hole in)

percer

pierce (penetrate) armour, skin, leather, paper

transpercer

to pierce a hole in

percer un trou dans

to have one's ears pierced

se faire percer les oreilles

to pierce the enemy lines MIL

pénétrer les lignes ennemies

2. pierce (penetrate) fig:

pierce cry, light:

percer

pierce cold, wind:

transpercer

piercing [Brit ˈpɪəsɪŋ, Am ˈpɪrsɪŋ] ADJ

piercing noise, scream, voice

perçant

piercing light

intense

piercing cold, wind

glacial, pénétrant

his piercing blue eyes

ses yeux bleus perçants

body [Brit ˈbɒdi, Am ˈbɑdi] N

1. body (of person, animal):

body

corps m

body and soul

corps et âme

to have just enough to keep body and soul together

avoir juste assez pour survivre

to sell one's body

se prostituer

all he wants is your body inf

tout ce qu'il veut, c'est coucher avec toi inf

2. body attr (for use on body):

body lotion, scrub

pour le corps

body care, paint

corporel/-elle

3. body (corpse):

body

corps m

body

cadavre m

a dead body

un cadavre

4. body (main section):

body (of car)

carrosserie f

body (of boat)

coque f

body (of aircraft)

fuselage m

body (of camera)

boîtier m

body (of violin, guitar)

caisse f de résonance

body (of text, type)

corps m

body (of dress)

corsage m

the body of the church

la nef

5. body attr MOTOR:

body repair

de carrosserie

6. body (large quantity):

body (of water)

étendue f

body (of laws)

recueil m (de lois)

body (of laws)

corps m (de lois)

a large body of evidence

un vaste faisceau de preuves

there is a body of opinion in favour of

l'ensemble m de l'opinion est en faveur de

the body of support for her is growing

le soutien en sa faveur va croissant

7. body (group):

body (of troops, students)

corps m

the student body

la masse des étudiants

the main body of demonstrators

le gros des manifestants

in a body

en masse

8. body (organization):

body

organisme m

advisory/official body

organisme consultatif/officiel

9. body PHYS:

body

corps m

10. body (fullness):

body (of wine)

corps m

body (of hair)

volume m

11. body (garment):

body

body m

12. body (person):

body inf, dated

bonhomme/bonne femme inf

m/f over my dead body!

plutôt mourir!

you'll do that over my dead body!

plutôt mourir que te laisser faire ça!

body piercing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for body piercing in the English»French Dictionary

I.piercing ADJ

1. piercing (biting):

piercing cold, rain, wind

glacial(e)

2. piercing (sharp, penetrating):

piercing eyes, look

perçant(e)

piercing reply, wit

mordant(e)

3. piercing (loud):

piercing

perçant(e)

II.piercing N

piercing

piercing m

I.pierce [pɪəs, Am pɪrs] VB trans

1. pierce (make a hole in):

pierce a. fig

percer

to have one's ears pierced

se faire percer les oreilles

2. pierce (go through):

pierce

transpercer

II.pierce [pɪəs, Am pɪrs] VB intr a. fig

to pierce into sth

percer qc

to pierce through sth

transpercer qc

body <-ies> [ˈbɒdi, Am ˈbɑ:di] N

1. body (physical structure):

body

corps m

body fig of wine

corps m

body of hair

volume m

2. body (group):

body

organisme m

legislative body

corps législatif

3. body (amount):

body

masse f

body of water

étendue f

body of evidence

accumulation de preuves

4. body (main part):

body car

carrosserie f

body plane

fuselage m

5. body (leotard):

body

body m

Phrases:

over my dead body!

plutôt mourir!

just enough to keep body and soul together

tout juste de quoi subsister

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Some devotees perform rituals such as body piercing with sharp objects.

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His professional persona is an irreverent neo-romantic with tattoos and body piercing.

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These exchanges were critical to the global spread of the techniques and technology used in contemporary body piercing.

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It is recommended that good care be taken to prevent infection by using a piercing professional and good body piercing aftercare.

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