piercing in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for piercing in the English»French Dictionary

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 piercing N

body piercing

piercing m

armour-piercing ADJ

armour-piercing ammunition

perforant

armour-piercing mine, missile

antichar

I.ear-piercing [Brit, Am ˈɪ(ə)rˌpɪ(ə)rsɪŋ] N

ear-piercing

perçage m d'oreille

II.ear-piercing [Brit, Am ˈɪ(ə)rˌpɪ(ə)rsɪŋ] ADJ

ear-piercing scream:

ear-piercing

perçant

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

Translations for piercing in the French»English Dictionary

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fulgurance

piercing brilliance

strident (stridente) bruit

piercing

perçant (perçante) regard

piercing

perforant (perforante) projectile

armour-piercing Brit

incisif (incisive) regard

piercing

piercing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for 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

Translations for piercing in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

perçant(e) cri, regard, voix

piercing

criard(e) voix

piercing

perforer

to pierce

transpercer regard, balle

to pierce

percer oreille, narine

to pierce

percer obscurité, silence

to pierce

traverser

to pierce

piercing Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to pierce into sth

percer qc

to pierce through sth

transpercer qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This device will support the skin during the piercing process.

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There are two types of conch piercings, inner and outer.

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Males also traditionally wear piercings, but they tend to only have one earring in their youth and do not continue to wear it as adults.

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This piercing is not commonly performed by reputable professionals because of its low success rate.

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The piercing should be cleaned daily until healed.

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This piercing has a high rate of rejection because of the nature of the tissue and how dynamic or mobile the area is.

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It depicts jets of water piercing and being repelled by a shield.

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Fragments piercing the flight deck hit three planes on the hangar deck, starting fires.

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A septum piercing is often incorrectly regarded as a cartilage piercing.

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Many ferrous metal castings are sized to sharpen corners and flatten holes around piercings.

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