penetrare in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for penetrare in the English»French Dictionary

I.penetrate [Brit ˈpɛnɪtreɪt, Am ˈpɛnəˌtreɪt] VB trans

1. penetrate:

penetrate (enter into or through) protective layer, territory, skin, surface

pénétrer

penetrate cloud, fog, darkness, silence, defences

percer

penetrate wall

traverser

penetrate (sexually) woman

pénétrer

2. penetrate (permeate) fig:

penetrate consciousness, market, mind, soul, ideas

pénétrer

penetrate spy: organization

infiltrer

3. penetrate (understand):

penetrate disguise, mystery

percer

II.penetrate [Brit ˈpɛnɪtreɪt, Am ˈpɛnəˌtreɪt] VB intr

1. penetrate (enter):

penetrate place, city

pénétrer (into dans, as far as jusqu'à)

2. penetrate (be perceived):

penetrate sound:

parvenir (to à)

penetrate understanding:

pénétrer (to à)

nothing I say seems to penetrate

j'ai l'impression de parler à un mur

penetrating [Brit ˈpɛnɪtreɪtɪŋ, Am ˈpɛnəˌtreɪdɪŋ] ADJ

1. penetrating (invasive):

penetrating cold, eyes, gaze, rain, wind

pénétrant

penetrating sound, voice

perçant

2. penetrating (perceptive):

penetrating analysis, criticism, comment, question

pénétrant

penetratingly [Brit ˈpɛnɪtreɪtɪŋli, Am ˈpɛnəˌtreɪdɪŋli] ADV

1. penetratingly (loudly):

penetratingly speak, shout

d'une voix pénétrante

2. penetratingly (perceptively):

penetratingly comment, analyse

avec pénétration

penetrative sex N U

penetrative sex

relations fpl sexuelles avec pénétration

penetration [Brit pɛnɪˈtreɪʃ(ə)n, Am ˌpɛnəˈtreɪʃ(ə)n] N

1. penetration:

penetration (entering)

pénétration f (into de)

penetration (by spies)

infiltration f

penetration (sexual)

pénétration f

2. penetration MIL (ability to penetrate):

penetration (of bullets, shells)

pouvoir m de pénétration

3. penetration (insight):

penetration

perspicacité f

penetrative [Brit ˈpɛnɪtrətɪv, ˈpɛnɪtreɪtɪv, Am ˈpɛnəˌtreɪdɪv] ADJ

penetrative power:

penetrative

pénétrant

market penetration N

market penetration

pénétration f du marché

impenetrable [Brit ɪmˈpɛnɪtrəb(ə)l, Am ɪmˈpɛnətrəb(ə)l] ADJ

impenetrable barrier, undergrowth, layer

impénétrable

impenetrable jargon

hermétique

impenetrable mystery

insondable

impenetrable fog

dense

impenetrability [Brit ɪmpɛnɪtrəˈbɪlɪti, Am ɪmˌpɛnətrəˈbɪlədi] N lit, fig

impenetrability

impénétrabilité f

one-track [Brit ˈwʌntrak] ADJ

to have a one-track mind (gen)

avoir une idée fixe

to have a one-track mind (sexually)

être obsédé

penetrare in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for penetrare in the English»French Dictionary

penetrate [ˈpenɪtreɪt] VB trans

penetrate

pénétrer

penetrating ADJ

penetrating

pénétrant(e)

penetrating analysis, mind, person

perspicace

penetration N

penetration

pénétration f

impenetrable [ɪmˈpenɪtrəbl] ADJ

1. impenetrable (impossible to pass through):

impenetrable

impénétrable

impenetrable fog

à couper au couteau

2. impenetrable fig (impossible to understand):

impenetrable

incompréhensible

one-track mind N

to have a one-track mind

n'avoir qu'une seule chose en tête