pierced in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for pierced 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

Translations for pierced in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

percer (transpercer) corps, surface, armure

to pierce

se faire percer les oreilles

to have one's ears pierced

avoir les oreilles percées

to have pierced ears

un cœur percé d'une flèche

a heart pierced by an arrow

percer qc, percer un trou dans qc (avec une pointe fine) coquille, couvercle

to pierce a hole in

percer silence, air

to pierce

une lumière perça l'obscurité

a ray of light pierced the darkness

une lueur jaillit dans l'obscurité

a light pierced the darkness

vriller bois

to bore, to pierce

perforer (gén)

to pierce

transpercer épée, flèche, lance: corps

to pierce

transpercer personne: (avec une épée, flèche, lance) corps, bras, jambe

to pierce

une lance lui perça le flanc

a lance pierced his/her entrails

atteint/transpercé par une flèche

hit/pierced by an arrow

trouer lumière: nuit, brouillard

to pierce

trouer cri: silence, nuit

to pierce

pierced in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pierced in the English»French Dictionary

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 pierced in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

perforer

to pierce

transpercer regard, balle

to pierce

percer oreille, narine

to pierce

percer obscurité, silence

to pierce

traverser

to pierce

pierced Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to have one's ears pierced

se faire percer les oreilles

to pierce into sth

percer qc

to pierce through sth

transpercer qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The steeply-pitched blue slate roofs are pierced with discreet small-paned dormers above the pedimented dormers that stand upon the cornices.

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Should jewellery pierced through the uvula come loose it may be swallowed or even inhaled, which would require surgery to remove.

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Suddenly, the unearthly quiet was pierced by a monkey's fierce roar, a blood-curdling howl that can be heard for 20 miles.

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Were you there when they pierced him in the side?

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It is pierced on either side near the ends by two gabled dormer windows.

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The flag has actually pierced his skin and become stuck in his skull.

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Water flows and splashes from a jagged and pierced mountainous disorder of travertine marble.

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The frieze is pierced by unobtrusive bull's-eye windows that light the top-story floor, originally containing water tanks and elevator machinery.

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The large armlet of pierced gold ("opus interrasile") showed traces of hematite on the reverse side, which probably would have been used as a type of jeweller's rouge.

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Figurines, manufactured from bronze, lead, or terracotta, were pierced with pins or nails, and used to cast spells.

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