pierce in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for pierce in the English»Spanish Dictionary

pierce [Am pɪrs, Brit pɪəs] VB trans

1. pierce:

pierce (make a hole in)

agujerear

pierce (make a hole in)

perforar

pierce (go through)

atravesar

pierce the lid

haga un agujero en or agujeree la tapa

shells that can pierce four-inch armor

proyectiles que pueden atravesar un blindaje de cuatro pulgadas

a nail had pierced the tire

un clavo había pinchado el neumático

the rib pierced his lung

la costilla le perforó el pulmón

to pierce a hole in sth

hacer un agujero en algo

to pierce a hole in sth

agujerear algo

she's had her ears pierced

se ha hecho hacer agujeros en las orejas

2. pierce sound/light liter:

pierce

rasgar liter

it pierced him to the heart

le traspasó el corazón

Translations for pierce in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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agujerear orejas

to pierce

herir

to pierce

los rayos del sol herían su blanca piel

the sun's rays seemed to pierce his pale skin liter

perforar costilla/bala:

to pierce

traspasar bala/espada:

to pierce

pierce in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pierce in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.pierce [pɪəs, Am pɪrs] VB trans (perforate)

pierce

perforar

to pierce a hole in sth

agujerear algo

to have one's ears pierced

agujerearse las orejas

II.pierce [pɪəs, Am pɪrs] VB intr (drill)

to pierce into sth

penetrar en algo

to pierce through sth

atravesar algo

Translations for pierce in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

taladrar

to pierce

agujerear (orejas)

to pierce

perforar (oreja)

to pierce

traspasar (penetrar, perforar)

to pierce

calar

to pierce

atravesar algo con una aguja

to pierce sth with a needle

picar

to pierce

pierce Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to pierce a hole in sth

agujerear algo

to pierce into sth

penetrar en algo

to pierce through sth

atravesar algo

to pierce sth with a needle

atravesar algo con una aguja

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The spike was designed to pierce the enemy ship's deck when the boarding-bridge was lowered.

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Pierce himself sang the theme song featured in the film.

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It is a two-and-a-half-story red brick building on a sandstone foundation with steeply-pitched gabled roof pierced by three brick chimneys.

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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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Many of these roof slabs had a distinctive shape, pierced with a single hole to take a nail, were found on the site.

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The two apsidal ends are separated from the central court by two vertical slabs pierced by rectangular openings.

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Were you there when they pierced him in the side?

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Above it three more gabled dormers pierce the roof.

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The projectiles were tailored to pierce body armor.

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

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