(to) pierce

(to) pierce
(to) pierce /pɪəs/
v. t. e i.
1 forare; perforare; passare; trapassare; trafiggere: The bullet pierced his arm, la pallottola gli ha perforato il braccio; to pierce a cask, forare una botte
2 (mil.) sfondare; aprire una breccia (in): to pierce through the enemy's defences, sfondare le difese del nemico
3 squarciare: The rising sun pierced the clouds, il sole che sorgeva squarciò le nuvole
4 (fig.) fare breccia in; trafiggere; ferire; pungere; straziare: Grief pierced her heart, il dolore le straziava il cuore
to pierce a hole in the wall, fare un buco nel muro □ to pierce through [into] st., penetrare attraverso [dentro] qc.to pierce a tunnel, scavare una galleria □ to have one's ears pierced, farsi forare i lobi delle orecchie (per mettere gli orecchini) □ The whistle of a train pierced her ears, il fischio di un treno le lacerò le orecchie.

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