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Detailed Translations for piercing from English to French

piercing:

piercing [the ~] noun

  1. the piercing (cutting; intersection; section)
    l'intersection; la coupure; le recoupement

Translation Matrix for piercing:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
coupure cutting; intersection; piercing; section banknote; chit; clipping; cut; cutting; folding money; gash; groove; incised wound; incision; indentation; interruption; intrusion; knife wound; nick; notch; note; paper money; score; scrawl; scribble; scribbling; short letter; slash; slip of paper; sliver; wound
intersection cutting; intersection; piercing; section crossing; intersection; junction; section; transition
recoupement cutting; intersection; piercing; section
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
intersection intersect
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- acute; cutting; discriminating; incisive; keen; knifelike; lancinate; lancinating; penetrating; penetrative; sharp; stabbing
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
aigu dire; grinding; penetrating; piercing; rasping; shrill acute; burdensome; cutting; galling; heavy; injurious; insulting; intense; irksome; keen; massive; nipping; offending; offensive; pointed; sharp; sharp-edged; shrill; snappy; vehement; violent
avec insistance penetrating; piercing; rasping; shrill emphatic; explicit; with emphasis
ce qui devient de plus en plus pénible dire; grinding; piercing
de manière pénétrante penetrating; piercing; rasping; shrill
impressionnant penetrating; piercing; rasping; shrill aristocratic; distinguished; eminent; enormous; exciting; fascinating; grand; grandiose; high-bred; imposing; impressive; lofty; magnificent; majestic; majestically; moving; pompous; prominent; respectable; solemnly; splendid; stirring; thrilling; touching
perçant dire; grinding; penetrating; piercing; rasping; shrill cutting; nipping; sharp; sharp-edged; shrill; snappy
pénétrant dire; grinding; penetrating; piercing; rasping; shrill penetrating; shrill
strident penetrating; piercing; rasping; shrill loud-voiced; screaming; shriekish; shrill

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Synonyms for "piercing":


Related Definitions for "piercing":

  1. painful as if caused by a sharp instrument1
    • piercing knifelike pains1
    • piercing cold1
    • piercing criticism1
  2. having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions1

Wiktionary Translations for piercing:

piercing
noun
  1. hole for jewelry
  2. the jewelry itself
adjective
  1. of noise
piercing
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
piercing piercing Piercing — Schmuckstück, das an einer durchstochenen Stelle des Körpers getragen wird
piercing piercing Piercingohne Plural: das Durchstehen von Körperstellen, um Schmuckstücke anzubringen

pierce:

to pierce verb (pierces, pierced, piercing)

  1. to pierce (perforate; drill; pierce through)
    percer; perforer; transpercer; pénétrer
    • percer verb (perce, perces, perçons, percez, )
    • perforer verb (perfore, perfores, perforons, perforez, )
    • transpercer verb (transperce, transperces, transperçons, transpercez, )
    • pénétrer verb (pénètre, pénètres, pénétrons, pénétrez, )
  2. to pierce (penetrate; bore through)
    transpercer; faire une invasion; envahir; pénétrer; percer; perforer
    • transpercer verb (transperce, transperces, transperçons, transpercez, )
    • envahir verb (envahis, envahit, envahissons, envahissez, )
    • pénétrer verb (pénètre, pénètres, pénétrons, pénétrez, )
    • percer verb (perce, perces, perçons, percez, )
    • perforer verb (perfore, perfores, perforons, perforez, )
  3. to pierce
    trouer; percer
    • trouer verb (troue, troues, trouons, trouez, )
    • percer verb (perce, perces, perçons, percez, )
  4. to pierce (prick)
    ouvrir; percer
    • ouvrir verb (ouvre, ouvres, ouvrons, ouvrez, )
    • percer verb (perce, perces, perçons, percez, )

Conjugations for pierce:

present
  1. pierce
  2. pierce
  3. pierces
  4. pierce
  5. pierce
  6. pierce
simple past
  1. pierced
  2. pierced
  3. pierced
  4. pierced
  5. pierced
  6. pierced
present perfect
  1. have pierced
  2. have pierced
  3. has pierced
  4. have pierced
  5. have pierced
  6. have pierced
past continuous
  1. was piercing
  2. were piercing
  3. was piercing
  4. were piercing
  5. were piercing
  6. were piercing
future
  1. shall pierce
  2. will pierce
  3. will pierce
  4. shall pierce
  5. will pierce
  6. will pierce
continuous present
  1. am piercing
  2. are piercing
  3. is piercing
  4. are piercing
  5. are piercing
  6. are piercing
subjunctive
  1. be pierced
  2. be pierced
  3. be pierced
  4. be pierced
  5. be pierced
  6. be pierced
diverse
  1. pierce!
  2. let's pierce!
  3. pierced
  4. piercing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for pierce:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
envahir bore through; penetrate; pierce break into; bring to submission; bring under control; come in; control; daze; drop by; drop in; enter; enter by force; enter the harbour; fall in; force one's way in; go in; invade; march in; overcome; overpower; overwhelm; penetrate; stupify; subject; take possession of something; tame; visit
faire une invasion bore through; penetrate; pierce break into; drop by; drop in; enter by force; force one's way in; invade; penetrate; visit
ouvrir pierce; prick bare; be off; begin; break into; bring up; broach; broach a subject; clear a way through; come open; commence; cut into; develop; draw open; fray; get under way; introduce; loosen; make public; open; open up; press open; publish; push open; put forward; put on the table; ravel out; release; set free; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; turn on; unbolt; unbutton; uncover; undertake; undo; unfold; unlace; unlock; unravel; unscrew; untie; work loose
percer bore through; drill; penetrate; perforate; pierce; pierce through; prick bore; break through; break up; come through; contain; convert; dig; drill; encode; filter; get through; get to know; grasp; hint; hold; impress; imprint; instil; instill; leak through; pierce through; plough; plough up; prick; put in; realise; realize; reform; run through; stab; stab through; stick in
perforer bore through; drill; penetrate; perforate; pierce; pierce through bore; die-cut; drill; pierce through; punch; run through; stab; stab through
pénétrer bore through; drill; penetrate; perforate; pierce; pierce through come in; encode; enter; fathom; get in; get through; go in; go inside; go into; impress; imprint; instil; instill; penetrate; reach; see through
transpercer bore through; drill; penetrate; perforate; pierce; pierce through pierce through; run through; stab; stab through
trouer pierce
- thrust

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Synonyms for "pierce":


Related Definitions for "pierce":

  1. make a hole into1
    • The needle pierced her flesh1
  2. penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument1
  3. cut or make a way through1
    • The path pierced the jungle1
    • Light pierced through the forest1
  4. move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply1
    • The cold pierced her bones1
    • Her words pierced the students1
  5. sound sharply or shrilly1
    • The scream pierced the night1

Wiktionary Translations for pierce:

pierce
verb
  1. puncture
  2. create a hole for jewelry
  3. interrupt
pierce
verb
  1. aller de dehors vers dedans.
  2. Percer.
  3. Traverser en faisant un trou, une ouverture. (Sens général).
  4. Traductions à trier suivant le sens
  5. passer à travers ; entrer fort avant.
  1. -

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
pierce percer priemen — met een priem bewerken
pierce transpercer doorsteken — geheel doorboren met een scherp hulpmiddel
pierce percer doorsteken — met een stekende beweging een gat maken