WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2025:
| Traduções principais |
| pierce [sth]⇒ vtr | (make: a hole in [sth]) | furar vt |
| | | perfurar vt |
| | The drill pierced the wall. |
| | A broca furou a parede. |
| pierce [sb]'s ears⇒ vtr | (make holes in: earlobes) (orelhas) | furar vt |
| | My mother pierced my ears when I was thirteen. |
| | Minha mãe furou minhas orelhas quando eu tinha treze anos. |
| pierce [sth]⇒ vtr | (break through, penetrate) | penetrar vt |
| | | perfurar vt |
| | The squadron pierced the enemy's defences. The sun pierced the clouds. |
| | O esquadrão penetrou as defesas inimigas. O sol penetrou as nuvens. |
| Traduções complementares |
| pierce⇒ vi | (penetrate) (figurado) | perfurar vt |
| | | penetrar vt |
| | It was a cold wind of the kind that pierces. |
| pierce [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (understand) (figurado) | entender vt |
| | | desvendar vt |
| | Poirot succeeded in piercing the mystery. |
| pierce [sth] vtr | (stab, puncture) | perfurar vt |
| | | espetar vt |
| | The spear pierced Henry's arm. |
| pierce [sth] vtr | figurative (sound: travel) (figurado: som) | cortar vt |
| | | furar vt |
| | A cry pierced the night. |
| pierce [sth] vtr | (light: penetrate darkness) | penetrar em vt + prep |
| | A dim light pierced the darkness in the room. |
| pierce [sth] vtr | (affect bodily) | penetrar em vt + prep |
| | The cold pierced Malcolm to his very bones. |
| pierce [sth] vtr | figurative (affect emotionally) (figurado) | trespassar vt |
| | Tom's unkind words pierced his father's heart. |