WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2025:
| Traduções principais |
| piercing n | uncountable (body modification) (adorno) | piercing sm |
| | Piercing and tattoos are very popular these days. |
| piercing n | (hole for earring, etc.) | buraco de piercing sm + prep + sm |
| | Dan has an eyebrow piercing. |
| | After a few months of not wearing her nose stud, Erica's piercing closed up. |
| piercing adj | figurative (pain, etc.: sharp) | lancinante adj |
| | | agudo adj |
| | | intenso adj |
| | The piercing cold was unbearable. |
| | John knew from the piercing pain in his leg that he could not go on. |
| piercing adj | figurative (scream, etc.: high-pitched) | agudo adj |
| | Samantha's piercing scream could be heard in the next street. |
| piercing adj | figurative (penetrating) | penetrante adj |
| | David knew Hannah was lying and gave her a piercing look. |
| Traduções complementares |
| piercing adj | (that breaks surface) | perfurante adj |
| | The piercing arrows rained down on the enemy. |
| piercing adj | (causing strong emotion) (figurado) | penetrante adj |
| | Glenn was struck by a piercing memory of his former happiness. |
| piercing adj | figurative (intense) (figurado, intenso) | penetrante adj |
| | Aiden was tall and dark with piercing eyes. |
| piercing adj | (incisive) | pungente adj |
| | Audrey is known for her piercing wisdom. |
| | Tania's piercing wit had everyone at the dinner table in stitches. |
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. |
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