to’ in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for to’ in the French»English Dictionary

I.percer [pɛʀse] VB trans

1. percer:

percer (transpercer) corps, surface, armure

to pierce

percer (crever) abcès, tympan

to burst

se faire percer les oreilles

to have one's ears pierced

avoir les oreilles percées

to have pierced ears

un cœur percé d'une flèche

a heart pierced by an arrow

cela me perce le cœur

it breaks my heart

percer qn de coups de couteau

to stab sb repeatedly with a knife

il avait la poitrine percée de coups de couteau

he had knife-wounds in the chest

2. percer (faire un trou dans):

percer qc, percer un trou dans qc (gén) seau, poche

to make a hole in

percer qc, percer un trou dans qc (avec une perceuse) mur, bois

to drill ou bore a hole through

percer qc, percer un trou dans qc (avec une pointe fine) coquille, couvercle

to pierce a hole in

percer un coffre-fort

to break open a safe

ma poche est percée

there's a hole in my pocket

avoir des souliers percés

to have holes in one's shoes

3. percer (créer une ouverture, une voie):

percer fenêtre, porte

to make (dans in)

percer route, canal, tunnel

to build (dans, à travers through)

percer le front ennemi

to break through the ennemi front lines

un mur percé de meurtrières

a wall with loopholes in it

4. percer (traverser):

percer silence, air

to pierce

percer nuages

to break through

une lumière perça l'obscurité

a ray of light pierced the darkness

mes yeux avaient du mal à percer l'obscurité

I had difficulty in making anything out in the darkness

5. percer (découvrir):

percer secret, mystère

to penetrate

percer complot

to uncover

percer qn à jour

to see through sb

6. percer PHYSIOL:

percer ses ou des dents

to be teething

il a percé une dent

he's cut a tooth

II.percer [pɛʀse] VB intr

1. percer (apparaître):

percer soleil, rayon:

to break through

percer plante:

to come up

percer dent:

to come through

elle a une dent qui perce

she is cutting a tooth

2. percer:

percer MIL, SPORTS

to break through

3. percer (se révéler):

percer agacement, inquiétude:

to show

laisser percer dépit, émotion

to show

rien n'a percé de leur rencontre

nothing has emerged about their meeting

4. percer (réussir):

percer acteur, écrivain:

to become known

percer acteur, écrivain:

to make it inf

Translations for to’ in the English»French Dictionary

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struggling

qui essaie de percer

lance boil, abscess

percer

wear through sole, metal, fabric:

se percer

pierce (make hole in)

percer

to pierce a hole in

percer un trou dans

to have one's ears pierced

se faire percer les oreilles

pierce cry, light:

percer

bite through

percer [qc] avec ses dents

break through defences, reserve

percer

break through sun: clouds

percer

penetrate cloud, fog, darkness, silence, defences

percer

penetrate disguise, mystery

percer

erupt DENT tooth:

percer

hull NAUT, AVIAT

percer la coque de

to’ in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for to’ in the French»English Dictionary

I.percer [pɛʀse] VB intr

1. percer (apparaître):

percer dent

to come through

le soleil perce à travers les nuages

the sun is breaking through the clouds

2. percer (transparaître):

percer dans qc sentiment, ironie

to show in sth

3. percer (devenir populaire):

percer artiste

to make a name for oneself

II.percer [pɛʀse] VB trans

1. percer trou:

percer (forer)

to make

percer (avec une perceuse)

to drill

2. percer (faire des trous dans):

percer qc d'un trou/de trous

to make a hole/holes in sth

percer qc d'un trou/de trous (avec une perceuse)

to drill a hole/holes in sth

3. percer:

percer (perforer) mur, tôle

to make a hole in

percer coffre-fort

to break open

percer abcès, ampoule

to burst

percer (avec une lame)

to lance

percer pneu, tympan

to burst

percer oreille, narine

to pierce

percer tonneau

to broach

être percé chaussette, chaussure, poche

to have holes in

être percé (d'un seul trou)

to have a hole in

4. percer (creuser une ouverture dans):

percer mur, rocher

to make an opening in

5. percer (traverser):

percer ligne, front

to break through

percer la foule

to make one's way through the crowd

6. percer (déchirer):

percer nuages

to break through

percer obscurité, silence

to pierce

percer les oreilles [ou les tympans] à qn bruit

to make sb's ears ring

7. percer (découvrir):

percer mystère, secret

to penetrate

Translations for to’ in the English»French Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

pierce a. fig

percer

to have one's ears pierced

se faire percer les oreilles

to pierce into sth

percer qc

to gouge sth in(to) sth

percer qc à travers qc

latent talent

prêt(e) à percer

break through sun

percer

come through

percer

drill a hole

percer

punch

percer

to break into advertising/the youth market

percer dans la publicité/le marché des jeunes

to puncture a hole in sth

percer un trou dans qc

to’ Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

percer qn/qc à jour

to see through sb/sth

percer dans qc sentiment, ironie

to show in sth

percer qc d'un trou/de trous

to make a hole/holes in sth

percer qc d'un trou/de trous (avec une perceuse)

to drill a hole/holes in sth

percer la foule

to make one's way through the crowd

percer les oreilles [ou les tympans] à qn bruit

to make sb's ears ring

percer dans la publicité/le marché des jeunes

to break into advertising/the youth market