pierce

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• Australian, Received-Pronunciation: /pɪəs/
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• Scotland: /piɹs/
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• New-Zealand: /piəs/
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• /pɛːs/ East Anglia, cheer–chair merger
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From Middle English perce, from conjugated forms of Old French percier such as (jeo) pierce (“I pierce”), probably from Vulgar Latin *pertūsiō, from Latin pertūsus, past participle of pertundō (“thrust or bore through”), from per- (“through”) + tundō (“beat, pound”). Displaced native Old English þȳrlian (literally “to hole”).

Borrowed from Japanese ピアス (piasu, “pierced earring”), itself from English pierce.

139 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: Пиърс (Piǎrs) — surname
• Russian: Пи́рс (Pírs) — surname
• Akkadian: dakāšum — to puncture — see also puncture
• Albanian: shpoj — to puncture — see also puncture
• Albanian: biroj — to puncture — see also puncture
• Albanian: zhbiroj — to puncture — see also puncture
• Arabic: ثَقَبَ (ṯaqaba) — to puncture — see also puncture
• Aromanian: strãpungu — to puncture — see also puncture
• Aromanian: spitrundu — to puncture — see also puncture
• Aromanian: azvundzescu — to puncture — see also puncture
• Aromanian: ampihiur — to puncture — see also puncture
• Aromanian: cãrtiljedz — to puncture — see also puncture
• Bangi: tuba — to puncture — see also puncture
• Bashkir: сәнсеү (sənsew) — to puncture — see also puncture
• Bashkir: тишеү (tişew) — to puncture — see also puncture
• Bulgarian: пробивам (probivam) — to puncture — see also puncture
• Catalan: foradar — to puncture — see also puncture
• Chinese Mandarin: 刺穿 (cìchuān) — to puncture — see also puncture
• Chinese Mandarin: 穿 (chuān) — to puncture — see also puncture
• Choctaw: hlumbli — to puncture — see also puncture
• Fataluku: apasono — to puncture — see also puncture
• Finnish: lävistää — to puncture — see also puncture
• Finnish: puhkaista — to puncture — see also puncture
• French: percer — to puncture — see also puncture
• German: durchstechen — to puncture — see also puncture
• German: lochen — to puncture — see also puncture
• Greek: τρυπώ (trypó) — to puncture — see also puncture
• Greek: διαπερνώ (diapernó) — to puncture — see also puncture
• Greek: διεισδύω (dieisdýo) — to puncture — see also puncture
• Greek: τορέω (toréo) — to puncture — see also puncture
• Ancient Greek: τορέω (toréō) — to puncture — see also puncture
• Ancient Greek: πείρω (peírō) — to puncture — see also puncture
• Hungarian: szúr — to puncture — see also puncture
• Hungarian: átszúr — to puncture — see also puncture
• Hungarian: átdöf — to puncture — see also puncture
• Hungarian: átfúr — to puncture — see also puncture
• Hungarian: megszúr — to puncture — see also puncture
• Hungarian: kifúr — to puncture — see also puncture
• Hungarian: átfúródik — to puncture — see also puncture
• Hungarian: kiszúr — to puncture — see also puncture
• Icelandic: nísta — to puncture — see also puncture
• Irish: toll — to puncture — see also puncture
• Irish: poll — to puncture — see also puncture
• Italian: pungere — to puncture — see also puncture
• Italian: forare — to puncture — see also puncture
• Italian: perforare — to puncture — see also puncture
• Italian: bucare — to puncture — see also puncture
• Japanese: 刺す (sasu) — to puncture — see also puncture
• Kabuverdianu: fura — to puncture — see also puncture
• Kabuverdianu: fróde — to puncture — see also puncture
• Kabuverdianu: fradu — to puncture — see also puncture
• Kituba: tobula — to puncture — see also puncture
• Korean: 뚫다 (ttulta) — to puncture — see also puncture
• Latin: transigō — to puncture — see also puncture
• Lingala: tuba — to puncture — see also puncture
• Malayalam: തുളയ്ക്കുക (tuḷaykkuka) — to puncture — see also puncture
• Māori: tioka — to puncture — see also puncture
• Māori: oka — to puncture — see also puncture
• Māori: poka — to puncture — see also puncture
• Māori: wero — to puncture — see also puncture
• Norwegian: punktere — to puncture — see also puncture
• Norwegian: trenge gjennom — to puncture — see also puncture
• Norwegian: perforere — to puncture — see also puncture
• Old English: þȳrlian — to puncture — see also puncture
• Oromo: waraanuu — to puncture — see also puncture
• Polish: przebić — to puncture — see also puncture
• Polish: przebijać — to puncture — see also puncture
• Portuguese: furar — to puncture — see also puncture
• Portuguese: perfurar — to puncture — see also puncture
• Romanian: străpunge — to puncture — see also puncture
• Russian: протыка́ть (protykátʹ) — to puncture — see also puncture
• Russian: проткну́ть (protknútʹ) — to puncture — see also puncture
• Russian: прока́лывать (prokályvatʹ) — to puncture — see also puncture
• Russian: проколо́ть (prokolótʹ) — to puncture — see also puncture
• Russian: пронза́ть (pronzátʹ) — to puncture — see also puncture
• Russian: пронзи́ть (pronzítʹ) — to puncture — see also puncture
• Santali: ᱥᱳ (so) — to puncture — see also puncture
• Serbo-Croatian: probušiti — to puncture — see also puncture
• Sicilian: pirciari — to puncture — see also puncture
• Sicilian: sfunnari — to puncture — see also puncture
• Sicilian: spirtusiari — to puncture — see also puncture
• Spanish: perforar — to puncture — see also puncture
• Spanish: ponchar — to puncture — see also puncture
• Spanish: puncionar — to puncture — see also puncture
• Spanish: punzar — to puncture — see also puncture
• Spanish: pinchar — to puncture — see also puncture
• Spanish: punchar — to puncture — see also puncture
• Spanish: horadar — to puncture — see also puncture
• Spanish: horacar — to puncture — see also puncture
• Spanish: compungir — to puncture — see also puncture
• Spanish: espichar — to puncture — see also puncture
• Spanish: puncetear — to puncture — see also puncture
• Spanish: pungir — to puncture — see also puncture
• Swahili: -dunga — to puncture — see also puncture
• Swedish: punktera — to puncture — see also puncture
• Swedish: bryta genom — to puncture — see also puncture
• Swedish: göra hål på — to puncture — see also puncture
• Tamil: குத்து (kuttu) — to puncture — see also puncture
• Tetum: sona — to puncture — see also puncture
• Unami: tànkama — to puncture — see also puncture
• Albanian: shpoj — create a hole for jewelry
• Albanian: biroj — create a hole for jewelry
• Albanian: zhbiroj — create a hole for jewelry
• Arabic: ثَقَبَ (ṯaqaba) — create a hole for jewelry
• Bashkir: тишеү (tişew) — create a hole for jewelry
• Bulgarian: пробождам (proboždam) — create a hole for jewelry
• French: percer — create a hole for jewelry
• German: piercen — create a hole for jewelry
• Greek: τρυπώ (trypó) — create a hole for jewelry
• Hebrew: רָצַע (ratzá') — create a hole for jewelry
• Hungarian: átszúr — create a hole for jewelry
• Hungarian: kilyukaszt — create a hole for jewelry
• Italian: perforare — create a hole for jewelry
• Japanese: 刺す (sasu) — create a hole for jewelry
• Korean: 뚫다 (ttulta) — create a hole for jewelry
• Malayalam: തുളയിടുക (tuḷayiṭuka) — create a hole for jewelry
• Norwegian: ta hull — create a hole for jewelry
• Old English: þȳrlian — create a hole for jewelry
• Polish: przekłuć — create a hole for jewelry
• Polish: przekłuwać — create a hole for jewelry
• Polish: przebić — create a hole for jewelry
• Polish: przebijać — create a hole for jewelry
• Russian: прока́лывать (prokályvatʹ) — create a hole for jewelry
• Russian: проколо́ть (prokolótʹ) — create a hole for jewelry
• Russian: протыка́ть (protykátʹ) — create a hole for jewelry
• Russian: проткну́ть (protknútʹ) — create a hole for jewelry
• Spanish: perforar — create a hole for jewelry
• Spanish: agujerear — create a hole for jewelry
• Spanish: punzonar — create a hole for jewelry
• Spanish: horadar — create a hole for jewelry
• Spanish: horacar — create a hole for jewelry
• Swedish: ta hål — create a hole for jewelry
• Swedish: pierca — create a hole for jewelry
• Turkish: deldirmek — create a hole for jewelry
• Finnish: lävistää — interrupt
• French: percer — interrupt
• Greek: διαπερνώ (diapernó) — interrupt
• Italian: squarciare — interrupt
• Russian: прерыва́ть (preryvátʹ) — interrupt