transfix

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From trans- + -fix.

From Middle French transfixer, from Old French transfixer, from Latin transfigō (“to pierce through”), from trans- (“through”) + figō (“to pierce”).

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Chinese Mandarin: 插綴 /插缀 — a discontinuous affix, which occurs at more than one position in a word, typical of Afro-Asiatic languages
• French: transfixe — a discontinuous affix, which occurs at more than one position in a word, typical of Afro-Asiatic languages
• Italian: transfisso — a discontinuous affix, which occurs at more than one position in a word, typical of Afro-Asiatic languages
• Spanish: transfijo — a discontinuous affix, which occurs at more than one position in a word, typical of Afro-Asiatic languages
• Armenian: գամել (gamel) — to render motionless, by arousing terror, amazement or awe
• French: méduser — to render motionless, by arousing terror, amazement or awe
• German: verblüffen — to render motionless, by arousing terror, amazement or awe
• German: in Erstaunen versetzen — to render motionless, by arousing terror, amazement or awe
• German: in Ehrfurcht versetzen — to render motionless, by arousing terror, amazement or awe
• German: erstaunen — to render motionless, by arousing terror, amazement or awe
• German: verwundern — to render motionless, by arousing terror, amazement or awe
• German: Ehrfurcht einflößen — to render motionless, by arousing terror, amazement or awe
• Greek: καθηλώνω (kathilóno) — to render motionless, by arousing terror, amazement or awe
• Spanish: transfijar — to render motionless, by arousing terror, amazement or awe
• Swedish: paralysera — to render motionless, by arousing terror, amazement or awe
• Swedish: lamslå — to render motionless, by arousing terror, amazement or awe
• Bulgarian: пробождам (proboždam) — to pierce with a sharp pointed weapon
• Bulgarian: пронизвам (pronizvam) — to pierce with a sharp pointed weapon
• Finnish: lävistää — to pierce with a sharp pointed weapon
• German: durchbohren — to pierce with a sharp pointed weapon
• German: durchstechen — to pierce with a sharp pointed weapon
• Greek: διατρυπώ (diatrypó) — to pierce with a sharp pointed weapon
• Latin: transfīgō — to pierce with a sharp pointed weapon
• Russian: пронза́ть (pronzátʹ) — to pierce with a sharp pointed weapon
• Spanish: transfijar — to pierce with a sharp pointed weapon
• Swedish: spetsa — to pierce with a sharp pointed weapon
• Turkish: saplamak — to pierce with a sharp pointed weapon
• Turkish: sançmak — to pierce with a sharp pointed weapon
• Ottoman Turkish: صاپلامق (saplamak) — to pierce with a sharp pointed weapon
• Bulgarian: приковавам (prikovavam) — to fix or impale
• Finnish: lävistää — to fix or impale
• German: fixieren — to fix or impale
• German: aufspießen — to fix or impale
• Greek: ανασκολοπίζω (anaskolopízo) — to fix or impale
• Greek: καρφώνω (karfóno) — to fix or impale
• Spanish: transfijar — to fix or impale
• Swedish: spetsa — to fix or impale
• Turkish: saplamak — to fix or impale
• Turkish: sançmak — to fix or impale
• Ottoman Turkish: صاپلامق (saplamak) — to fix or impale