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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPenetrar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pe-ne-trar
"A bala conseguiu penetrar a parede grossa."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To succeed in forcing a way into or through (a substance or area).
"The bullet managed to penetrate the thick wall." - 2
To understand or grasp the meaning of something deeply.
"She was able to penetrate the complexities of the argument."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'penetrate' originates from the Latin 'penetrare', which means 'to enter' or 'to pierce'. It evolved through Middle English, where it retained the meaning of entering or piercing something, both physically and metaphorically.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Penetrate" is said worldwide
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Pénétrer
Transliteration: pe-ne-tre
"La balle a réussi à pénétrer le mur épais."
Durchdringen
Transliteration: durh-drin-gen
"Die Kugel konnte die dicke Wand durchdringen."
Penetrare
Transliteration: pe-ne-tra-re
"Il proiettile è riuscito a penetrare il muro spesso."
Penetrar
Transliteration: pe-ne-trar
"La bala logró penetrar la gruesa pared."
Penetrar
Transliteration: pe-ne-trar
"A bala conseguiu penetrar a parede grossa."
प्रवेश करना
Transliteration: Pravesh karna
"गोलियां मोटी दीवार में प्रवेश करने में सफल रहीं।"
穿透
Transliteration: chuān tòu
"子弹成功穿透了厚墙。"
관통하다
Transliteration: gwan-tong-ha-da
"총알이 두꺼운 벽을 관통하는 데 성공했다."
貫通する
Transliteration: kantsū suru
"弾丸は厚い壁を貫通することに成功した。"
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