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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesolhar penetrante
Pronunciation / Transliteration: oˈʎaʁ pe.neˈtɾan.tʃi
"Ele me avaliou com um olhar penetrante."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An intense, penetrating look that seems to see deeply into someone's thoughts or feelings.
"She felt uncomfortable under the detective's piercing gaze." - 2
A sharply focused, unblinking stare conveying intense concentration, scrutiny, or emotion.
"He held the room in silence with his piercing gaze."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'piercing', derived from the Old French 'percier' (to puncture or penetrate), and 'gaze', originating in Middle English as a verb meaning to stare fixedly. Together, the collocation developed in the late 19th century to describe a look so intense and focused that it metaphorically penetrates the surface.
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regard perçant
Transliteration: ʁə.ɡaʁ pɛʁ.sɑ̃
"Il m'a fixé avec un regard perçant."
durchdringender Blick
Transliteration: dʊʁçˌdʁɪŋ.dɐ blɪk
"Sie traf mich mit einem durchdringenden Blick."
sguardo penetrante
Transliteration: ˈzɡwar.do pe.neˈtran.te
"Il suo sguardo penetrante mise tutti a disagio."
mirada penetrante
Transliteration: miˈɾa.ða pe.neˈtɾan.te
"Su mirada penetrante parecía leer mis pensamientos."
olhar penetrante
Transliteration: oˈʎaʁ pe.neˈtɾan.tʃi
"Ele me avaliou com um olhar penetrante."
चुभती नज़र
Transliteration: chubhti nazar
"उसकी चुभती नज़र से कोई भी सच नहीं छिपा सकता था।"
犀利的目光
Transliteration: xī lì de mù guāng
"他在她犀利的目光下感到很不自在。"
날카로운 시선
Transliteration: nalkaroun siseon
"그는 날카로운 시선으로 방 안을 둘러보았다."
鋭い視線
Transliteration: surudoi shisen
"彼女の鋭い視線に彼はたじろいだ。"
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