What does pénétrer in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word pénétrer in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use pénétrer in French.
The word pénétrer in French means enter, penetrate, penetrate, suffuse, penetrate, fathom, penetrate, soak up, rub into, penetrate a market, enter a market. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word pénétrer
enterverbe transitif indirect (rentrer dans : un lieu) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Les braqueurs ont pénétré dans la bijouterie à 10 h 05 et en sont repartis 23 minutes plus tard. The robbers entered the jeweller's at 10:05 am and left again 23 minutes later. |
penetrateverbe transitif indirect (liquide : s'infiltrer) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") L'eau a pénétré dans ses chaussures. The water penetrated his shoes. |
penetrateverbe transitif (liquide : s'infiltrer) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") L'eau a pénétré mes chaussures. The water has seeped into my shoes. |
suffuseverbe transitif (toucher, parcourir) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Une émotion immense pénètra la foule. A tremendous emotion suffused the crowd. |
penetrateverbe transitif (figuré (s'introduire) (market, etc.) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Notre entreprise tente de pénétrer le marché chinois. Our company is trying to break into the Chinese market. |
fathomverbe transitif (deviner, comprendre) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Elle a fini par pénétrer ses idées. Je n'arrive pas à pénétrer ce texte. She finally managed to fathom his ideas. I cannot fathom this text. |
penetrateverbe transitif (Sexualité) (sexually) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") L'homme pénétra rapidement sa femme. |
soak up(s'imprégner) (figurative) (phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.") Cet écrivain s'est pénétré des idées de ce philosophe. The writer has soaked up this philosopher's ideas. |
rub into(faire assimiler [qch] par [qch]) |
penetrate a market, enter a marketlocution verbale (prendre une partie d'un marché) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") |
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