What does perçant in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word perçant in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use perçant in French.
The word perçant in French means sharp, keen, shrill, piercing, drill, burst, break through, break through, penetrate, get your break, make a breakthrough, make it in, run through, sharp-eyed, keen-eyed, sharp-eyed. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word perçant
sharp, keenadjectif (pénétrant) (sight) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Le lynx est connu pour sa vue perçante : il voit sa proie de très loin. The lynx is known for its sharp (or: keen) eyesight; it can see its prey from a great distance. |
shrill, piercingadjectif (strident) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Des cris perçants ont réveillé tout le quartier. Ear-splitting screams woke the whole neighbourhood. |
drillverbe transitif (faire un trou) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") On doit percer le mur si l'on veut accrocher notre tableau. J'ai percé un trou de 5 mm. We have to drill the wall if we want to hang our painting. I drilled a 5 mm hole. |
burstverbe transitif (crever, faire éclater) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Ma fille perce ses boutons : ce n'est pas bien. My daughter squeezes her spots; it's not good. |
break throughverbe transitif (passer au travers de) Le soleil n'arrivait pas à percer les nuages. En cette nuit sans lune, rien ne semblait pouvoir percer l'obscurité. The sun couldn't break through the clouds. During this moonless night, nothing seems to be able to break through the darkness. |
break throughverbe transitif (enfoncer) Les Romains ont percé les défenses gauloises. The Romans broke through the Gaulish defenses. |
penetrateverbe transitif (mettre au jour) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Le détective a réussi à percer le mystère. The detective succeeded in penetrating the mystery. |
get your break, make a breakthroughverbe intransitif (figuré (devenir célèbre) (figurative) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Ce musicien se donne à fond pour sa passion et espère percer. This musician gives his all for his passion and is hoping to get his break. |
make it in(figuré (devenir célèbre dans un domaine) (informal) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Cet acrobate a percé dans le milieu du spectacle après des années de travail. This acrobat has made it in show business after years of work. |
run throughverbe transitif (vieilli (passer par l'épée) (literary) (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.") Le duelliste a percé mortellement son adversaire. The duellist fatally ran his adversary through. |
sharp-eyed, keen-eyedlocution adjectivale (qui voit loin et nettement) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") |
sharp-eyedlocution adjectivale (figuré (qui analyse finement) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") |
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