lävistää — meaning in English
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English meaning
- broach verb To bring up a sensitive or difficult topic for discussion.
- perforate verb IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /ˈpɜː.fə.ɹeɪt/
- pierce verb To make a hole through something, usually with something sharp.
- reach verb To stretch out an arm or hand toward something in order to touch or grasp it.
- transfix verb To render motionless, by arousing terror, amazement or awe.
Senses
lävistää is used for these senses in English:
- broach (transitive) To make a hole in, especially a cask of liquor, and put in a tap in order to draw the liquid.
- perforate (transitive) To pierce; to penetrate.
- pierce (transitive) To puncture; to break through.
- pierce (transitive) to break or interrupt abruptly
- reach (transitive, by extension) To extend an action, effort, or influence to; to penetrate to; to pierce, or cut.
broach — full definition
- verb To bring up a sensitive or difficult topic for discussion.
- verb To pierce or tap something, especially a cask, in order to draw out liquid.
perforate — full definition
- verb IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /ˈpɜː.fə.ɹeɪt/
- verb IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /ˈpɝ.fɚ.eɪt/
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