transitive verb penetrar , traspassar hole foradar , fer forats bore perforar , foradar , buidar punch trepar , barrinar puncture punxar , fibrar , picar the bullet pierced the armour la bala va foradar-li la cuirassa the bullet pierced his lung la bala va traspassar-li el pulmó to have one's ears pierced fer-se foradar les orelles the rock is pierced by numerous holes la roca és tota banyarriquerada a nail pierced the tyre un clau va punxar el neumàtic the dam had been pierced in various places la presa s'havia esvorancat per diversos llocs a wall pierced with loopholes…