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penetrate ['penɪtreɪt](a) (find way into or through → jungle, region) pénétrer dans; (→ blockade, enemy defences) pénétrer;∎ they penetrated unknown territory ils ont pénétré en territoire inconnu;∎ it's not easy to penetrate those kinds of social circles il n'est pas facile de s'introduire dans ce genre de milieux(b) (infiltrate → party, movement) s'infiltrer dans, noyauter;∎ penetrated by an informer infiltré par un indicateur(c) (pierce → of missile) percer, transpercer;∎ the bullet penetrated his right lung la balle lui a perforé le poumon droit(d) (pass through → of sound, light etc) traverser, transpercer;∎ the child's cries penetrated the silence les cris de l'enfant déchiraient le silence;∎ the cold wind penetrated her clothing le vent glacial passait à travers ses vêtements;∎ the ship's lights failed to penetrate the fog les lumières du bateau ne parvenaient pas à percer le brouillard(e) (see through → darkness, disguise, mystery) percer;∎ to penetrate sb's thoughts lire dans les pensées de qn(g) (sexually) pénétrer(a) (break through) pénétrer;∎ the troops penetrated deep into enemy territory les troupes ont pénétré très avant en territoire ennemi(b) (ideas, beliefs) s'implanter;∎ the custom has not penetrated to this part of the country cette coutume n'est pas parvenue jusqu'à cette partie du pays∎ I heard what you said but it didn't penetrate at the time j'ai entendu ce que tu as dit, mais je n'ai pas saisi sur le moment;∎ I had to explain it to him several times before it finally penetrated j'ai dû le lui expliquer plusieurs fois avant que ça (ne) rentre
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