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I ['pʌŋktʃə(r)] II 1. ['pʌŋktʃə(r)]1) (perforate) forare, bucare [tyre, balloon]; perforare [ organ]2.to puncture sb.'s pride o ego — sgonfiare qcn., fare abbassare la cresta a qcn
verbo intransitivo [tyre, balloon] forarsi, bucarsi* * *1. verb(to make or get a small hole in: Some glass on the road punctured my new tyre.) bucare, forare2. noun(a hole in a tyre: My car has had two punctures this week.) foratura, bucatura* * *puncture /ˈpʌŋktʃə(r)/n.2 (autom., ciclismo, ecc.) foratura; bucatura: to get a puncture, bucare; forare; to have a puncture, avere una gomma a terra; to mend a puncture, riparare una gomma bucata; puncture repair, riparazione di una foraturaFALSI AMICI: puncture non significa puntura nel senso di iniezione o di punzecchiatura di insetto. (to) puncture /ˈpʌŋktʃə(r)/A v. t.1 pungere3 (fam.) sgonfiare; ridimensionare; umiliare: to puncture sb. 's enthusiasm, sgonfiare l'entusiasmo di q.B v. i.* * *I ['pʌŋktʃə(r)] II 1. ['pʌŋktʃə(r)]1) (perforate) forare, bucare [tyre, balloon]; perforare [ organ]2.to puncture sb.'s pride o ego — sgonfiare qcn., fare abbassare la cresta a qcn
verbo intransitivo [tyre, balloon] forarsi, bucarsi
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