What does penetrar in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word penetrar in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use penetrar in Portuguese.

The word penetrar in Portuguese means penetrate, invade, irromper, penetrar, permear, penetrar, permear, penetrar, penetrar, penetrar, penetrar, penetrar, perfurar, penetrar, penetrar, penetrar com punho, impregnar-se, penetrar-se, penetrar em, penetrar em. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word penetrar

penetrate, invade

irromper

intransitive verb (enter uninvited) (entrar sem permissão)

It looks like moles have been intruding here again.

penetrar, permear

transitive verb (physically: penetrate) (introduzir-se)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The drug will permeate your bloodstream in about ten minutes.

penetrar, permear

transitive verb (spread through)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Um sentimento de alegria começou a penetrar na sala.
A sense or merriment began to pervade the room.

penetrar

transitive verb (pierce)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The bullet penetrated the wall.

penetrar

transitive verb (break through, penetrate)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
O esquadrão penetrou as defesas inimigas. O sol penetrou as nuvens.
The squadron pierced the enemy's defences. The sun pierced the clouds.

penetrar

transitive verb (insert penis into)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The religious man refused to penetrate his fiance until they were married.

penetrar

transitive verb (permeate)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The tobacco smoke penetrated the room.

penetrar

transitive verb (figurative (comprehend) (figurativo)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The students began to penetrate the mysteries of Einstein's theories.

perfurar

intransitive verb (penetrate) (figurado)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
It was a cold wind of the kind that pierces.

penetrar

transitive verb (slang (enter uninvited) (gíria)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Aquele cara não foi convidado. Ele entrou de penetra na festa.
That guy wasn't invited. He just crashed the party.

penetrar

(moisture: penetrate)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)

penetrar com punho

transitive verb (vulgar, offensive, slang (penetrate with hand) (vulgar)

(locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).)

impregnar-se, penetrar-se

intransitive verb (penetrate, spread)

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)
People left as the odour began to permeate.

penetrar em

transitive verb (light: penetrate darkness)

A dim light pierced the darkness in the room.

penetrar em

transitive verb (affect bodily)

The cold pierced Malcolm to his very bones.

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