Grammatical class

Verb

percer

(transitive) to pierce

Details

Syllables

per-cer

Phonetics

pɛʁ.se

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

4622

Freq. (movies)

5481

Freq. (news)

11981

Sentences

Il s'est fait percer le nez.

He got his nose pierced.

A1

Tom s'est fait percer le nez.

Tom got his nose pierced.

A1

Elle s'est fait percer le nez.

She got her nose pierced.

A1

Il veut se faire percer le nez.

He wants to get his nose pierced.

A1

Il s'est fait percer la langue.

He got his tongue pierced.

A2

Elle s'est fait percer la langue.

She got her tongue pierced.

A2

Elle se fit percer le nombril.

She got her navel pierced.

B1

J'essaie de percer le mot de passe de ce fichier.

I'm trying to break the password of this file.

B1

Aujourd'hui, nous allons percer le mystère du subjonctif anglais.

Today, we are going to unravel the mystery of the English subjunctive.

B1

Plusieurs personnes ont tenté de percer le cordon de sécurité.

Several people tried to break through the perimeter.

B2

Les échecs peuvent rendre heureux quiconque souhaite percer ses mystères.

Chess can make anyone who wishes to unravel its mysteries happy.

B2