pierce

If the arrow had pierced a little more deeply, your life would be in danger.
Si la flèche vous avait atteinte plus profondément, votre vie aurait pu être en danger.
I sat on top of the chapel, behind a fig tree that had pierced the roof, and I asked these large stones mutilated.
J’allai m’asseoir sur le haut de la chapelle, à l’abri d’un figuier qui avait percé la voûte, et j’interrogeai ces grandes pierres mutilées.
But when the carcass was collected, the village grew silent, for the elders found that the bullet had pierced its glittering central eye then fallen to be clenched in the steepstalker's mandibles.
Mais lorsque la carcasse fut récupérée, tous les habitants se turent, car les anciens du village venaient de découvrir que la balle avait traversé l'œil central scintillant pour se venir loger dans les mandibules du steepstalker.
The soldier fell; a bullet had pierced his chest.
Le soldat tomba ; une balle lui avait traversé la poitrine.
The bullets had pierced the car's tank and gasoline was gushing out.
Les balles avaient percé le réservoir de la voiture et l'essence jaillissait.
The knife had pierced his basilic vein.
Le couteau lui avait traversé la veine basilique.
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