spear

I have speared the heart with a knife.
La lame s'est plantée dans son cœur.
The enemy speared the soldier with a bayonet.
L'ennemi a transpercé le soldat avec une baïonnette.
She speared a cockle with a cocktail stick and ate it.
Elle a piqué une coque avec un cure-dent et l'a mangée.
The guards speared the knights who tried to get into the castle.
Les gardes ont transpercé de leurs lances les chevaliers qui ont essayé d'entrer dans le château.
In the light of the great restraint being exercised by the Commission where support for border regions is concerned, I fear that some border regions may see themselves as spearheads in a different sense, in the sense that they are being speared.
Au vu de la grande retenue de la Commission sur le sujet de la promotion des régions frontalières, je crains que certaines régions se voient dans une autre situation que celle du fer de lance. Il y a là quelque chose qui coince.
He went ahead and speared the last piece of meat without asking us.
Il a piqué le dernier morceau de viande sans nous demander.
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