percer
Meanings
Verb
1. to pierce (transitive)
2. to make it, to have one's breakthrough (intransitive, figuratively)
Examples34
J'ai percé son petit jeu.
I saw through his little game.
Il s'est fait percer la langue.
He got his tongue pierced.
Elle s'est fait percer la langue.
She got her tongue pierced.
Peux-tu voir la lumière percer ?
Can you see the light breaking through?
Je veux me faire percer les oreilles.
I want to get my ears pierced.
Il s'est fait percer l'oreille droite.
He got his right ear pierced.