🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

perfurar

Pronunciation / Transliteration: peʁfuˈɾaʁ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Bore/bɔːr/
verbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Ele usou uma furadeira para perfurar um buraco na parede."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To make a hole in something by drilling or piercing.

    "He used a drill to bore a hole in the wall for the new electrical outlet."
  2. 2

    To cause someone to feel weary or uninterested.

    "The lecture was so dull that it began to bore the students."

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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'bore' originates from the Old English 'borian', which means 'to pierce or drill'. It has evolved through Middle English and has retained its core meaning related to creating a hole or causing weariness over time.

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