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perforer

perforate, punch a hole in

verb pehr-foh-REH Rare

Usage Note

Perforer means to pierce or punch holes through a material, used both technically (perforating paper, punching tickets) and medically (a perforated eardrum: un tympan perforé). The related noun perforateur is a hole-punch, and perforation describes both the act and the resulting hole. In medicine the passive être perforé signals a serious rupture.

Examples

"Elle a perforé les feuilles pour les ranger."

Natural Translation

She punched holes in the sheets to file them.

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