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    Pénétrer (en. Enter)

    [pe.ne.tʁe]

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    verb
    To go inside something.
    The soldiers managed to penetrate the besieged city.
    Les soldats ont réussi à pénétrer dans la ville assiégée.
    To have an influence or effect on something.
    New ideas are beginning to penetrate society.
    Les idées nouvelles commencent à pénétrer dans la société.
    To make something enter into another.
    It took a while for the varnish to penetrate the wood.
    Il a fallu un moment pour faire pénétrer le vernis dans le bois.

    Etymology

    Derived from the Latin 'penetrare', which means 'to make enter'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    penetrate the mind
    To deeply understand someone's ideas or thoughts.
    pénétrer l'esprit
    penetrate a secret
    To discover something that someone is trying to hide.
    pénétrer un secret
    penetrate thoughts
    To be able to understand what someone is thinking.
    pénétrer les pensées

    Related Words

    encroach
    To intrude into someone's space or rights.
    empiéter
    invest
    To take possession of something.
    investir
    infiltrate
    To secretly enter a place.
    infiltrer

    Slang Meanings

    To enter a particular context informally.
    He really penetrated the group in a casual way.
    Il a vraiment pénétré le groupe de manière décontractée.