penetrate

penetrate
1. transitive verb
1) (find access into) eindringen in (+ Akk.); (pass through) durchdringen
2) (permeate) dringen in (+ Akk.); (fig.) durchdringen; [Spion:] sich einschleusen in (+ Akk.)
2. intransitive verb
1) (make a way)

penetrate into/to something — in etwas (Akk.) eindringen/zu etwas vordringen

penetrate through something — durch etwas hindurch dringen

the cold penetrated through the whole house — die Kälte durchdrang das ganze Haus

2) (be understood or realized)

my hint did not penetrate — mein Wink wurde nicht verstanden

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['penitreit]
verb
(to move, go or make a way into, past, or through (something): The bullet penetrated his shoulder; Their minds could not penetrate the mystery.) durchdringen
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- penetratingly
- penetration
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pen·etrate
[ˈpenɪtreɪt]
vt
to \penetrate sth
1. (move into) in etw akk eindringen
to \penetrate a market in einen Markt eindringen
to be \penetrated by a spy ausspioniert werden
2. (spread through) smell etw durchdringen
3. (fig: see through) etw ergründen
to \penetrate sb's ideas jds Gedanken verstehen
to \penetrate sb's mind jdn durchschauen
4. MED vein etw durchstechen
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['penItreɪt]
1. vt
eindringen in (+acc); (= go right through) walls etc durchdringen; (MIL) enemy lines durchbrechen; (MED) vein durchstechen; (= infiltrate) party infiltrieren; market eindringen in

is there anything that will penetrate that thick skull of yours? — geht denn auch überhaupt nichts in deinen Schädel rein?

to penetrate sb's disguise — hinter jds Maske (acc) schauen

2. vi
eindringen; (= go right through) durchdringen

it just didn't penetrate (fig) — das ist mir/ihm etc nicht klar geworden

has that penetrated? — hast du/habt ihr das endlich kapiert?

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penetrate [ˈpenıtreıt]
A v/t
1. durchdringen, eindringen in (akk), durchbohren, -schlagen, (auch MIL taktisch) durchstoßen, dringen durch
2. FLUG, MIL einfliegen oder -dringen in (akk)
3. fig
a) (seelisch) durchdringen, erfüllen, ergreifen
b) (geistig) eindringen in (akk), erforschen, ergründen, durchschauen:
penetrate sb’s disguise jemanden durchschauen
B v/i
1. eindringen (into in akk), durchdringen (to zu), dringen (through durch):
penetrate deep into the skin tief in die Haut eindringen (Creme etc);
penetrate into a secret fig ein Geheimnis ergründen
2. durch-, vordringen, sich einen Weg bahnen (to bis zu, zu)
3. ankommen (verstanden werden):
the idea has penetrated der Groschen ist gefallen umg
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1. transitive verb
1) (find access into) eindringen in (+ Akk.); (pass through) durchdringen
2) (permeate) dringen in (+ Akk.); (fig.) durchdringen; [Spion:] sich einschleusen in (+ Akk.)
2. intransitive verb
1) (make a way)

penetrate into/to something — in etwas (Akk.) eindringen/zu etwas vordringen

penetrate through something — durch etwas hindurch dringen

the cold penetrated through the whole house — die Kälte durchdrang das ganze Haus

2) (be understood or realized)

my hint did not penetrate — mein Wink wurde nicht verstanden

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v.
durchdringen v.
eindringen v.

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