Difficulty Level
intermediate
Translations
🇩🇪 durchbohren
, 🇪🇸 perforar
, 🇮🇹 trafiggere
, 🇵🇹 furar
, 🇨🇳 穿透,戳
, 🇯🇵 穴をあける
, 🇰🇷 뚫다
, 🇸🇦 يخترق
, 🇮🇳 फोड़ना
Usage Examples
- Il a troué sa partenaire en la trompant.
- Elle a troué son ami en lui révélant son secret.
- Le vendeur a troué le contrat en ne livrant pas les marchandises à temps.
Etymology
**trouer** (to make a hole) comes from the noun **trou** “hole”, itself borrowed from Latin *trobata* (from the verb *trobare* “to bore, to make a hole”). The French verb was formed by adding the regular suffix *‑er* to this noun, giving a meaning “to create a hole, to bore.” It has been in use since the Middle Ages in the sense of physically opening a passage or creating a gap.
Synonyms
percer
forer
perforer
buriner
pénétrer
frapper (dans le sens de percer)
Antonyms
boucher
remplir
sceller
tamponner
refermer