puncture

foratura

Buco nello pneumatico di un veicolo che fa uscire l’aria.

In inglese semplice: A hole in a vehicle’s tyre that lets the air out.

• My bike has a puncture.
• We got a puncture on the way home.
• Can you repair this slow puncture?

Sinonimi: flat tyre

Espressioni comuni: get a puncture, repair a puncture, slow puncture

foro, perforazione

Piccolo buco o strappo causato da un oggetto appuntito.

In inglese semplice: A small hole or tear made by a sharp object.

• There is a puncture in the balloon.
• The doctor checked the puncture wound.
• Tiny punctures let the liquid escape.

Sinonimi: hole, perforation

Espressioni comuni: puncture wound, small puncture, needle puncture

forare

Fare un buco in qualcosa con un oggetto appuntito.

In inglese semplice: To make a hole in something with a sharp object.

• Do not puncture the balloon.
• A nail punctured the tyre yesterday.
• The needle barely punctured her skin.

Sinonimi: pierce, perforate

Espressioni comuni: puncture a tyre, puncture a balloon, puncture the skin