English-Italian translations for penetrate

• penetrare
  L’Unione europea è nella posizione di penetrare queste società e agire da catalizzatore. The European Union is in a position to penetrate these societies and act as a catalyst.
  A causa della sua energia cinetica, anche un missile di calibro molto piccolo può pertanto penetrare la corazzatura di un carro armato. Due to its kinetic energy, even a very small calibre missile can therefore penetrate a tank's armour plating.
  Dobbiamo anche garantire che questo modello possa penetrare nei paesi emergenti con i quali desideriamo commerciare. We also need to ensure that this model can penetrate the emerging countries with which we wish to trade.

Definition of penetrate

• To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce
• To achieve understanding of, despite some obstacle; to comprehend; to understand
• To affect profoundly through the senses or feelings; to move deeply
• To infiltrate an enemy to gather intelligence
• To move a piece past the defending pieces of one's opponent

Examples

• Light penetrates darkness.
• I could not penetrate Burkes opaque rhetoric.
• to penetrate ones heart with pity
• a male elephant comes up and penetrates the female elephant

Related words

• penetration
• penetrated
• penetrating
• interpenetration
• penetrative
• penetrator
• interpenetrate
• interpenetrative
• penetration test