Pierce
I am looking for a Spanish verb that means to pierce, as in "Pierce my ear" (Prepare my ear for an earring). I used "Perfore mi oído" but I was told that did not make sense. I looked in LBLA at a reference and found "horadar" used as in "Horade mi oreja"
Whad do you guys think?
Duane
20 Answers
Looking at your choices from an English perspective I see the first as more personal "Pierce my ear(lobe)" and the second "Pierce for me the ear(lobe)" as being a bit less. What the translation back into English might be is really secondary to getting across the personal idea of submitting to the will of a master. Am I correct in seeing the first example as more personal from a Spanish perspective? By the way, Intended or not, James, your reply was quite phunny.
Duane
At any rate, it has to be "Perfore mi oreja" or ""Perfóreme la oreja." Still, I think that has an odd ring to it (no pun intended).
Thanks to all here for your many suggestions. Once again, the phrase (saying) "Two heads are better than one", has proven quite true. I think I counted five or six suggestions for the word "pierce" and I have chosen "perforar" especially for this context ( ear piercing). The context of the song I am attempting to translate is a slave who has been given his freedom must leave behind his family that he has created while enslaved. If he chooses to stay, he can submit to having his ear pierced at the doorpost of his master's house and continue as his slave forever re: Exodus 21:1-6. If you think about it, perforar is particularly appropriate in today's vernacular with all the multiple piercings. Oh, I almost forgot, I will use "oreja" rather than "oido". My translation of "Pierce my ear" will be "Perfore me oreja".
All of your help has been appreciated very much.
Thanks again,
Duane.
Hola motley, no te he visto rimar...
pues no, picar una oreja...imposible.
Hasta un reloj parado acierta dos veces al día. jejej
Surprising:
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Mi joya ha dicho: ¡¡esto está mal! jejej
The root is "agujere-", and the endings either "tú" or "usted" in subjunctive are "-es" and "-e" respective.
But that is a different verb (agujerear). I was conjugating agujerar, which the dictionaries tell me is synonymous with agujerear. So wouldn't the subjunctive form of my verb be as I spelled it, since the root is agujer-? I have no idea how often either of these verbs is used, as I don't recall ever hearing or seeing them used.
Hola Motley, picar work as "punzar or pinchar", that does means hurt with something pointed, as a needle or syringe.
I think the verb "perforar" fit better than "agujerear" in this context in that "perforar" does means pierce something breaking through, and "agujerear" is make an opening more or less rounded in something.
Perforar: Agujerear algo atravesándolo.
Agujerear: Hacer una o más aberturas a alguien o algo.
Maybe, but it is not used, as far as I know. There are many other verbs, like "pinchar", "punzar", "horadar", "perforar", "taladrar", but I don't imagine the typical person using any of them in piercing studio, except, maybe, for "perforar", but even this one is used more by doctors, and usually for bigger holes.
I'd say, like Heidita, that (despite all the verbs available), people say "hacer un agujero".
"Picar" is more like "punch (a hole) here (it is also peck, sting, dig, etc.)
If you say "Horade mi oreja", either they won't understand you, or they will be wondering why do you use such a posh word (and certainly impressed by your command of Spanish vocabulary). In either case, people will look at you with surprise.
¿Se puede decir "Quisiera que me agujeree(s) la oreja", usando el verbo agujerar?
The root is "agujere-", and the endings either "tú" or "usted" in subjunctive are "-es" and "-e" respective. If people speak too fast, those two e's are not always pronounced as long as two other different vowels, but they are there.
By the way, the sentence would be understandable, but unless you say "para ponerme un pendiente", it sounds almost as if you are asking someone to fill your ear with holes.
agujerear.
1. tr. Hacer uno o más agujeros a alguien o algo. U. t. c. prnl.
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I really don't know. I was asking for confirmation myself. But everything I see seems to indicate that agujear (or its variant agujerear) means to pierce or puncture, and would therefore seem to be a good candidate. However, being wholly unpierced myself, I have no experience with verbs in this context.
James or Heidita, would picar work'
