taladrar

to drill into

taladrar(tah-lah-drahr)

transitive verb

1. (to perforate)

a. to drill into

Mi madre me recomendó no taladrar agujeros en la pared de un piso alquilado.

My mother advised me not to drill into the wall of a rented apartment.

b. to pierce

Jorge taladró la pared con el clavo para colgar mi cuadro.

Jorge pierced the wall with a nail to hang my painting.

2. (to make a loud sound)

a. to pierce

Los ladridos del perro taladraban aquella silenciosa noche.

The barking of the dog pierced the silent night.

taladrar

transitive verb

1. (general)

a. to drill

este ruido te taladra los tímpanosthe noise is ear-piercing

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taladrar

transitive verb

1 [+pared] to drill a hole/holes in; drill; [+billete, documento] to punch

una bala le taladró el tobillo a bullet pierced his ankle

2 [+ruido, mirada, dolor] to pierce

un ruido que taladra los oídos an ear-splitting noise; me taladró con la mirada she fixed me with a piercing gaze; un llanto de bebé taladra el silencio a baby's cry pierces the silence; the silence is shattered by a baby's cry

De repente se le ilumina la cara, taladra con los ojos a Paloma