to+press+into+with+a+sharp+point English
4 translations
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to pierce
common
🇫🇮 Neula painettiin ihoon nopeasti.
🇺🇸 The needle was quickly pressed into the skin.
🇫🇮 Hän painoi tikun leipään.
🇺🇸 He pressed the stick into the bread.
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standard language | |
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to stab
common
🇫🇮 Mies painoi veitsen toiseen ihmiseen.
🇺🇸 The man stabbed the other person with the knife.
🇫🇮 Hän painoi haarukan lihaan.
🇺🇸 He stabbed the meat with the fork.
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informal | |
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to prick
common
🇫🇮 Neula painettiin sormeen varovasti.
🇺🇸 The needle was gently pressed into the finger.
🇫🇮 Hän pisteli kukkia neulalla.
🇺🇸 She pricked the flowers with a needle.
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everyday use | |
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to impale
rare
🇫🇮 Tarinoissa hirviöt usein painettiin piikkiin.
🇺🇸 In stories, monsters were often impaled on spikes.
🇫🇮 Hän painoi tikun vangin läpi.
🇺🇸 He impaled the prisoner with a stick.
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literary |