to+press+into+with+a+sharp+point English

4 translations
Translation Context Audio
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.
standard language
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.
informal
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.
everyday use
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.
literary