penetrate
1 verb go into sth INTRANSITIVEthe cream penetrates deep into the skin téann an t-uachtar isteach go domhain sa chraiceann
2 verb go through sth INTRANSITIVEit penetrated to the bone chuaigh sé isteach go cnámh
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3 verb MIL, SPOR get inside
INTRANSITIVEbris tríd PhrVthey penetrated into the safe bhris siad tríd isteach sa taisceadán
4 verb gain access to TRANSITIVEsíothlaigh isteach i the organisation had been penetrated by spies bhí spiairí tar éis síothlú isteach san eagraíocht 5 verb influence or affect sb/sth TRANSITIVEbheith bainteach leit penetrates all aspects of our work tá dlúthbhaint aige le gach gné dár gcuid oibre
INTRANSITIVEChristianity had penetrated to Ireland bhí an Chríostaíocht tar éis a bealach a dhéanamh go hÉirinnnew technology has penetrated into society tá an teicneolaíocht nua fréamhaithe sa tsochaí
6 verb in sexual act TRANSITIVEtreáigh verb 7 verb COMM start operating TRANSITIVEit's an opportunity to penetrate the European market is deis é le fáil isteach i margadh na hEorpa
INTRANSITIVEthey're trying to penetrate into Asia tá siad ag iarraidh cos isteach a fháil san Áise
8 verb understand TRANSITIVEciall a bhaint as brí a bhaint as adhmad a bhaint as the questions aren't easily penetrated níl sé furasta ciall a bhaint as na ceisteannahe's able to penetrate complex problems tá sé ábalta fadhbanna casta a thuiscint 9 verb be understood by sb TRANSITIVEa thought penetrated her mind rith smaoineamh léi
INTRANSITIVEthey told her the news but it failed to penetrate d'inis siad an scéala di ach níor thuig sí i gceart é
10 verb see through sb's disguise TRANSITIVEto penetrate sb's disguise duine a aithint faoina bhréagriocht