trouer

Definition: to make/wear/punch a hole in, to pierce (literally and figuratively)

Tu troues trop vite tes chaussettes - You wear holes in (wear out) your socks too quickly

Un éclair a troué l'obscurité - A bolt of lightning pierced the darkness

Expression: trouer la peau à qqun - to put a bullet into someone

Related: un trou - hole; une trouée - gap, break, breach; troué (adj) - with holes

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Pronunciation: [troo ay]Audio Link