bucare

make a hole in

(pungere) prick

biglietto punch

bucare una gomma have a puncture, AE have a flat (tire)

fig avere le mani bucate be a spendthrift

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bucare v.tr.

1 to hole; to make* a hole in (sthg.); to pierce; (trivellare) to bore, to perforate: bucare biglietti, to punch tickets // un grido da bucare gli orecchi, an earsplitting scream // bucare il video, lo schermo, to have a powerful screen presence, to be telegenic

2 (un pneumatico) to puncture: ho bucato (una gomma ), I've got a puncture, I've punctured a tyre

3 (pungere) to prick: bucarsi un dito, to prick one's finger

4 (mancare) (gergo) to miss: bucare la palla, to miss the ball; bucare una notizia, to miss out on a story.

◘ bucarsi v.rifl. o intr.pron.

1 (forarsi) to have a puncture, to puncture: mi si è bucata una gomma, my tyre has punctured

2 (pungersi) to prick oneself: mi sono bucato con uno spillo, I've pricked myself with a pin

3 (fam.) (drogarsi) to mainline, to shoot* up, to hype.

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[bu'kare]

1. vt

(forare) to make a hole (o holes) in, (biglietto) to punch, (gomma) to puncture, (pungere) to pierce

ho bucato (una gomma) — I've got a puncture

abbiamo bucato e siamo arrivati in ritardo — we had a puncture and arrived late

avere le mani bucate fig — to be a spendthrift

2. vr (bucarsi)

(pungersi) to prick o.s.

3. vip (bucarsi)

(forarsi: gomma, palla) to puncture, (fam : drogarsi) to mainline

si è bucata una gomma — I've got a puncture

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[bu'kare] 1.

verbo transitivo

1) (forare) to puncture [gomma]; to make* a hole in [lenzuolo, calze]; to pierce, to hole [parete]; (con un trapano) to drill, to bore a hole through

2) (perforare) to punch [biglietti]

2.

verbo pronominale bucarsi

1) (forarsi) [pneumatico] to puncture; [calze] to wear* through

2) (pungersi)

-rsi un dito — to prick one's finger

3) gerg. (drogarsi) to shoot* up

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bucare lo schermo — = to have a great screen presence

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bucare

/bu'kare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

 1 (forare) to puncture [gomma]; to make* a hole in [lenzuolo, calze]; to pierce, to hole [parete]; (con un trapano) to drill, to bore a hole through

 2 (perforare) to punch [biglietti]

II bucarsi verbo pronominale

 1 (forarsi) [pneumatico] to puncture; [calze] to wear* through

 2 (pungersi) -rsi un dito to prick one's finger

 3 gerg. (drogarsi) to shoot* up

IDIOMS

bucare lo schermo = to have a great screen presence.