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I. punc·ture [ˈpʌŋktʃəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB trans

1. puncture (pierce) cardboard, leather:

to puncture sth
etw durchstechen [o. durchbohren]
the animal's fangs punctured her skin
die Zähne des Raubtiers bohrten sich in ihre Haut
to puncture a hole in sth
ein Loch in etw acc bohren
a punctured organ MED
Perforation eines Organs spec

2. puncture fig (make collapse):

to puncture sth dream, hope
etw zerstören fig pej [o. zunichtemachen]
to puncture sth mood
etw verderben
to puncture a fallacy
mit einem Irrtum aufräumen fig pej
to puncture a myth
einen Mythos entzaubern
any inflated egos tend to be quickly punctured here
wer allzu eingenommen von sich selbst ist, wird hier meist schnell zurechtgestutzt

II. punc·ture [ˈpʌŋktʃəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB intr (burst)

puncture tyre
ein Loch bekommen
puncture plastic
einreißen

III. punc·ture [ˈpʌŋktʃəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

puncture
Loch nt [im Reifen] f
puncture
Reifenpanne f <-, -n>
a slow puncture Brit
eine undichte Stelle
to have a puncture
eine Reifenpanne [o. inf einen Platten] [o. A sl einen Patschen] haben

IV. punc·ture [ˈpʌŋktʃəʳ, Am -ɚ] N modifier

1. puncture TRANSP:

puncture
Flick-
puncture patch
Flicken m <-s, ->
puncture repair kit on bikes, cars
Flickzeug nt <-[e]s, -e>
puncture repair kit on cars
Reifenreparatursatz m

2. puncture MED:

puncture wound
leichte Stichwunde
puncture wound (of an insect)
Stich m <-(e)s, -e>

ˈlum·bar punc·ture N MED

lumbar puncture
Lumbalpunktion f
Present
Ipuncture
youpuncture
he/she/itpunctures
wepuncture
youpuncture
theypuncture
Past
Ipunctured
youpunctured
he/she/itpunctured
wepunctured
youpunctured
theypunctured
Present Perfect
Ihavepunctured
youhavepunctured
he/she/ithaspunctured
wehavepunctured
youhavepunctured
theyhavepunctured
Past Perfect
Ihadpunctured
youhadpunctured
he/she/ithadpunctured
wehadpunctured
youhadpunctured
theyhadpunctured
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