perforator

English

Etymology

perforate +‎ -or

Noun

perforator (plural perforators)

1. A tool or machine that makes holes, or perforates, materials such as paper and card.
2. A machine that can bore a tunnel underground
3. (anatomy) A perforating artery or vein

Synonyms

• hole punch

Translations

hole punch — see hole punch

machine that bores

• Bulgarian: свредел (bg) m (svredel), перфоратор m (perforator)
• Finnish: pora (fi)
• Irish: polltóir m
• Russian: сверло́ (ru) n (sverló)
• Spanish: máquina perforadora f

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

perforator m (plural perforators or perforatoren, diminutive perforatortje n)

1. perforator

Latin

Verb

perforātor

1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of perforō

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French perforateur.

Noun

perforator n (plural perforatoare)

1. perforator

Declension

Declension of perforator

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) perforator	perforatorul	(niște) perforatoare	perforatoarele
genitive/dative	(unui) perforator	perforatorului	(unor) perforatoare	perforatoarelor
vocative	perforatorule		perforatoarelor