transfix

• Verbo usado para indicar a ação de fazer alguém ficar imóvel de admiração, choque ou espanto; ou atravessar de lado a lado com um objeto pontiagudo.

A verb used to indicate the act of making someone or something motionless with awe, shock, or fascination; or to pierce through with a sharp object.

1. Render motionlessC1formal

   To cause someone to become completely still, often due to shock, awe, or fear.

   Paralisar

   • The audience was transfixed by the magician's performance.
   • She stood transfixed, staring at the accident scene.
   • The sudden loud noise transfixed him in place.

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   Antônimosanimatemovestir

2. Pierce or impaleC2formal

   To pierce through with a sharp object, such as a stake or spear.

   Perfurar

   • The knight transfixed the dragon with his lance.
   • The hunter transfixed the boar with a sharp spear.
   • In ancient times, criminals were sometimes transfixed as punishment.

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