perfuração; colocação de piercing
1. The act or process of making a hole through a part of the body to insert jewelry
She decided to get ear piering done at the salon.
Ela decidiu fazer uma perfuração na orelha no salão.
2. The process of constructing a pier or wharf extending into water
The piering project will improve the harbor's capacity.
O projeto de construção do cais melhorará a capacidade do porto.
3. In construction, the process of driving piles or pilings into the ground
The piering work began early morning to support the building foundation.
O trabalho de estacamento começou cedo pela manhã para apoiar a fundação do edifício.
In Brazil, 'piering' or 'piercing' became increasingly popular from the 1990s onward as body modification became mainstream. While the English term 'piercing' is commonly used in Brazilian Portuguese, especially among younger generations, 'perfuração' remains the formal translation. In construction contexts, the term is technical and used primarily by engineers and contractors.
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