drill

drill
drill
A n
1 (tool) (for wood, metal, masonry) perceuse f ; (for oil) trépan m ; (for mining) foreuse f ; Dent roulette f, fraise f spec ; power/hand drill perceuse f électrique/à main ;
2 Mil exercice m ; rifle drill maniement m d'armes ;
3 (practice) lifeboat/fire drill exercice m de sauvetage/d'évacuation en cas d'incendie ;
4 Sch (repetition) drill m ;
5 ○ †GB (procedure) the drill la marche à suivre ;
6 (furrow) sillon m ;
7 Agric (machine) semoir m ;
8 Tex coutil m.
B vtr
1 percer [wood, metal, masonry] ; forer [shaft, well, tunnel] ; Dent passer la roulette à [tooth] : to drill a hole percer un trou (in dans) ;
2 Mil entraîner [troops] ;
3 to drill sb in sth former (intensivement) qn à qch ;
4 Agric semer [qch] en sillons.
C vi
1 (in wood, metal, masonry) percer un trou (into dans) ; Dent passer la roulette (into à) ; to drill for faire des forages pour trouver [oil, water] ;
2 Mil faire de l'exercice ; they're drilling ils sont à l'exercice ;
3 to drill sth into sb faire entrer qch dans la tête de qn ; we had good manners drilled into us on nous a inculqué à fond les bonnes manières.

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