drill

drill
drill [{{t}}drɪl]
1 noun
(a) (manual) porte-foret m; (electric) perceuse f; (of dentist) fraise f (de dentiste), roulette f; {{}}Petroleum industry{{}} (for oil well) trépan m; (pneumatic) marteau m piqueur; {{}}Mining{{}} perforatrice f
(b) (bit)
drill (bit) foret m, mèche f
(c) (exercises) exercice(s) m(pl); {{}}Military{{}} manœuvre(s) f(pl), drill m;
{{}}School{{}} verb drill exercices mpl oraux sur les verbes;
{{}}Military{{}} firing drill instruction f du tir;
{{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} {{}}figurative{{}} I know the drill je sais ce qu'il faut faire, je connais la marche à suivre ;
{{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} what's the drill? (what do you want me to do?) qu'est-ce qu'il y a à faire?; (for working the photocopier etc) comment on fait?
(d) {{}}Textiles{{}} treillis m
(e) {{}}Agriculture{{}} (machine) semoir m; (furrow) sillon m
2 transitive verb
(a) (metal, wood) forer, percer; (hole) percer; (dentist) fraiser;
{{}}Petroleum industry{{}} to drill an oil well forer un puits de pétrole
(b) (train) faire faire des exercices à; {{}}Military{{}} faire faire l'exercice à;
I drilled him in what to say je lui ai fait la leçon sur ce qu'il fallait dire;
the troops are well drilled les troupes sont bien entraînées;
to drill good manners into sb apprendre les bonnes manières à qn;
it was drilled into them from an early age not to accept lifts from strangers depuis leur plus jeune âge, on leur avait enfoncé dans la tête qu'il ne fallait pas accepter de monter en voiture avec des inconnus;
{{}}School{{}} to drill pupils in French verbs faire faire aux élèves des exercices oraux sur les verbes français
(c) {{}}Agriculture{{}} (seeds) semer en sillon; (field) tracer des sillons dans
(d) {{}}familiar{{}} (ball)
he drilled the ball into the back of the net il envoya la balle droit au fond du filet
3 intransitive verb
(a) (bore) forer;
they are drilling for oil ils forent ou effectuent des forages pour trouver du pétrole
(b) (train) faire de l'exercice, s'entraîner; {{}}Military{{}} être à l'exercice, manœuvrer
►► {{}}Military{{}} drill sergeant sergent m instructeur

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