drill

drill
drill [drɪl]
1. noun
   a. (for DIY) perceuse f ; (for roads) marteau-piqueur m ; [of dentist] roulette f
   b. ( = exercises) exercices m
• what's the drill? (inf) qu'est-ce qu'il faut faire ?
• he doesn't know the drill (inf) il ne connaît pas la marche à suivre
2. transitive verb
   a. [+ wood, metal] percer ; [+ tooth] fraiser
• to drill an oil well forer un puits de pétrole
   b. [+ soldiers] faire faire l'exercice à
• to drill pupils in grammar faire faire des exercices de grammaire à des élèves
• I drilled it into him that he must not ... je lui ai bien enfoncé dans la tête qu'il ne doit pas ...
3. intransitive verb
(for oil) forer (for pour trouver)
* * *
[drɪl] 1.
noun
1) (tool) (for wood, metal, masonry) perceuse f; (for oil) trépan m; (for mining) foreuse f; (for teeth) roulette f

power drill — perceuse f électrique

2) Military exercice m
3)

fire drill — exercice m d'évacuation en cas d'incendie

2.
transitive verb
1) gen percer; passer la roulette à [tooth]
2) Military entraîner
3)

to drill somebody in something — former (intensivement) quelqu'un à quelque chose

3.
intransitive verb
1) (in wood, metal, masonry) percer un trou (into dans)

to drill for something — faire des forages pour trouver quelque chose

2) Military faire de l'exercice
3) fig

to drill something into somebody — faire entrer quelque chose dans la tête de quelqu'un


English-French dictionary. 2013.

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