drill

dril 1. verb

1) (to make (a hole) with a drill: He drilled holes in the wood; to drill for oil.) bore

2) ((of soldiers etc) to exercise or be exercised: The soldiers drilled every morning.) eksersere, drille

2. noun

1) (a tool for making holes: a hand-drill; an electric drill.) bor(emaskin)

2) (exercise or practice, especially of soldiers: We do half-an-hour of drill after tea.) drill, eksersis

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I

subst. \/drɪl\/

1) bor, boremaskin

2) drill (også overført), eksersis

• drill in grammar

3) gymnastikk, trening, øvelse

know the drill (hverdagslig) kjenne rutinen, beherske metodene, beherske fremgangsmåten

question-and-answer drills øvelser med spørsmål og svar

what's the drill? (hverdagslig) hvordan gjør man det?

II

subst. \/drɪl\/ (landbruk)

1) rad, rille

2) (rad)såmaskin

III

subst. \/drɪl\/

(pattedyrarten Mandrillus leucophaeus) drill

IV

subst. \/drɪl\/

drill (tett, kraftig bomullstøy)

V

verb \/drɪl\/

1) drille, bore (hull i), bore seg

• drill a tooth

bore i en tann

2) gjennombore

3) (amer., slang) pepre, skyte (ned)

4) (også overført) eksersere, drille, øve, øve inn, trene, trene opp, trene inn

• drill somebody in grammar

5) (amer., jernbane) veksle, skifte

drill into eller drill in bore seg i

VI

verb \/drɪl\/ (landbruk)

1) radså

• drill soya beans

2) plante i rader