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barrena • taladradora • taladro
The portion of a drilling tool that drives the bit.
Use a drill with a wire brush to remove any rust or buildup.
repetición • simulacro
An activity done as an exercise or practice (especially a military exercise), particularly in preparation for some possible future event or occurrence.
Regular fire drills can ensure that everyone knows how to exit safely in an emergency.
“[…] if you call my duds a ‘livery’ again there'll be trouble. It's bad enough to go around togged out like a life saver on a drill day, but I can stand that 'cause I'm paid for it…
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sembradora
An agricultural implement for making holes for sowing seed, and sometimes so formed as to contain seeds and drop them into the hole made.
I found down at the side of the house the remains of what must have once been a kitchen garden. Everything was choked with weeds and scutch grass, but the outlines of bed and drill…
surco
A light furrow or channel made to put seed into, when sowing.
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dril
An Old World monkey of West Africa, Mandrillus leucophaeus, similar in appearance to the mandrill, but lacking the colorful face.
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No hay frases
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dril
A strong, durable cotton fabric with a strong bias (diagonal) in the weave.
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No hay frases
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Meanings (ES + gloss)
agujerear • drilear • horadar • perforar • taladrar
To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool).
Drill a small hole to start the screw in the right direction.
drilear • ensayar • entrenar • hacer / realizar un simulacro • practicar
To practice, especially in (or as in) a military context.
On his return the team that faced Hull City had been reconfigured. Moses wasn’t overly drilled, just told he would be playing right wing-back, that Conte had seen enough to know.
They drilled daily to learn the routine exactly.
entrenar
To cause to drill (practice); to train in military arts.
He [Frederic the Great] drilled his people, as he drilled his grenadiers.
The sergeant was up by 6:00 every morning, drilling his troops.
repetir
To repeat an idea frequently in order to encourage someone to remember it.
The instructor drilled into us the importance of reading the instructions.
averiguar
To investigate or examine something in more detail or at a different level
Drill deeper and you may find the underlying assumptions faulty.
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