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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