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in the PONS Dictionary

I. drill1 [drɪl] N

drill
Bohrer m <-s, ->
drill
Bohrgerät nt
electric drill
[Hand]bohrmaschine f
pneumatic drill
Pressluftbohrer m <-s, ->
pneumatic drill
Druckluftbohrer m <-s, ->

II. drill1 [drɪl] VB trans

1. drill (make a hole in):

to drill sth
etw durchbohren
to drill a hole/well
ein Loch/einen Brunnen bohren
to drill a tooth
bohren

2. drill sl (shoot with a firearm):

to drill sb
jdm eine Kugel verpassen inf
to drill sb full of holes
jdn durchlöchern inf

III. drill1 [drɪl] VB intr

drill
bohren
to drill through sth
etw durchbohren
to drill for oil
nach Öl bohren

IV. drill1 [drɪl] N modifier

drill
Bohr-
drill bit
Bohrspitze f
drill bit
Bohrmeißel m <-s, ->
drill chuck [or head]
Bohrfutter nt <-s, ->
drill ship
Bohrschiff nt

I. drill2 [drɪl] N

1. drill no pl (training):

drill
hartes Training
drill MIL
Drill m <-(e)s> kein pl
to do rifle drill
Schießübungen machen

2. drill (exercise):

drill
Übung f <-, -en>
fire drill (for firemen)
Feuerwehrübung f <-, -en>
fire drill (for others)
Probe[feuer]alarm m
to do spelling drills
Buchstabierübungen machen

3. drill inf (routine procedure):

what's the drill?
wie geht das?
what's the drill?
wie wird das gemacht?
to know the drill
wissen, wie es geht [o. inf wie der Laden läuft]

II. drill2 [drɪl] VB trans MIL, SCHOOL

to drill sb
jdn drillen
he drilled the children in what they should say
er bläute den Kindern ein, was sie sagen sollten

III. drill2 [drɪl] VB intr MIL

drill
exerzieren

IV. drill2 [drɪl] N modifier MIL

drill
Drill-
drill ground
Exerzierplatz m

drill3 [drɪl] N ZOOL

drill (West African baboon)
Drill m <-(e)s>

ˈdrill ser·geant N MIL

drill sergeant
Ausbilder m <-s, ->

ˈfire drill N

fire drill (for firemen)
Feuerwehrübung f <-, -en>
fire drill (for others)
Feueralarmübung f

ˈham·mer drill N

hammer drill
Schlagbohrmaschine f <-, -n>

ˈkerb drill N Brit

kerb drill
Verkehrserziehung f <-> kein pl

pneu·mat·ic ˈdrill N

pneumatic drill
Presslufthammer m <-s, -hämmer>

ˈpow·er drill N

power drill
Bohrmaschine f <-, -n>

ˈcol·umn drill N

column drill
Ständerbohrmaschine f

ˈbur drill N (dental)

bur drill
[Zahn]bohrer m

ˈdrill driv·er N (tool)

drill driver
Bohrschrauber m
cordless drill driver
Akku-Bohrschrauber m
Present
Idrill
youdrill
he/she/itdrills
wedrill
youdrill
theydrill
Past
Idrilled
youdrilled
he/she/itdrilled
wedrilled
youdrilled
theydrilled
Present Perfect
Ihavedrilled
youhavedrilled
he/she/ithasdrilled
wehavedrilled
youhavedrilled
theyhavedrilled
Past Perfect
Ihaddrilled
youhaddrilled
he/she/ithaddrilled
wehaddrilled
youhaddrilled
theyhaddrilled
See further verb tables

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

electric drill
[Hand]bohrmaschine f
drill bit
Bohrmeißel m <-s, ->
fire drill (for firemen)
Feuerwehrübung f <-, -en>
pneumatic drill
Pressluftbohrer m <-s, ->
drill ground
Exerzierplatz m

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