drill sergeant in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for drill sergeant in the English»French Dictionary

drill sergeant N

drill sergeant

sergent m instructeur

Translations for drill sergeant in the French»English Dictionary

sergent instructeur

drill sergeant

Translations for drill sergeant in the English»French Dictionary

sergeant [Brit ˈsɑːdʒ(ə)nt, Am ˈsɑrdʒənt] N

1. sergeant Brit MIL:

sergeant

sergent m

2. sergeant Am MIL:

sergeant

caporal-chef m

3. sergeant (in police):

sergeant

≈ brigadier m

I.drill [Brit drɪl, Am drɪl] N

1. drill (tool):

drill (for wood, metal, masonry)

perceuse f

drill (for oil)

trépan m

drill (for mining)

foreuse f

drill DENT

roulette f

drill DENT

fraise f spec

power/hand drill

perceuse f électrique/à main

2. drill MIL:

drill

exercice m

3. drill (practice):

lifeboat/fire drill

exercice m de sauvetage/d'évacuation en cas d'incendie

4. drill SCHOOL (repetition):

drill

drill m

5. drill Brit (procedure) inf, dated:

the drill

la marche à suivre

6. drill (furrow):

drill

sillon m

7. drill FARM (machine):

drill

semoir m

8. drill TEXTIL:

drill

coutil m

II.drill [Brit drɪl, Am drɪl] VB trans

1. drill:

drill wood, metal, masonry

percer

drill shaft, well, tunnel

forer

drill DENT tooth

passer la roulette à

to drill a hole

percer un trou (in dans)

2. drill MIL:

drill troops

entraîner

3. drill:

to drill sb in sth

former (intensivement) qn à qc

4. drill FARM:

drill

semer [qc] en sillons

III.drill [Brit drɪl, Am drɪl] VB intr

1. drill (in wood, metal, masonry):

drill

percer un trou (into dans)

drill DENT

passer la roulette (into à)

to drill for oil, water

faire des forages pour trouver

2. drill MIL:

drill

faire de l'exercice

they're drilling

ils sont à l'exercice

Phrases:

to drill sth into sb

faire entrer qc dans la tête de qn

we had good manners drilled into us

on nous a inculqué à fond les bonnes manières

drill sergeant in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for drill sergeant in the English»French Dictionary

sergeant [ˈsɑ:dʒənt, Am ˈsɑ:rdʒənt] N

1. sergeant (officer):

sergeant

sergent m

2. sergeant Brit (policeman):

sergeant

brigadier m

I.drill¹ [drɪl] N TECH

drill

perceuse f

dentist's drill

roulette f de dentiste

II.drill¹ [drɪl] VB trans

drill a hole

percer

drill a well

forer

drill of rock

perforer

III.drill¹ [drɪl] VB intr

drill

forer

to drill for oil

faire des forages pétroliers

I.drill² [drɪl] N

1. drill MIL, SCHOOL (training):

drill

entraînement m

2. drill inf (procedure):

what's the drill?

quelle est la consigne?

II.drill² [drɪl] VB trans

drill

entraîner

to drill sth into sb

faire rentrer qc dans la tête de qn

III.drill² [drɪl] VB intr

drill

s'entraîner

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

At some times, he is a strict man with all the ferocity of a drill sergeant.

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He became a drill sergeant and trainer of draftees, re-enlisting in 1919.

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