drilling in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for drilling in the English»French Dictionary

drilling [Brit ˈdrɪlɪŋ, Am ˈdrɪlɪŋ] N

drilling (for oil, gas, water)

forage m (for pour trouver)

drilling (in wood, metal, masonry)

perçage m

drilling DENT

fraisage m

oil/gas drilling

forage pétrolier/de gaz

the drilling has been going on all day!

la perceuse a marché toute la journée!

drilling platform N

drilling platform

plateforme f de forage

drilling derrick N

drilling derrick

tour f de forage

drilling rig N

drilling rig (at sea)

plateforme f de forage

drilling rig (on land)

derrick m

drilling rig (on land)

tour f de forage

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

test drill VB intr

test drill

faire des sondages (pour trouver du pétrole)

cotton drill N TEXTIL

cotton drill

coutil m

cotton drill attr clothing

en coutil

rifle drill N MIL

rifle drill

maniement m d'armes

drill sergeant N

drill sergeant

sergent m instructeur

Translations for drilling in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

forage (de métal, roche)

drilling

effectuer ou faire des forages

to drill

forage

drilling

drilling in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for drilling in the English»French Dictionary

drilling rig N

drilling rig

plateforme f de forage (pétrolier)

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

fire drill N

fire drill

exercice m d'évacuation en cas d'incendie

kerb drill N Brit

kerb drill

consignes pour traverser la rue en toute sécurité

drill bit N

drill bit

foret m

pneumatic drill N

pneumatic drill

marteau-piqueur m

Translations for drilling in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

forage

drilling

plateforme de forage

drilling platform

perceuse

drill

drilling Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

dentist's drill

roulette f de dentiste

to drill for oil

faire des forages pétroliers

what's the drill?

quelle est la consigne?

to drill sth into sb

faire rentrer qc dans la tête de qn

power drill

perceuse f électrique

to drill for oil

chercher du pétrole

to drill a hole/holes in sth

percer qc d'un trou/de trous (avec une perceuse)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

When hydrocarbons are concentrated in a trap, an oil field forms, from which the liquid can be extracted by drilling and pumping.

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Drilling companies can be contractually obligated to cover the costs of road repair.

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Having longer sections of drill pipe allows the drilling rigs to drill deeper sections of the wellbore, thus making fewer connections of drill pipe.

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Construction involved blasting 450000 m3 of earthwork and drilling 275 km of holes for pre-injection.

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The company provides many support services for both offshore and onshore oil drilling and for well-servicing operations.

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This is usually done by drilling more appraisal wells around the initial exploration well.

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As time passes, the drilling action enlarges the hollow to form a pothole.

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The term "drill" may refer to either a drilling machine or a drill bit for use in a drilling machine.

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Drilling and sowing and crop rotation were introduced.

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The pell-mell drilling of tens of thousands of wells has caused an inevitable natural-gas glut.

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