drill sergeant in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for drill sergeant in the English»Italian Dictionary

drill sergeant [Am ˈdrɪl ˌsɑrdʒənt] N

drill sergeant

sergente m istruttore

Translations for drill sergeant in the Italian»English Dictionary

sergente istruttore

drill sergeant

Translations for drill sergeant in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

1. sergeant MIL:

sergeant

sergente m

2. sergeant (in police):

sergeant

= soprintendente

I.drill¹ [Brit drɪl, Am drɪl] N

1. drill (tool):

drill (for wood, metal, masonry)

trapano m

drill (for oil)

trivella f

drill (for mining)

sonda f

drill (for mining)

trivella f

drill MED

trapano m

power, hand drill

trapano elettrico, a mano

2. drill MIL:

drill

esercitazione f

drill

addestramento m

3. drill (practice):

lifeboat, fire drill

esercitazione di salvataggio, antincendio

4. drill SCHOOL (repetition):

drill

esercizio m (orale)

5. drill Brit (procedure) inf:

the drill

il modo, la maniera

II.drill¹ [Brit drɪl, Am drɪl] VB trans

1. drill:

drill wood, metal, masonry

forare, trapanare

drill shaft, well, tunnel

trivellare

drill MED tooth

trapanare

to drill a hole

praticare, fare un foro (in in)

2. drill MIL:

drill troops

esercitare, addestrare

3. drill:

to drill sb in sth

esercitare qn or far fare esercizio a qn in qc

Phrases:

to drill sth into sb

inculcare qc in qn, fare entrare qc in testa a qn

we had good manners drilled into us

ci hanno inculcato le buone maniere

III.drill¹ [Brit drɪl, Am drɪl] VB intr

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

drill

fare un buco (into in)

drill MED

fare perforazioni (con il trapano) (into in)

to drill for oil, water

eseguire delle trivellazioni alla ricerca di

2. drill MIL:

drill

fare esercitazioni, addestramento

they're drilling

stanno facendo addestramento

I.drill² [Brit drɪl, Am drɪl] N

1. drill (furrow):

drill

solco m

2. drill AGR (machine):

drill

seminatrice f

II.drill² [Brit drɪl, Am drɪl] VB trans AGR

drill

seminare in solchi, con la seminatrice

drill³ [Brit drɪl, Am drɪl] N ZOOL

drill

drillo m

drill⁴ [Brit drɪl, Am drɪl] N (fabric)

drill

traliccio m

drill sergeant in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for drill sergeant in the English»Italian Dictionary

sergeant [ˈsɑ:r·dʒənt] N

sergeant

sergente m

sergeant at arms

ujier funzionario incaricato del mantenimento dell'ordine durante le sessioni parlamentari

I.drill [drɪl] N

1. drill TECH, MED:

drill

trapano m

drill bit

punta f da trapano

2. drill MIL, SCHOOL:

drill

esercitazione f pl

spelling drill

esercizio ortografico

II.drill [drɪl] VB trans

1. drill TECH:

drill

trapanare

to drill a hole

fare un buco con il trapano

2. drill SCHOOL:

drill

far esercitare

to drill sth into sb

inculcare qc a qn

3. drill MIL:

drill

addestrare

III.drill [drɪl] VB intr

1. drill TECH:

drill

fare perforazioni

2. drill (go through exercise):

drill

fare esercizi

3. drill MIL:

drill

fare esercitazioni

IV.drill [drɪl] ADJ MIL

drill

da esercitazione

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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