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The German word for drill is
Bohrer





drill

Gender

The gender of Bohrer is masculine. E.g. der Bohrer.

German Definition


drill
     Bohrer
     bohren



Translations for drill and their definitions

Bohren
     n. drilling, boring
     v. to bore, to drill
          Käfer haben Löcher in diesen Baum gebohrt. - Beetles have bored holes in this tree.
     v. to pry (keep asking)


Bohrer
     n-m. agent noun of bohren
     n-m.          drill (tool)


Bohrmaschine
     n-f. drill (tool)


drill
     v. singular imperative of drillen
     v. colloquial of


Drillich
     n-m. drill (fabric)


Schleifen
     n. plural of Schleife
     v. to grind, to whet, to move across a surface abrasively
          Sie hatten den Diamanten tausendmal geschliffen, bis dieser glänzte und funkelte. - They had cut the diamond a thousand times until it shone and sparkled.
          Der Rand muss mit Schmirgelpapier geschliffen werden. - The edge must be sanded with sandpaper.
     v. to sharpen
          Der Holzschnitzer schliff seine Messer jeden Abend bei Kerzenlicht. - The woodcarver used to sharpen his knives every evening by candlelight.
     v. to drag, to pull (i, along the ground)
     v. (figuratively) to drag (to make people accompany oneself to a place they don't want to be)
     v. to raze (a castle or fortress)


drillen
     v. to twist (a rope)
     v. (military) to drill
     v. (technical, not general) to bore


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