The Portuguese word for drill is
berbequim
Gender
The gender of berbequim is masculine. E.g. o berbequim.Portuguese Definition
| drill | |
| 1. (eu) furo | |
| 2. furadeira, berbequim | |
| 3. furar, perfurar |
Translations for drill and their definitions
| furar | |
| 1. v. to pierce, puncture, make a hole in | |
| Marcos furou seu dedo. - Marcos pricked his finger. | |
| 2. v. (Brazil, idiomatic) to cut in line, break a strike | |
| Maria furou a fila. - Maria cut in line. | |
| Os professores furaram a greve. - The teachers broke the strike. | |
| 3. v. to fall into a hole | |
| 4. v. (Brazil, idiomatic) to stand (someone) up (to miss an appointment or date without prior notification) | |
| João furou nosso encontro. - João didn't show up to our date. |
| furadeira | |
| 1. n-f. drill (tool) |
| perfurar | |
| 1. v. to perforate | |
| 2. v. to pierce |
| berbequim | |
| 1. n-m. manual drill (tool for creating holes on hard material) |
| brocar | |
| 1. v. to drill, bore |
| inculcar | |
| 1. v. to drill; to inculcate (to teach by repeated instruction) |
| averiguar | |
| 1. v. to investigate |
| broca | |
| 1. n-f. drill | |
| 2. n-f. bit, drill bit | |
| 3. n-f. borer, auger | |
| 4. v. verb form of brocar |
| treinar | |
| 1. v. to coach, train |
| treino | |
| 1. n-m. training | |
| 2. n-m. workout | |
| 3. v. verb form of treinar |
| exercitar | |
| 1. v. to exercise (to perform an activity designed to hone a skill) | |
| Ler exercita o cérebro. (Reading exercises the brain.) | |
| 2. v. (specifically) to work out (perform physical exercise) | |
| Foi à academia para se exercitar. (He went to the gym to work out.) |
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