drilling

perforación

Actividad de abrir agujeros con una herramienta giratoria, a menudo para llegar al agua o al petróleo bajo tierra.

En inglés sencillo: The activity of making holes with a tool that turns, often to reach oil or water underground.

• The drilling made a lot of noise.
• Offshore drilling began last summer.
• Workers stopped drilling when they reached water.

Sinónimos: boring

Expresiones frecuentes: oil drilling, offshore drilling, drilling equipment

adiestramiento, práctica repetitiva

Repetición de movimientos o tareas para aprenderlos bien, especialmente por soldados o estudiantes.

En inglés sencillo: Repeated practice of movements or tasks to learn them well, especially by soldiers or students.

• Daily drilling helped the soldiers improve.
• The class did some drilling of difficult sounds.
• Hours of drilling made the movements feel natural.

Sinónimos: practice, training

Expresiones frecuentes: daily drilling, military drilling, pronunciation drilling

escopeta de tres cañones

Arma larga con tres cañones que suele combinar distintos tipos de arma.

En inglés sencillo: A long gun with three barrels, usually combining different types of gun in one.

• The hunter carried a drilling.
• This drilling has two shotgun barrels and one rifle barrel.
• The museum owns several old drillings.

Expresiones frecuentes: hunting drilling, drilling barrels, loaded drilling

dril

Tela fuerte de algodón o lino, con líneas diagonales en el tejido, usada para ropa resistente.

En inglés sencillo: Strong cotton or linen cloth with a pattern of diagonal lines, used for tough clothing.

• The trousers are made of drilling.
• She bought heavy cotton drilling for the uniforms.
• This drilling has a tight diagonal weave.

Sinónimos: drill

Expresiones frecuentes: cotton drilling, heavy drilling, drilling fabric