drilling

forage, perçage

Action de faire des trous avec un outil tournant, souvent pour atteindre de l’eau ou du pétrole sous terre.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : boring

Expressions courantes : oil drilling, offshore drilling, drilling equipment

entraînement, exercices répétitifs

Répétition de gestes ou de tâches pour bien les apprendre, notamment chez les soldats ou les élèves.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : practice, training

Expressions courantes : daily drilling, military drilling, pronunciation drilling

fusil à trois canons

Arme longue à trois canons, réunissant généralement plusieurs types d’armes.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : hunting drilling, drilling barrels, loaded drilling

coutil

Tissu solide en coton ou en lin, à lignes diagonales, utilisé pour des vêtements résistants.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : drill

Expressions courantes : cotton drilling, heavy drilling, drilling fabric