drille

See also: drillé

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German drellen, from a root meaning "to turn around" that is likely from the same root as Middle Dutch drillen (“turn in a circle, bore”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /drelə/, [ˈd̥ʁælə]

Verb

drille (imperative dril, infinitive at drille, present tense driller, past tense drillede, perfect tense har drillet)

1. to tease

   Du må ikke drille.

   Don't tease.

2. to kid
3. to banter
4. to be tricky

   Opgaven driller.

   The assignment is tricky.

Derived terms

• dril
• drilleri

Dutch

Verb

drille

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of drillen

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʁil/

• Audio (France (Toulouse)):

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• Audio (France (Somain)):

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• Homophones: drillent, drilles

Etymology 1

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Noun

drille m (plural drilles)

1. (archaic) soldier

   Synonym: soudard

2. (colloquial) fellow

   bon, joyeux drille ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 1857, Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary […]‎^[1], Paris: Michel Lévy Frères:

     Tout porte à croire que la convalescence sera courte; et qui sait même si, à la prochaine fête villageoise, nous ne verrons pas notre brave Hippolyte figurer dans des danses bachiques, au milieu d'un choeur de joyeux drilles, et ainsi prouver à tous les yeux, par sa verve et ses entrechats, sa complète guérison?

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

drille

1. inflection of driller:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “drille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Verb

drille

1. inflection of drillen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English drill.

Verb

drille (imperative drill, present tense driller, passive drilles, simple past drilla or drillet or drilte, past participle drilla or drillet or drilt, present participle drillende)

1. to drill, bore (a hole)

Verb

drille (imperative drill, present tense driller, passive drilles, simple past and past participle drilla or drillet, present participle drillende)

1. to drill (take part in drill, be drilled in something)

References

• “drille” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• NAOB [2]

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English drill.

Verb

drille (present tense drillar, past tense drilla, past participle drilla, passive infinitive drillast, present participle drillande, imperative drille/drill)

1. to drill, bore (a hole)
2. to drill (take part in drill, be drilled in something)

Alternative forms

• drilla

References

• “drille” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.