drille
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)
- to tease
- Du må ikke drille.
- Don't tease.
- to kid
- to banter
- to be tricky
- Opgaven driller.
- The assignment is tricky.
Derived terms
- dril
- drilleri
Dutch
Verb
drille
- (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of drillen
French
Pronunciation
Verb
drille
- inflection of driller:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
German
Pronunciation
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Verb
drille
- inflection of drillen:
- first-person singular present
- first/third-person singular subjunctive I
- singular imperative
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
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)
Verb
drille (imperative drill, present tense driller, passive drilles, simple past and past participle drilla or drillet, present participle drillende)
- to drill (take part in drill, be drilled in something)
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Verb
drille (present tense drillar, past tense drilla, past participle drilla, passive infinitive drillast, present participle drillande, imperative drille/drill)
Alternative forms
References
- “drille” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.