verb🔗ShareEnnuyerTo inspire boredom in somebody."The teacher's monotone voice bored the students during the long history lecture. "La voix monotone du professeur ennuyait les élèves pendant la longue leçon d'histoire.sensationmindcharacterentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePercer, forerTo make a hole through something."The carpenter bored a hole in the wooden plank to hang the picture. "Le charpentier a percé un trou dans la planche de bois pour accrocher le tableau.actionmachineutensiltechnicalindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePercer, forerTo make a hole with, or as if with, a boring instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of a tool."An insect bores into a tree."Un insecte perce un arbre.technicalmachineactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareForerTo form or enlarge (something) by means of a boring instrument or apparatus."to bore a steam cylinder or a gun barrel; to bore a hole"Forer un cylindre à vapeur ou un canon de fusil ; percer un trou.technicalmachineactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePercerTo make (a passage) by laborious effort, as in boring; to force a narrow and difficult passage through."The construction workers were boring a tunnel through the mountain to create a new road. "Les ouvriers du bâtiment perçaient un tunnel à travers la montagne pour créer une nouvelle route.technicalactionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareForerTo be pierced or penetrated by an instrument that cuts as it turns."This timber does not bore well."Ce bois ne se fore pas bien.technicalmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareForerTo push forward in a certain direction with laborious effort."The team had to bore a tunnel through the mountain to reach the new water source. "L'équipe a dû forer un tunnel à travers la montagne pour atteindre la nouvelle source d'eau.actiondirectionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePointer le nez, renifler(of a horse) To shoot out the nose or toss it in the air."The horse bored its nose in the air, a playful gesture. "Le cheval a pointé le nez en l'air, un geste enjoué.animalactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTromper, duperTo fool; to trick."The salesman tried to bore the customer into buying the car, but the customer wasn't fooled. "Le vendeur a essayé de duper le client pour qu'il achète la voiture, mais le client n'a pas été dupé.actionlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTrou foré, forageA pit or hole which has been bored."The construction workers dug a deep boring for the new water pipe. "Les ouvriers du bâtiment ont creusé un forage profond pour la nouvelle conduite d'eau.technicalindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDébris de forageFragments thrown up when something is bored or drilled."The carpenter carefully swept up the boring from the hole he drilled in the wooden plank. "Le charpentier a soigneusement balayé les débris de forage du trou qu'il avait percé dans la planche de bois.materialsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePerceurAny organism that bores into a hard surface"The woodpeckers are known for their powerful beaks, which they use to create holes in trees as a boring. "Les pics sont connus pour leurs becs puissants, qu'ils utilisent pour créer des trous dans les arbres en tant que perceurs.organismanimalinsectbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareEnnuyeux, barbantCausing boredom; unable to engage or hold the interest."What a boring film that was! I almost fell asleep."Quel film ennuyeux ! J'ai failli m'endormir.characterattitudesensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePerceurUsed, or designed to be used, to drill holes."boring equipment"Équipement perceurtechnicalmachinedeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePénétrant, perçantCapable of penetrating; piercing."The metal spikes were so boring that they easily pierced the thick leather. "Les pointes métalliques étaient si perçantes qu'elles ont facilement percé le cuir épais.technicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading