bore

The surgeons bored a hole into the patient's skull to relieve the pressure on his brain.Los cirujanos perforaron un agujero en el cráneo del paciente para aliviar la presión de su cerebro.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

3. (to make holes)

a. perforar

She used a drill to bore into the wall to hang the paintings.Usó una taladradora para perforar la pared y colgar los cuadros.

b. taladrar

The landlord said that he would charge us a fee if we bore into the walls.El casero dijo que nos cobraría una penalización si taladráramos las paredes.

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

4. (weaponry)

a. el calibre

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

I bought bullets too small for the bore of my gun, so I couldn't use it.Compré balas demasiado pequeñas para el calibre de mi pistola, así que no pude usarla.

5. (hole)

a. el barreno

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The bore made by the drill was too big for any of our screws.El barreno que hizo la taladradora era demasiado grande para nuestros tornillos.

b. el agujero

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

They tried to sneak into the building, but the tunnel bore was blocked.Trataron de entrar en el edificio a hurtadillas, pero el agujero del túnel estaba bloqueado.

6. (boring person)

a. el pesado

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

, la pesada

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

Last night, I went on the worst date of my life with the biggest bore in the world.Anoche fui a la peor cita de mi vida con el mayor pesado del mundo.

b. el pelmazo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

, la pelmazo

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

That bore never has anything interesting to say.Ese pelmazo nunca tiene nada interesante que decir.

c. el plomo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

, la plomo

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

The speaker was such a bore that his speech was sleep-inducing.El orador era tan plomo que su discurso era soporífero.

7. (boring thing)

a. la lata

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

This conference is such a bore. I'd much rather be at home.Esta conferencia es una lata. Preferiría estar en casa.

8. (oceanography)

a. el macareo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The bores make this area of the coast dangerous for swimmers.Los macareos hacen esta zona de la costa peligrosa para nadadores.

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