How to Say "to drill" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to drill” is “entrenar” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishA2
VerbA2
repeated practice
Examples
El profesor entrena a los estudiantes para el debate.
The teacher trains the students for the debate.
Necesitamos entrenar al perro para que no ladre tanto.
We need to train the dog so it doesn't bark so much.
Mi meta es entrenar un equipo campeón.
My goal is to coach a champion team.
Action on Others
This usage of 'entrenar' focuses on the action you perform on someone else (the person being trained). You need the connector 'a' before the person you are training: 'Yo entreno a María'.
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