Auger in French
Auger in French is Auger, tarière, tarière à trépan — Auger means a tool with a spiralling metal shaft used for boring holes in wood, ice or ground, turned by hand with a brace or driven by a machine.
Auger in French
Auger
tarière
A carpenter's tool for boring holes longer than those bored by a gimlet.
tarière à trépan
A carpenter's tool for boring holes longer than those bored by a gimlet.
What does "Auger" mean?
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noun A tool with a spiralling metal shaft used for boring holes in wood, ice or ground, turned by hand with a brace or driven by a machine.
"He drilled the fence-post holes with a petrol auger."
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noun A rotating helical screw inside a tube or trough that moves loose material such as grain, snow, wood pellets or concrete along its length.
"The auger feeds pellets from the hopper into the burn pot."
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verb To bore or drill a hole using such a tool.
"We augered a dozen holes along the boundary before lunch."
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Auger in a sentence
- He drilled the fence-post holes with a petrol auger.
- An ice auger will get you through a foot of lake ice in a minute.
- The auger feeds pellets from the hopper into the burn pot.
- Grain jammed the auger and stopped the whole line.
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What is "Auger" in French?
"Auger" in French is Auger, tarière, tarière à trépan. Auger means: A tool with a spiralling metal shaft used for boring holes in wood, ice or ground, turned by hand with a brace or driven by a machine.
How do you use "Auger" in a sentence?
Example: "He drilled the fence-post holes with a petrol auger." In French, "Auger" is Auger, tarière, tarière à trépan.
Are there other ways to say "Auger" in French?
Yes — French has 3 translations listed for "Auger": Auger, tarière, tarière à trépan.
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