entraîner — meaning in English

English meaning

• coach noun A person who trains and instructs athletes or performers.
• drill verb To make a hole in something using a rotating cutting tool.
• drive verb To operate and steer a motor vehicle.
• train noun A line of connected railway carriages pulled by an engine, used to carry passengers or freight.

Senses

entraîner is used for these senses in English:

• coach (intransitive, sports) To train.
• drill (ergative) To cause to drill (practice); to train in military arts.
• drive (transitive) To cause (a mechanism) to operate.
• train (intransitive) To practice an ability.
• work out (transitive) To develop or devise in detail; to elaborate.

coach — full definition

1. noun A person who trains and instructs athletes or performers.
2. noun A comfortable, often long-distance bus.
3. noun The economy section of a train or airplane.
4. verb To train or instruct someone, especially in a skill or sport.

drill — full definition

1. verb To make a hole in something using a rotating cutting tool.
2. verb To practise something repeatedly, often in a military or training context, until it becomes automatic.
3. noun A tool or machine used for boring holes.
4. noun A repeated practice exercise designed to build a skill or prepare for an emergency.
5. noun A dark, gritty style of trap music known for aggressive, often violent lyrics.

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