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esercitazione — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • drill verb To make a hole in something using a rotating cutting tool.
  • maneuver noun A planned, often skillful movement of troops, vehicles, or a body, especially one requiring precision.
  • tutorial noun A guide or lesson, often step-by-step, that teaches someone how to do something.

Senses

esercitazione is used for these senses in English:

  • drill An activity done as an exercise or practice (especially a military exercise), particularly in preparation for some possible future event or occurrence.
  • maneuver (military) The planned movement of troops, vehicles etc.; a strategic repositioning; (later also) a large training field-exercise of fighting units. [from 18th c.]
  • tutorial (education) A self-paced learning exercise; a lesson prepared so that a student can learn at their own speed or convenience.

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.

maneuver — full definition

  1. noun A planned, often skillful movement of troops, vehicles, or a body, especially one requiring precision.
  2. noun A clever or calculated action taken to gain advantage; a stratagem.
  3. verb To move something carefully and skillfully into position, especially in a tight or difficult space.

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