gimlet
gimlet · gimlets · gimleted / gimletted · gimleting
буравить
To pierce or bore holesTo pierce or bore holes (as if using a gimlet).
/ˈɡɪm.lət/
» My grandma loved gin and limes, that's why the gimlet was her drink of choice.
Meaning
2 sensesTo pierce or bore holes (as if using a gimlet).
буравитьburavitʹ
(transitive)To turn round (an anchor) as if turning a gimlet.
Examples
1 sentencesMy grandma loved gin and limes, that's why the gimlet was her drink of choice.
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
To pierce or bore holes (as if using a gimlet):
Origin
From Middle English gimlet etc., from Old French guinbelet, guimbelet, guibelet, probablyFrom Middle English gimlet etc., from Old French guinbelet, guimbelet, guibelet, probably a diminutive of the Anglo-Norman wimble, a variation of guimble (“drill”), from the Middle Low German wiemel; continued in Modern French as gibelet.
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Forms
gimlets, gimleting, gimleted, gimletedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle