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bored

/bɔːd/

/bɔrd/

boredpast participle

/bɔːd/

/bɔrd/

Used attributively to mean 'perforated' or 'drilled', derived from the past participle of the verb 'bore'.

Definitions

Pierced, drilled, or hollowed out by boring.

The engineer inspected the bored holes for defects.

boredadjective

more bored

Comp.

most bored

Super.

/bɔːd/

/bɔrd/

Translations

ennuyéSe dit d’une personne ; au féminin : ennuyée.

She felt bored during the long lecture and started doodling in her notebook.

Elle s’est sentie ennuyée pendant le long cours et a commencé à griffonner dans son cahier.

foréEmploi technique ; au féminin : forée.

The engineer inspected the bored holes for defects.

L’ingénieur a निरीgué les trous forés pour vérifier qu’ils ne présentaient aucun défaut.

Additional translations

aléséEmploi technique en mécanique ; au féminin : alésée.

Definitions

Feeling weary and impatient because one is unoccupied or lacks interest in one's current activity.

She felt bored during the long lecture and started doodling in her notebook.

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boreverb

bored

Past Simple

bored

Past Simple

bored

Past Participle

boring

ing-form

/bɔː/

/bɔr/

Translations

ennuyerVerbe transitif: rendre quelqu’un las ou intéressé par quelque chose de monotone.

The lecture on ancient pottery bored the students to tears.

Le cours sur la poterie antique a ennuyé les étudiants aux larmes.

percerSens de creuser ou de faire un trou avec un outil.

The workers bored a hole into the wall to install the new pipe.

Les ouvriers ont percé un trou dans le mur pour installer le nouveau tuyau.

Additional translations

se frayer un passageSe dit d’un mouvement lent et laborieux à travers une matière ou un obstacle.

Definitions

To make someone feel weary and uninterested by being dull or tedious.

The lecture on ancient pottery bored the students to tears.

To make a hole in something using a tool.

The workers bored a hole into the wall to install the new pipe.

To push or force one’s way steadily or laboriously (often followed by through, into, etc.).

The icebreaker bored through the thick Arctic ice.

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borenoun

Definitions

A person whose talk or behavior is dull and uninteresting.

He is such a bore at parties, always talking about his stamp collection.

A hole made by boring or drilling.

The carpenter made a bore in the wood to insert the dowel.

A tidal phenomenon in which the leading edge of the incoming tide forms a wave of water that travels up a river or narrow bay against the direction of the river or bay's current.

The Severn bore is a famous natural event that attracts many spectators.

The hollow interior of a tube, pipe, or gun barrel; the internal diameter of such a cylinder.

The rifle has a .22-inch bore.

boreadjective

Definitions

Relating to the hollow interior or diameter of a tube, pipe, or firearm.

Accurate bore measurements are essential for firearm safety.