No. 3,388 in French

auger

"Auger" is not a French word; it is an English word meaning a tool for boring holes in wood or earth.

In a sentence

L'ingénieur utilise un vilebrequin pour augmenter le diamètre du trou.
The engineer uses an auger to increase the hole's diameter.
Here, 'auger' is used to describe a tool that drills holes in materials.
Pour extraire l'eau du sol, ils ont utilisé une tarière.
To extract water from the ground, they used an auger.
In this sentence, 'auger' refers specifically to a device used in drilling operations for resource extraction.
Ils ont fabriqué un trou sur mesure à l'aide d'une tarière.
They made a custom hole using an auger.
Here, 'auger' indicates the equipment utilized for precision drilling for construction or engineering purposes.

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