boring

ˈbɔːrɪn
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Adjective

1.

lacks interest

not interesting or exciting
  • The lecture was so boring that several students fell asleep..Die Vorlesung war so langweilig, dass mehrere Studenten einschliefen
2.

monotonous

tedious and repetitive
  • Filing documents all day is a boring task..Den ganzen Tag Dokumente ablegen ist eine eintönige Aufgabe

Noun

1.

tedious thing

something that causes a feeling of being uninterested
  • Listening to the long lecture was a real boring..Das Zuhören der langen Vorlesung war ein echter Langweiler
2.

mining

TECH.
fragments produced during the drilling process
TECH.
Bohrspäne Bohrreste Bohrabfälle
  • The floor was covered with borings after drilling.Der Boden war nach dem Bohren mit Bohrspänen bedeckt.
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Expressions with boring: examples in English and translations in German

todlangweilig
stinklangweilig
The lecture was dead boring.
nie langweilig
immer spannend
The festival was never a boring moment for the visitors.
holzbohrend
The wood-boring insects damaged the furniture.
Bohrmaschine
The technician adjusted the boring machine to widen the cylinder openings.
Tunnelbohrmaschine
The tunnel boring machine started its work under the city.
Bohrwerk
The part was finished on a boring mill with a rotating table.

Images of boring

  • boring: fragments produced during the drilling process
    (mining) Bohrspäne

Synonyms and analogies of boring in English

Examples of boring in a sentence

  • He found the book boring and couldn't finish it.
  • The lecture was so boring that students fell asleep.
  • He found the repetitive task extremely boring.
  • The movie was a boring that put everyone to sleep.
  • Reading the manual was such a boring.
  • The technician collected the borings for analysis.
bore
bɔːr
Verb
1.

boredom

tr.
cause someone to feel uninterested or tired
tr.
  • The lecture bored the students.Die Vorlesung langweilte die Studenten.
2.

drilling

tr./intr.
make a hole using a tool
tr./intr.
bohren durchbohren ein Loch bohren
  • He bored a hole in the wall.Er bohrte ein Loch in die Wand.
3.

enlarging

tr.TECH.
increase the diameter of a hole
tr.TECH.
vergrößern aufbohren
  • The machine bored the pipe to a larger size.Die Maschine weitete das Rohr auf eine größere Größe aus.
Adjective

dull

not interesting or exciting
  • The lecture was so bore that many students fell asleep.Der Vortrag war so langweilig, dass viele Studenten einschliefen.
Noun
1.

personality

tedious person or thing
  • His speech was such a bore that many left early..Seine Rede war so ein Langweiler, dass viele früh gingen.
2.

construction

hole made by drilling or cutting
  • The bore in the wall was perfectly round.Das Bohrloch in der Wand war perfekt rund.
3.

firearms

TECH.
the inside of a gun barrel
TECH.
  • The rifle's bore was clean and shiny.Der Lauf des Gewehrs war sauber und glänzend.
4.

geography

TECH.UK
large tidal wave in a river
TECH.UK
Gezeitenwelle Bore
  • The bore surged up the river with great force.Die Gezeitenwelle stieg mit großer Kraft den Fluss hinauf.

Expressions with bore: examples in English and translations in German

Langweiler
The lecture was a crashing bore, putting everyone to sleep..
zu Tode langweilen
schrecklich langweilen
The lecture bored me witless.
zu Tode langweilen
langweilen
The lecture bored the students to death.
zu Tode langweilen
zu Tränen langweilen
The lecture on ancient grains bore me to tears.
zu Tode langweilen
The lecture on ancient pottery bore the pants off the students.
jemanden zu Tode langweilen
The lecture on ancient pottery bored the students rigid.

Translations of "boring" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
langweiligadj.

When they called the movie boring, I seconded that right away.

Als sie den Film langweilig nannten, dem kann ich nur zustimmen.

ödeadj.

The lecture was so boring that many students started nodding off.

Die Vorlesung war so öde, dass viele Studenten anfingen wegzudämmern.

fadadj.

However, I find their game selection to be a little bit boring.

Allerdings finde ich persönlich ihre Spielauswahl ein wenig fad.

Noun
dasBohrennn.

Marking out and preparing the pipes for boring require time and fate.

Das Anreißen und Vorbereiten der Rohre zum Bohren erfordert Zeit und Geschick.

dieLangeweilenf.

As there were three of us, it never got boring.

Da wir zu dritt waren, kam auch nie Langeweile auf.

Bohrungnmf.

Machining shop is equipped with all available technologies, progressive boring.

Die mechanische Werkstatt wird mit allen erreichbaren Technologien ausgestattet - progressive Bohrung.

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boring: Examples and translations in context

She zoned out halfway through the movie because it was so boring.

Sie schaltete mitten im Film ab, weil er so langweilig war.

Calling a boring lecture psychological torture is stretching it too far.

Eine langweilige Vorlesung psychische Folter zu nennen, das ist übertrieben.

The movie was awfully boring, and I ended up falling asleep.

Der Film war schrecklich langweilig, sodass ich am Ende einschlief.

The boring small talk at those parties is always a real turn-off.

Der langweilige Smalltalk auf solchen Partys ist immer ein echter Abtörner.

I hear that same boring story every blessed day at the office.

Ich höre jeden verdammten Tag dieselbe langweilige Geschichte im Büro.

He finally got a clue when everyone started leaving the boring party.

Er hat es schließlich kapiert, als alle die langweilige Party verließen.

My brother quickly changed the channel when the boring commercial came on.

Mein Bruder schaltete schnell um, als die langweilige Werbung kam.

Tell me on the knocker if my presentation was confusing or boring.

Sag mir ohne Umschweife, ob mein Vortrag verwirrend oder langweilig war.

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