Meaning of word boring

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English boryng (“making a hole”); equivalent to bore +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔːɹɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːɹɪŋ

Noun[edit]

boring (plural borings)

  1. A pit or hole which has been bored.
    • 1992, J. Patrick Powers, Construction dewatering: new methods and applications, p. 191:
      It is common in urban areas that a great many borings exist from prior construction work.
  2. (usually in the plural) Fragment thrown up when something is bored or drilled.

Verb[edit]

boring

  1. present participle of bore

Derived terms[edit]

  • tunnel boring machine

Adjective[edit]

boring (comparative more boring, superlative most boring)

  1. Causing boredom or tiredness; making you to feel tired and impatient.

    What a boring film that was! I almost fell asleep.

    • 2023 February 8, Paul Stephen with Howard Smith, “Elizabeth Line: «It’s not job done yet»”, in RAIL, number 976, page 35:

      «We’ve had some moments in the spotlight, and there will be more to come. But boring is good when operating railways.

  2. (chiefly Manglish) Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do.
    Synonym: bored
    I very boring. ― I am very bored.
  3. Used, designed to be used, or able to drill holes.

    boring equipment

    boring snails

  4. Capable of penetrating; piercing.

    • 1963, Arthur Upfield, The Lake Frome Monster, London: Pan Books, published 1969, page 11:

      [H]is remarkably blue eyes had the trick of boring concentration.

Synonyms[edit]

  • dull, mind-numbing (colloquial), tedious
  • See also Thesaurus:boring

Derived terms[edit]

  • boring as beans
  • boringly
  • boringness

[edit]

  • bore
  • bored
  • boredom

Translations[edit]

causing boredom or tiredness

  • Arabic: مُمِلّ‎ (mumill), مُضْجِر‎ (muḍjir)
  • Armenian: ձանձրալի (hy) (janjrali)
  • Azerbaijani: darıxdırıcı (az), cansıxıcı
  • Basque: aspergarri
  • Belarusian: абры́длівы (abrýdlivy)
  • Bulgarian: ску́чен (bg) (skúčen), доса́ден (bg) (dosáden)
  • Catalan: avorrit (ca)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: (formal) 乏味 (zh) (fáwèi), (informal) 無聊／无聊 (zh) (wúliáo), (slang) 沒勁／没劲 (zh) (méijìn)
  • Cornish: skwithus
  • Czech: nudný (cs)
  • Danish: kedelig (da)
  • Dutch: saai (nl)
  • Esperanto: enua, teda (eo), enuiga
  • Faroese: keðiligur, leiðiligur
  • Finnish: tylsä (fi), ikävystyttävä (fi)
  • French: ennuyeux (fr), barbant (fr), ennuyant (fr)
  • Galician: pesado (gl), aburrido
  • Georgian: მოსაწყენი (mosac̣q̇eni), მოსაბეზრებელი (mosabezrebeli)
  • German: langweilig (de)
  • Greek: βαρετός (el) (varetós), πληκτικός (el) (pliktikós), ανιαρός (el) (aniarós)
  • Greenlandic: qasunarpoq
  • Hebrew: משעמם‎ (mesha’amem)
  • Hungarian: unalmas (hu)
  • Icelandic: leiðinlegur (is)
  • Ido: enoyiganta (io), enoyigiva (io)
  • Irish: leadránach
  • Italian: noioso (it), palloso (it), tedioso (it), soporifero (it), barboso (it), palloso (it), uggioso (it), stucchevole (it)
  • Japanese: つまらない (ja) (tsumaranai), 退屈な (ja) (たいくつな, taikutsu-na), うんざりさせた (ja) (unzari-saseta)
  • Khmer: please add this translation if you can
  • Korean: 무료하다 (muryohada), 지루하다 (ko) (jiruhada), 재미없다 (ko) (jaemieopda)
  • Latin: taediōsus
  • Lithuanian: nuobodus
  • Luxembourgish: langweileg (lb)
  • Malagasy: mankaleo (mg)
  • Malay: bosan
  • Maori: hōhā, pāngū, takeo
  • Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
  • Norman: enn’yant
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: kjedelig (no), kjedsommelig
    Nynorsk: keisam, kjedeleg
  • Persian: کسل‌کننده‎ (kesel-konande), ملال‌آور‎ (melâl-âvar), کسالت‌بار‎ (kesâlat-bâr)
  • Polish: nudny (pl)
  • Portuguese: entediante (pt), enfadonho (pt), chato (pt), maçante (pt)
  • Romanian: plictisitor (ro), plicticos (ro), anost (ro), fastidios (ro)
  • Russian: ску́чный (ru) (skúčnyj), ну́дный (ru) (núdnyj)
  • Scottish Gaelic: liosta
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic: до̏са̄дан
    Latin: dȍsādan (sh)
  • Slovene: dolgočásen (sl)
  • Spanish: aburrido (es), tedioso (es), soso (es)
  • Swedish: långtråkig (sv)
  • Thai: เบื่อ (th) (bʉ̀ʉa), น่าเบื่อ (nâa-bʉ̀ʉa)
  • Turkish: sıkıcı (tr)
  • Turkmen: tukat
  • Ukrainian: нудни́й (nudnýj)
  • Vietnamese: chán (vi)
  • Welsh: diflas (cy)
  • Yiddish: סקוטשנע‎ (skutshne), נודנע‎ (nudne)

Anagrams[edit]

  • orbing, robing

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the verb bore (“drill”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈb̥oːɐ̯eŋ]

Noun[edit]

boring c (singular definite boringen, plural indefinite boringer)

  1. drill hole
  2. drilling

Inflection[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From boren +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈboː.rɪŋ/
  • (Belgium)
  • Hyphenation: bo‧ring
  • Rhymes: -oːrɪŋ

Noun[edit]

boring f (plural boringen, diminutive borinkje n)

  1. drilling
    offshoreboring — offshore drilling
  2. bore of a car’s cylinder or canon
Источник

: causing weariness and restlessness through lack of interest : causing boredom : tiresome

Synonyms

Example Sentences



I find her books totally boring.



I wish this book weren’t so boring; I keep falling asleep whenever I try to read it.

Recent Examples on the Web

Princess Peach started out as a boring damsel in distress.


—Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2023




These local battles deserve the granular television play-by-plays, not the angry man whose politics keeps losing at the ballot box, who’s under an array of criminal investigations, and whose rambling speeches are so boring even some major news networks are finally choosing to cut away.


—Tori Otten, The New Republic, 6 Apr. 2023




Sure, there’s La Scala and an iconic cathedral, but Milan can be a rather boring business hub.


—Jackie Cooperman, Robb Report, 6 Apr. 2023




Life is too short to wear boring clothes!!


—Zizi Strater, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2023




While these might seem nefarious to the layman reviewing this code, the reality is probably pretty boring, Dash said.


—Kylie Robison, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2023




Jason Behnken/Associated Press The owners meetings were relatively boring from a rule-change perspective.


—Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2023




The film is achingly boring, despite its title.


—Matt Novak, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023




Does a culture-centric family trip have to be boring for the kids?


—Andrew Ferren, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2023


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Word History

Etymology

from present participle of bore entry 6

First Known Use

1785, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of boring was
in 1785

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adjective

causing or marked by boredom; dull and uninteresting; tiresome: a boring discussion; to have a boring time.

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Origin of boring

1

First recorded in 1835–45; bore1 + -ing2

OTHER WORDS FROM boring

bor·ing·ly, adverbbor·ing·ness, noun

Words nearby boring

boric, boric acid, boric oxide, boricua, boride, boring, boring bar, boring machine, boring mill, Boris, Boris Godunov

Other definitions for boring (2 of 2)

boring2

[ bawr-ing, bohr— ]

/ ˈbɔr ɪŋ, ˈboʊr- /

noun

Machinery.

  1. the act or process of making or enlarging a hole.
  2. the hole so made.

Geology. a cylindrical sample of earth strata obtained by boring a vertical hole.

borings, the chips, fragments, or dust produced in boring.

Origin of boring

2

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at bore2, -ing1

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Words related to boring

dull, humdrum, lifeless, monotonous, mundane, stale, stodgy, stuffy, stupid, tame, tedious, tiresome, tiring, trite, uninteresting, bomb, bummer, cloying, commonplace, dead

How to use boring in a sentence

  • You’ll find boring snaps, Frustration Solitaire and prohibited subwords.

  • Weismann also said he expects that retail will return and people will shop in-store again, but for brands that have a “boring store experience,” they will need to rethink that decision.

  • If not, then this is just a brief respite in the long, slow boring death of global macro.

  • Believe it or not, plain old boring jQuery is still a far more appropriate choice for most static sites than Gatsby.

  • In nearly every case, contraction swiftly produced a universe as boring as ours.

  • So we know that boring down to the bedrock and pumping it full of fluid can cause earthquakes.

  • “It’s super boring to see people sit around and draw grids all day,” show host Ryan Devlin host explained on a reddit AMA.

  • It boasted a star-studded cast, including Allison Williams and Christopher Walken, but ended up being pretty boring.

  • Both are stale and boring, and whichever one you end up having in the end is still unpleasant.

  • I love living in the country but, to be totally honest, the long, cold, dark winter can be seriously boring.

  • Trevithick was equally ready with the application of steam-power either for pumping of water or for boring and removing rock.

  • Trevithick’s high-pressure steam boring engine enabled him to penetrate the rock five times as fast as the quarryman’s power.

  • Many years afterwards precisely similar bits for boring wood were patented as new things, and are still used.

  • After boring for ten hours in the worst of the tremendous sea, he saw a vessel to leeward of him, flying signals of distress.

  • The machines for drilling and boring are the best that money can buy, and the operatives the most skilful to be found anywhere.

British Dictionary definitions for boring (1 of 2)

noun

  1. the act or process of making or enlarging a hole
  2. the hole made in this way

(often plural) a fragment, particle, chip, etc, produced during boring

British Dictionary definitions for boring (2 of 2)

adjective

dull; repetitious; uninteresting

Derived forms of boring

boringly, adverb

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Источник

скучный, буровой, бурильный, надоедливый, бурение, расточка, сверление, отверстие

прилагательное ↓

- сверлящий
- буровой, предназначенный для бурения

boring bar — а) тех. расточная штанга; б) горн. буровая штанга 
boring rig — горн. буровой станок 
boring tool — а) буровой инструмент; б) расточный резец 

- надоедливый; скучный

thoroughly boring evening — удивительно скучный вечер 
his attempts to moralize are tedious and boring — его попытки читать мораль скучны и надоедливы 

существительное

- сверление, расточка
- бурение
- буровая скважина; шпур
- (просверлённое) отверстие
- горн. шурф
- диаметр в свету
- pl. буровые работы
- буровая мука (мелочь)
- стружки от сверления

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Словосочетания

a boring evening with uninteresting people — скучный вечер с неинтересными людьми  
to sink boring — пробить шурф  
boring story — скучная история  
parouseion boring — ударное бурение  
percussion hand boring — ударное ручное бурение  
rotary boring — вращательное бурение  
tube sample boring — колонковое бурение  
auger boring — бурение шнековым буром  
bailer boring — бурение желонкой  
diamond boring — алмазное растачивание  
finish boring — чистовое растачивание  

Примеры с переводом

I find her books totally boring. 

Я нахожу её книги абсолютно /донельзя/ скучными.

The job was dull and boring. 

Работа была тупая и скучная.

I hate this stinking boring job! 

Ненавижу эту дико нудную работу! / Меня задолбало это дикое занудство!

A boring job atrophied my mind. 

Скучная работа истощила мою душу.

Boring has become a fine art. 

Надоедливость теперь относят к изящным искусствам.

It was boring to sit there without anything to do. 

Было скучно сидеть без дела.

The play was so boring, I could hardly keep myself from falling asleep. 

Пьеса была такой скучной, что я с трудом сдерживал себя, чтобы не заснуть.

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Copying down the numbers is a boring and mechanical job.  

This job is so boring. I wish I could do something more creative.  

…there’s an occasional interstice in the tedium, but most of the novel is boring…  

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Возможные однокоренные слова

bored  — скучающий
borer  — бур, сверло, бурильщик, расточный станок, бурав, сверлильщик, сверловщик
borism  — отравление борной кислотой, интоксикация борной кислотой, бором или бурой

Источник

bor·ing

 (bôr′ĭng)

adj.

Uninteresting and tiresome; dull.

bor′ing·ly adv.

bor′ing·ness n.

Synonyms: boring, monotonous, tedious, irksome, tiresome
These adjectives refer to what is so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness. Something that is boring fails to hold one’s interest or attention, often resulting in listlessness or impatience: I had never read such a boring book.
What is monotonous bores because of lack of variety: «There is nothing so desperately monotonous as the sea» (James Russell Lowell).
Tedious suggests dull slowness, long-windedness, or stultifying routine: «It was a life full of the tedious, repetitive tasks essential to small-press publishing and grassroots organizing» (Jan Clausen).
Irksome emphasizes the irritation or resentment provoked by something tedious: «I know and feel what an irksome task the writing of long letters is» (Edmund Burke).
Something tiresome fatigues because it seems to be interminable or to be marked by unremitting sameness: «What a tiresome being is a man who is fond of talking» (Benjamin Jowett).

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boring

(ˈbɔːrɪŋ)

n

1. (Mechanical Engineering)

a. the act or process of making or enlarging a hole

b. the hole made in this way

2. (Mechanical Engineering) (often plural) a fragment, particle, chip, etc, produced during boring

boring

(ˈbɔːrɪŋ)

adj

dull; repetitious; uninteresting

ˈboringly adv

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

bor•ing1

(ˈbɔr ɪŋ, ˈboʊr-)

n.

1.

a. the act or process of making or enlarging a hole.

b. the hole so made.

2. borings, the chips, fragments, or dust produced in boring.

[1400–50]

bor•ing2

(ˈbɔr ɪŋ, ˈboʊr-)

adj.

causing or marked by boredom; tedious; tiresome.

[1835–45]

bor′ing•ly, adv.

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Boredom/Boring

 

See Also: DULLNESS, LIFE

  1. Bored as Greta Garbo —Alice McDermott
  2. Boredom enveloped her like heavy bedding —Yukio Mishima
  3. Boredom … like a cancer in the breast —Evelyn Waugh
  4. Boredom, like hookworm, is endemic —Beryl Markham
  5. Boredom wafted from her like the scent of stale sweat —Anon
  6. Boredom was increasing … like a silent animal sadly rubbing itself against the sultry grass —Yukio Mishima
  7. Bore me the same as watching an industrial training film, or hearing a lecture on the physics of the three-point stance —Richard Ford
  8. Boring as airline food —Anon
  9. Boring as going to the toilet —Sylvia Plath
  10. Boring, like reading the Life Cycle of the Hummingbird —Dan Wakefield
  11. Could feel his boredom like an actual presence, like a big German shepherd that must be fed and restrained —Marge Piercy
  12. Life’s tedious as a twice-told tale —William Shakespeare

    This famous simile also appeared in Homer’s Odyssey in the format of a question, “What’s so tedious as a twice-told tale?.”

  13. Yawns [caused by a dull discussion] inflated in his throat like balloons —Derek Lambert

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun 1. boring - the act of drillingboring — the act of drilling      
2. boring - the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleumboring — the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum

production — (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale; «he introduced more efficient methods of production»
Adj. 1. boring - so lacking in interest as to cause mental wearinessboring — so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; «a boring evening with uninteresting people»; «the deadening effect of some routine tasks»; «a dull play»; «his competent but dull performance»; «a ho-hum speaker who couldn’t capture their attention»; «what an irksome task the writing of long letters is»- Edmund Burke; «tedious days on the train»; «the tiresome chirping of a cricket»- Mark Twain; «other people’s dreams are dreadfully wearisome»

uninteresting — arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement; «a very uninteresting account of her trip»

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

boring

adjective uninteresting, dull, tedious, dreary, stale, tiresome, monotonous, old, dead, flat, dry, routine, uninspiring, humdrum, insipid, mind-numbing, unexciting, ho-hum (informal), repetitious, wearisome, unvaried, as dry as dust boring television programmes

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

boring

adjective

Arousing no interest or curiosity:

drear, dreary, dry, dull, humdrum, irksome, monotonous, stuffy, tedious, tiresome, uninteresting, weariful, wearisome, weary.

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Translations

avorrit

nudný

kedelig

tylsä

dosadan

leiðinlegurleiîinlegur

退屈な

지루한

dolgočasen

tråkig

น่าเบื่อ

tẻ nhạt

Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

boring

[ˈbɔːrɪŋ] adj → ennuyeux/euse

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

boring

[ˈbɔːrɪŋ] adj (tedious) → noioso/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

bore2

(boː) verb

to make (someone) feel tired and uninterested, by being dull etc. He bores everyone with stories about his travels.

noun

a dull, boring person or thing.

ˈboredom noun

the state of being bored.

ˈboring adjective

a boring job; This book is boring.

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

boring

→ مـُمِلّ nudný kedelig langweilig ανιαρός aburrido, ser aburrido tylsä ennuyeux dosadan noioso 退屈な 지루한 saai kjedelig nudny chato, maçador скучный tråkig น่าเบื่อ sıkıcı tẻ nhạt 令人厌烦的

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

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things that are boring; the state of being bored; used in advertising Winning the war on boring. We have 7 not-so-secret weapons for fighting this war on boring, and here they are.

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mid-15c., «action of piercing,» from bore (v.). From 1853 in reference to animals that bore; 1840 in the sense «wearying, causing ennui.»

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drilling: the act of drilling so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some ro [..]

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The process, using a drill or drill press, of enlarging the hosel bore of a wood, iron or putter.

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(Hosel Boring): The process, using a drill or drill press, of enlarging the hosel size (bore) of a wood, iron or putter.

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 – A way of cutting long length large diameter precision holes in materials

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US psychologist 1886-1968. Leader in experimental psychology and worked in the US Army’s mental testing unit.

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(1886-1968) an American psychologist best- known for his contribution to experimental psychology. Back in 1904, he attended Cornell University and trained as a psycho-physicist under Prof. Edward H. T [..]

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A machining method using single point tools on internal surfaces of revolution.

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A process that is used to enlarge a hole through the use of a single-point tool.

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Creating or increasing a hole or bore through a solid.

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Machining a hole or enlarging an existing one with the objective of producing a more accurate hole than by drilling.

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a machining process that produces a round straight hole using a single point tool

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(n) the act of drilling(n) the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum(adj) so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

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Capable of penetrating a solid substratum by scraping or chemical dissolution

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a machining process that produces a round straight hole using a single point tool

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Usually, a vertical hole drilled into the ground from which soil samples can be collected and analyzed to determine the presence of chemicals and the physical characteristics of the soil.

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Forcing a vessel through loose ice in the Arctic seas.   Boss.— A slang American term for sailing master, or chief in command, or the manager or master of any business or show.

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Forcing a vessel under power through ice, by breaking a lead.

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boring

Usually, a vertical hole drilled into the ground from which soil samples can be collected and analyzed to determine the presence of chemicals and the physical characteristics of the soil.

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Many might think that history is boring.



Многие могут полагать, что наука — это скучно.


Some kids think school is boring.



Некоторые дети говорят, что в школе скучно.


Make training continuous but not boring.



Просто следите за тем, чтобы дрессировки были постоянными и не скучными.


You can concentrate even when work becomes routine and boring.



Вы можете сосредоточиться, даже когда работа становится обычной и скучной и рутина поглощает и засасывает.


And they say politics is boring.



Есть мнение, что политика — это скучно.


Now onto the boring but essential stuff…



А теперь немного о скучных (но важных) вещах…


Maybe she thinks I’m boring compared to her new friends.



Возможно она думает, что я являюсь скучным по сравнению с ее новыми друзьями.


I think music that doesn’t reflect that is boring.



Мне кажется, что музыка, которая этого не отражает, — скучная.


And we made sure banking was boring.



И мы убедились, что банковское дело было скучным.


Some guys think that what girls say is boring or repetitive.



Некоторые парни считают, что то, что говорят девушки, скучно или повторяется.


Everyone saying it’s easy or boring need to start playing.



Все, кто говорит, что это просто или скучно, нужно начинать играть.


I feel they are quite boring.



У меня есть ощущение, что они довольно скучно.


The zoo is so boring after visiting this place.



Зеленая трава начинает казаться скучной, когда вы посетите это место.


Imagine sitting at a boring party and thinking about leaving.



Только представьте себе, что сидите на скучной вечеринке и думаете как бы быстрее уйти.


Tonight would be another boring shift.



Поэтому эта ночь не будет очередной скучной сменой для вас.


I think life without tension would be very boring and useless.



Я думаю, что жизнь без напряжения была бы очень скучна и бесполезна.


I listened to the boring lecture for what seemed an interminable fifty minutes.



Я слушал эту скучную лекцию на протяжении пятидесяти минут, которые, казалось, никогда не закончатся.


Tom thinks his life is boring.



Том считает, что у него скучная жизнь.


It’s something people do when work is boring.



Это то, что люди делают, когда работа это скучно.


Something boring that isn’t work.



На что-то скучное и явно не на работу.

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boring
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1. сверление, расточка

2. бурение

3. буровая скважина; шпур

4. 1) (просверлённое) отверстие

3) диаметр в свету

1) буровая мука ()

2) стружки от сверления

1. сверлящий

2. буровой, предназначенный для бурения

boring bar — а) расточная штанга; б) буровая штанга

boring machine -сверлильный станок, бурильная машина; бурильный молоток; перфоратор

boring rig — буровой станок

boring tool — а) буровой инструмент; б) расточный резец

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[ʹbɔ:rıŋ]

надоедливый; скучный

thoroughly boring evening — удивительно скучный вечер

his attempts to moralize are tedious and boring — его попытки читать мораль скучны и надоедливы

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  • boring — [bôr′iŋ] adj. 1. for making holes 2. dull, tiresome, etc. n. 1. the action of one that bores 2. a hole made by boring 3. [pl.] chips, flakes, etc. made by boring boringly adv …   English World dictionary

  • Boring — Boring. См. Расточка. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

  • boring — index insipid, irksome, jejune (dull), lifeless (dull), nondescript, ordinary, pedestrian …   Law dictionary

  • boring — mid 15c., action of piercing, from BORE (Cf. bore) (v.). From 1853 in reference to animals that bore; 1840 in the sense wearying, causing ennui …   Etymology dictionary

  • boring — *irksome, tiresome, wearisome, tedious Analogous words: *dull, humdrum, monotonous, dreary, stodgy, pedestrian Contrasted words: *interesting, absorbing, engrossing, intriguing: exciting, stimulating, provoking or provocative (see corresponding… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • boring — [adj] uninteresting arid, bomb*, bromidic, bummer*, characterless, cloying, colorless, commonplace, dead*, drab, drag*, drudging, dull, flat*, ho hum*, humdrum, insipid, interminable, irksome, lifeless, monotonous, moth eaten*, mundane, nothing,… …   New thesaurus

  • boring — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, seem, sound ▪ become, get ▪ make sth ▪ Try not to make the diet boring …   Collocations dictionary

  • boring — bor|ing S2 [ˈbo:rıŋ] adj not interesting in any way ▪ Her husband is about the most boring person I ve ever met. ▪ The job was dull and boring. dead/incredibly/terribly etc boring (=very boring) ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ WORD FOCUS: boring similar words: not very… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • boring — boring1 /bawr ing, bohr /, n. 1. Mach. a. the act or process of making or enlarging a hole. b. the hole so made. 2. Geol. a cylindrical sample of earth strata obtained by boring a vertical hole. 3. borings, the chips, fragments, or dust produced… …   Universalium

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