drilled hard

Spanish translation: le interrogó sin piedad / le sometió a un interrogatorio

11:47 Jan 21, 2017
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Investment / Securities
English term or phrase: drilled hard
Any idea for the meaning of "drilled hard" in this sentence? I guess it has a figurative meaning but I'm not familiar with it... any help will be sincerely appreciated!

Mark drilled Yuen particularly hard on his financials, but as a result of his experience and his thorough preparation, Yuen was able to successfully defend his valuation.
Gema Pedreda
Spain
Local time: 17:39
Spanish translation:le interrogó sin piedad / le sometió a un interrogatorio
Explanation:
drill
To question someone relentlessly.
Landon's mom drilled him when he got home from school.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=drill
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Kirsten Larsen (X)
Spain
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¡Muchas gracias!
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3 +1le interrogó sin piedad / le sometió a un interrogatorio
Kirsten Larsen (X)
3exigió con firmeza
patinba
3le machacó a preguntas - y otras opciones
JohnMcDove


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exigió con firmeza


Explanation:
...una justificación de sus cálculos financieros

without being a literal translation, this is roughly what it means

patinba
Argentina
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le interrogó sin piedad / le sometió a un interrogatorio


Explanation:
drill
To question someone relentlessly.
Landon's mom drilled him when he got home from school.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=drill

Kirsten Larsen (X)
Spain
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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¡Muchas gracias!

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agree  JohnMcDove: Sí, creo que esto da la idea. :-)
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le machacó a preguntas - y otras opciones


Explanation:
Algunas opciones adicionales.

Mark drilled Yuen particularly hard on his financials,

Mark machacó a preguntas a Yuen en concreto sobre sus finananzas/su economía...,

Mark sometió a Yuan a un interrogatorio implacable sobre sus finanzas...

Mark le preguntó incisivamente a Yuan todo lo que quiso sobre sus finanzas...,

Saludos, suerte y buen finde.

JohnMcDove
United States
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