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drive  (drv)

v. drove (drv), driv·en (drvn), driv·ing, drives

v.tr.

1. To push, propel, or press onward forcibly; urge forward: drove the horses into the corral.

2. To repulse or put to flight by force or influence: drove the attackers away; drove out any thought of failure.

3. To guide, control, or direct (a vehicle).

4.

a. To convey or transport in a vehicle: drove the children to school.

b. To traverse in a vehicle: drive the freeways to work.

5.

a. To supply the motive force or power to and cause to function: Steam drives the engine.

b. To cause or sustain, as if by supplying force or power: "The current merger mania is apparently driven by an urge . . . to reduce risk or to exploit opportunities in a very rapidly changing business environment" Peter Passell.

6. To compel or force to work, often excessively: "Every serious dancer is driven by notions of perfectionperfect expressiveness, perfect technique" Susan Sontag.

7. To force into or from a particular act or state: Indecision drives me crazy.

8. To force to go through or penetrate: drove the stake into the ground.

9. To create or produce by penetrating forcibly: The nail drove a hole in the tire.

10. To carry through vigorously to a conclusion: drove home his point; drive a hard bargain.

11.

a. Sports To throw, strike, or cast (a ball, for example) hard or rapidly.

b. Basketball To move with the ball directly through: drove the lane and scored.

c. Baseball To cause (a run or runner) to be scored by batting. Often used with in.

12.

a. To chase (game) into the open or into traps or nets.

b. To search (an area) for game in such a manner.

v.intr.

1. To move along or advance quickly as if pushed by an impelling force.

2. To rush, dash, or advance violently against an obstruction: The wind drove into my face.

3. To operate a vehicle, such as a car.

4. To go or be transported in a vehicle: drove to the supermarket.

5.

a. Sports To hit, throw, or impel a ball or other missile forcibly.

b. Basketball To move directly to the basket with the ball.

6. To make an effort to reach or achieve an objective; aim.

n.

1. The act of driving.

2. A trip or journey in a vehicle.

3. Abbr. Dr. A road for automobiles and other vehicles.

4.

a. The means or apparatus for transmitting motion or power to a machine or from one machine part to another.

b. The position or operating condition of such a mechanism: "He put his car into drive and started home" Charles Baxter.

c. The means by which automotive power is applied to a roadway: four-wheel drive.

d. The means or apparatus for controlling and directing an automobile: right-hand drive.

5. Computer Science A device that reads data from and often writes data onto a storage medium, such as a floppy disk.

6. A strong organized effort to accomplish a purpose. See Synonyms at campaign.

7. Energy, push, or aggressiveness.

8. Psychology A strong motivating tendency or instinct related to self-preservation, reproduction, or aggression that prompts activity toward a particular end.

9. A massive, sustained military offensive.

10.

a. Sports The act of hitting, knocking, or thrusting a ball very swiftly.

b. Sports The stroke or thrust by which a ball is driven.

c. Basketball The act of moving with the ball directly to the basket.

11.

a. A rounding up and driving of cattle to new pastures or to market.

b. A gathering and driving of logs down a river.

c. The cattle or logs thus driven.

Phrasal Verb:

drive at

To mean to do or say: I don't understand what you're driving at.

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[Middle English driven, from Old English drfan; see dhreibh- in Indo-European roots.]

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driva·bili·ty n.

driva·ble adj.

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drive

Verb

[driving, drove, driven]

1. to guide the movement of (a vehicle)

2. to transport or be transported in a vehicle

3. to goad into a specified state: the black despair that finally drove her to suicide

4. to push or propel: he drove the nail into the wall with a hammer

5. Sport to hit (a ball) very hard and straight

6. Golf to strike (the ball) with a driver

7. to chase (game) from cover

8. drive home to make (a point) clearly understood by emphasis

Noun

1. a journey in a driven vehicle

2. a road for vehicles, esp. a private road leading to a house

3. a special effort made by a group of people for a particular purpose: a charity drive

4. energy, ambition, or initiative

5. Psychol a motive or interest: sex drive

6. a sustained and powerful military offensive

7. the means by which power is transmitted in a machine

8. Sport a hard straight shot or stroke [Old English drīfan]

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Drive collection of objects or animals driven. See also drift, drove.

Examples: drive of cattle; of logs [downstream], 1878; a deer drive, 1880; a grouse drive, 1880.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	drive - the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off" driving force, thrust actuation, propulsion - the act of propelling firewall - (colloquial) the application of maximum thrust; "he moved the throttle to the firewall" impetus, impulsion, impulse - the act of applying force suddenly; "the impulse knocked him over"
	2.	drive - a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine; "a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds" fusee, fusee drive - a spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring mechanism - device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function
	3.	drive - a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort" crusade, campaign, cause, effort, movement venture - any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome ad blitz, ad campaign, advertising campaign - an organized program of advertisements anti-war movement - a campaign against entering or continuing a war charm campaign - a campaign of flattery and friendliness (by a company, politician, etc.) to become more popular and gain support consumerism - a movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers campaigning, candidacy, candidature, electioneering, political campaign - the campaign of a candidate to be elected fund-raising campaign, fund-raising drive, fund-raising effort - a campaign to raise money for some cause feminist movement, women's lib, women's liberation movement, feminism - the movement aimed at equal rights for women gay lib, gay liberation movement - the movement aimed at liberating homosexuals from legal or social or economic oppression lost cause - a defeated cause or a cause for which defeat is inevitable reform - a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices; "the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians" war - a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious; "the war on poverty"; "the war against crime" youth crusade, youth movement - political or religious or social reform movement or agitation consisting chiefly of young people
	4.	drive - a road leading up to a private house; "they parked in the driveway" driveway, private road road, route - an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation turnaround - an area sufficiently large for a vehicle to turn around
	5.	drive - the trait of being highly motivated; "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers" trait - a distinguishing feature of your personal nature action - the trait of being active and energetic and forceful; "a man of action" enterprisingness, initiative, go-ahead, enterprise - readiness to embark on bold new ventures ambitiousness, ambition - a strong drive for success get-up-and-go, push, energy - enterprising or ambitious drive; "Europeans often laugh at American energy" aggressiveness - the quality of being bold and enterprising
	6.	drive - hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver; "he sliced his drive out of bounds" driving golf shot, golf stroke, swing - the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
	7.	drive - the act of driving a herd of animals overland transfer, transferral, transportation, conveyance, transport - the act of moving something from one location to another cattle drive - driving a bovine herd (as cows or bulls or steers)
	8.	drive - a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile); "he took the family for a drive in his new car" ride journey, journeying - the act of traveling from one place to another lift - a ride in a car; "he gave me a lift home" joyride - a ride in a car taken solely for pleasure; "they took their girlfriends for joyrides in stolen cars" spin - a short drive in a car; "he took the new car for a spin"
	9.	drive - a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functions hunger, hungriness - a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation thirst, thirstiness - a physiological need to drink sex drive - a physiological need for sexual activity; "testosterone is responsible for the male sex drive" hypoxia - oxygen deficiency causing a very strong drive to correct the deficiency
	10.	drive - (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium CD drive - a drive that reads a compact disc and that is connected to an audio system CD-ROM drive - a drive that is connected to a computer and on which a CD-ROM can be `played' device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" disc drive, disk drive, hard drive, Winchester drive - computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it external drive - a drive with its own power supply and fan mounted outside the computer system enclosure and connected to the computer by a cable internal drive - a drive mounted inside of a computer RAM disk - (computer science) a virtual drive that is created by setting aside part of the random-access memory to use as if it were a group of sectors; "access to a RAM disk is very fast but the data it contains is lost when the system is turned off" mandrel, mandril, arbor, spindle - any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
	11.	drive - a wide scenic road planted with trees; "the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views" parkway road, route - an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
	12.	drive - (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash) squash rackets, squash racquets, squash - a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets lawn tennis, tennis - a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court return - a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return" forehand drive - (sports) hard straight return made on the forehand side (as in tennis or badminton or squash) backhand drive - a hard straight return made on the backhand side
Verb	1.	drive - operate or control a vehicle; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?" driving - the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal control, operate - handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever" drive, take - proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work" coach - drive a coach test drive - test a vehicle by driving it; "I want to test drive the new Porsche" drive - move by being propelled by a force; "The car drove around the corner" tool - drive; "The convertible tooled down the street" drive - work as a driver; "He drives a bread truck"; "She drives for the taxi company in Newark" ride, drive - have certain properties when driven; "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well"
	2.	drive - travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater" motor driving - the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" drive, take - proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work"
	3.	drive - cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage" move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" drive, take - proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work" pull - steer into a certain direction; "pull one's horse to a stand"; "Pull the car over" chauffeur, drive around - drive someone in a vehicle chase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off, turn back - force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers" chase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off, turn back - force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers" chase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off, turn back - force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers" drive out, rouse, rout out, force out - force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."
	4.	drive - force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad" ram, force toenail, toe - drive obliquely; "toe a nail" drive - compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment; "She finally drove him to change jobs" thrust - push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward" drive - to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly; "She is driven by her passion" drive in, screw - cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion; "drive in screws or bolts"
	5.	drive - to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly; "She is driven by her passion" ram, drive, force - force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad" drive - compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment; "She finally drove him to change jobs" coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze - to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"
	6.	drive - cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders" beat back, force back, push back, repel, repulse drive - cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force; "drive the ball far out into the field" push, force - move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
	7.	drive - compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment; "She finally drove him to change jobs" ram, drive, force - force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad" make - compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way; "People cannot be made to integrate just by passing a law!"; "Heat makes you sweat" drive - to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly; "She is driven by her passion"
	8.	drive - push, propel, or press with force; "Drive a nail into the wall" propel, impel - cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"
	9.	drive - cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force; "drive the ball far out into the field" drive - strike with a driver, as in teeing off; "drive a golf ball" force back, push back, repel, beat back, repulse, drive - cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders" throw - propel through the air; "throw a frisbee"
	10.	drive - strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis" labor, labour, tug, push push, bear on - press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate" strain, strive, reach - to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear" struggle, fight - make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"
	11.	drive - move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?" aim, get mean, intend - mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?"
	12.	drive - have certain properties when driven; "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well" ride drive - operate or control a vehicle; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?" ride - be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day"
	13.	drive - work as a driver; "He drives a bread truck"; "She drives for the taxi company in Newark" drive - operate or control a vehicle; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?" do work, work - be employed; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college"
	14.	drive - move by being propelled by a force; "The car drove around the corner" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" drive - operate or control a vehicle; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?" pull - move into a certain direction; "the car pulls to the right"
	15.	drive - urge forward; "drive the cows into the barn" push, force - move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner" mush - drive (a team of dogs or a dogsled)
	16.	drive - proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work" take driving - the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal cross, cut across, cut through, get over, traverse, pass over, get across, track, cover - travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day" motor, drive - travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater" drive - operate or control a vehicle; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?" drive - cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage"
	17.	drive - strike with a driver, as in teeing off; "drive a golf ball" golf, golf game - a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes hit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball" drive - hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally; "drive a ball" drive - cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force; "drive the ball far out into the field"
	18.	drive - hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally; "drive a ball" athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition hit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball" drive - strike with a driver, as in teeing off; "drive a golf ball"
	19.	drive - excavate horizontally; "drive a tunnel" mining, excavation - the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth hollow, excavate, dig - remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside"
	20.	drive - cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling; "The amplifier drives the tube"; "steam drives the engines"; "this device drives the disks for the computer" power - supply the force or power for the functioning of; "The gasoline powers the engines"
	21.	drive - hunting: search for game; "drive the forest" drive - hunting: chase from cover into more open ground; "drive the game" hunt, hunt down, track down, run - pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods"
	22.	drive - hunting: chase from cover into more open ground; "drive the game" drive - hunting: search for game; "drive the forest" hunt, hunt down, track down, run - pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods"

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drive

verb 1. go (by car), ride (by car), motor, travel by car

verb 2. operate, manage, direct, guide, handle, steer

verb 3. push, propel

verb 4. thrust, push, sink, dig, hammer, plunge, stab, ram

verb 5. herd, urge, impel

verb 6. force, press, prompt, spur, compel, motivate, oblige, railroad (informal) prod, constrain, prick, coerce, goad, impel, dragoon, actuate

verb 7. work, overwork, overburden

noun 8. run, ride, trip, journey, spin (informal) hurl Scot. outing, excursion, jaunt

noun 9. initiative, push (informal) energy, enterprise, ambition, pep, motivation, zip (informal) vigour, get-up-and-go (informal)

noun 10. campaign, push (informal) crusade, action, effort, appeal, advance, surge

drive at something (Informal) mean, suggest, intend, refer to, imply, intimate, get at, hint at, have in mind, allude to, insinuate

Translations

drive [draɪv] [pt drove, pp driven] n → paseo (en coche) (= journey); viaje m (en coche) (also: driveway) → entrada (= street); calle (= energy); energía, vigor m;

(PSYCH) → impulso;

(SPORT) → ataque m;

(COMPUT) (also: disk drive) → disc drive m

vt [+ car] → conducir, manejar (LAM) [+ nail]; clavar (= push); empujar;

(TECH) [+ motor]; impulsar

vi (AUT) (at controls) → conducir, manejar (LAM): (travel) → pasearse en coche;

to go for a drive → dar una vuelta en coche;

it's 3 hours' drive from London → es un viaje de 3 horas en coche desde Londres;

left-/right-hand drive → conducción f a la izquierda/derecha;

front-/rear-wheel drive → tracción f delantera/trasera;

sales drive → promoción f de ventas;

to drive sb mad → volverle loco a algn;

to drive sb to (do) sth → empujar a algn a (hacer) algo;

he drives a taxi → es taxista;

he drives a Mercedes → tiene un Mercedes;

can you drive? → ¿sabes conducir or (LAM) manejar?;

to drive at 50 km an hour → ir a 50km por hora

drive at vt fus (fig) (= intend, mean); querer decir, insinuar

drive on vi → no parar, seguir adelante

vt (= incite, encourage) → empujar

drive [draɪv] [drove , pt , driven , pp ] [drəuv, ˈdrɪvn] n → promenade f or trajet m en voiture;

(also: driveway) → allée f (= energy); dynamisme m, énergie f;

(Psych) → besoin m; pulsion f (= push); effort (concerté); campagne f;

(Sport) → drive m;

(Tech) → entraînement m; traction f; transmission f;

(Comput) (also: disk drive) → lecteur m de disquette

vt → conduire [+ nail]; enfoncer (= push); chasser, pousser;

(Tech) [+ motor]; actionner; entraîner

vi (= be at the wheel) → conduire (= travel by car); aller en voiture;

to go for a drive → aller faire une promenade en voiture;

it's 3 hours' drive from London → Londres est à 3 heures de route;

left-/right-hand drive (Aut) → conduite f à gauche/droite;

front-/rear-wheel drive (Aut) → traction f avant/arrière;

to drive sb to (do) sth → pousser or conduire qn à (faire) qch;

to drive sb mad → rendre qn fou(folle)

drive at vt fus (fig) (= intend, mean); vouloir dire, en venir à

drive on vi → poursuivre sa route, continuer;

(after stopping) → reprendre sa route, repartir

vt (= incite, encourage) → inciter

drive out vt (= force out) → chasser

drive [draɪv] [drove , pt , driven , pp ] n → Fahrt f;

(also: driveway) → Einfahrt f: (longer) → Auffahrt f;

(energy) → Schwung m, Elan m;

(campaign) → Aktion f;

(Sport) → Treibschlag m;

(Comput) (also: disk drive) → Laufwerk nt

vt → fahren;

(Tech) → antreiben

vi → fahren;

to go for a drive → ein bisschen (raus)fahren;

it's 3 hours' drive from London → es ist drei Stunden Fahrt von London (entfernt);

left-/right-hand drive → Links-/Rechtssteuerung f;

front-/rear-wheel drive → Vorderrad-/Hinterradantrieb m;

he drives a taxi → er ist Taxifahrer;

to drive sth into sth (nail, stake etc) → etw in etw schlagen acc;

(animal) → treiben;

(ball) → weit schlagen;

(incite, encourage) (also: drive on) → antreiben;

to drive sb home/to the airport → jdn nach Hause/zum Flughafen fahren;

to drive sb mad → jdn verrückt machen;

to drive sb to (do) sth → jdn dazu treiben, etw zu tun;

to drive at 50 km an hour → mit (einer Geschwindigkeit von) 50 Stundenkilometern fahren;

what are you driving at? → worauf wollen Sie hinaus?

drive off drive vt → vertreiben

drive out drive vt (evil spirit) → austreiben;

(person) → verdrängen

drive [draɪv] n → passeggiata or giro in macchina;

(also: driveway) → viale m d'accesso (= energy); energia;

(PSYCH) → impulso; bisogno (= push); sforzo eccezionale; campagna;

(SPORT) → drive m inv;

(TECH) → trasmissione f;

(COMPUT) (also: disk drive) → disk drive m inv; unità f inv a dischi magnetici

vb [pt drove, pp driven] [drəuv, ˈdrɪvn]

vt [+ vehicle] → guidare [+ nail]; piantare (= push); cacciare, spingere;

(TECH) [+ motor]; azionare; far funzionare

vi (AUT) (at controls) → guidare: (= travel); andare in macchina;

to go for a drive → andare a fare un giro in macchina;

it's 3 hours' drive from London → è a 3 ore di macchina da Londra;

left-/right-hand drive (AUT) → guida a sinistra/destra;

front-/rear-wheel drive (AUT) → trazione f anteriore/posteriore;

to drive sb to (do) sth → spingere qn a (fare) qc;

he drives a taxi → fa il tassista;

to drive at 50 km an hour → guidare or andare a 50 km all'ora

drive at vt fus (fig) (= intend, mean); mirare a, voler dire

drive on vi → proseguire, andare (più) avanti

vt (= incite, encourage) → sospingere, spingere

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v drive [draiv]

1 to control or guide (a car etc) Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I? bestuur يَسوقُ карам řídit køre fahren οδηγώ conducir juhtima رانندگی کردن ajaa conduire לִנהוֹג हांकना voziti vezet mengemudikan aka, keyra guidare 運転する 운전하다 vairuoti, važiuoti vadīt (automašīnu) memandu besturen kjøre (bil) jechać, prowadzić samochód guiar a conduce управлять viesť auto voziti voziti köra ขับรถ araba sürmek/kullanmak 駕駛 правити, вести گاڑی وغیرہ کو چلانا lái xe 驾驶

2 to take, bring etc in a car My mother is driving me to the airport. neem يَنْقُلُ، يوصِلُ بالسَّيّارَه закарвам (od)vézt køre fahren πηγαίνω με το αυτοκίνητο llevar (en coche) sõidutama بردن ajaa conduire (en voiture) לְהָסִיע कार में लाना या ले जाना odvesti kivisz mengantarkan flytja (e-n), aka (e-m) portare 車で送る 차로 데려다 주다[] nuvežti, atvežti []vest; transportēt (ar automašīnu) menghantarka brengen kjøre odwozić, przywozić levar a (con)duce cu maşina отвозить odviezť peljati odvesti köra, skjutsa ขับรถไปส่ง arabayla götürmek/gitmek 用車送 їхати, везти в автомобілі کسی کو گاڑی سے لے جانا یا لانا đi bằng ô tô 用车送

3 to force or urge along Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road. aan jaag يَسوقُ прекарвам hnát drive treiben καθοδηγώ conducir ajama به پیش راندن ajaa chasser (devant soi) לְגָרֵש हांक कर ले जाना prisiliti hajt menggiring reka (áfram) spingere innanzi 追いたてる 몰다 varyti dzīt; trenkt mendesak drijven drive, jage pędzić, poganiać tanger a mâna гнать hnať voditi terati fösa, driva ควบคุม; บังคับ; ต้อน sürmek 驅赶 гнати دھکیل یا ہنکا کر لے جانا lùa 驱赶

4 to hit hard He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee. dryf يَضْرِبُ، يقْذِفُ удрям zatlouci; odpálit slå schlagen χτυπώ hincar, clavar, mandar lööma زدن lyödä enfoncer לִתקוֹע जोर से चोट करना snažno udariti, zabiti bever (szeget, cölöpöt) memukul slá, kÿla; reka nagla battere; scagliare 強打する 세게 치다, 때려 박다 įvaryti, išvaryti iesist; iedzīt (naglu u.tml.); izdarīt sitienu (golfa spēlē) memukul slaan slå, drive ned, smelle til w(y)bijać bater a lovi забивать; ударять zatĺcť; odpáliť udariti zakucati slå, slå (driva, köra) in ตีอย่างแรง çakmak, kakmak 把（釘等）釘入 вбивати, заганяти کیل وغیرہ ٹھوکنا đóng 把（钉等）钉入

5 to cause to work by providing the necessary power This mill is driven by water. aangedrewe يُشَغِّلُ работя с pohánět drive betreiben κινώ, παρέχω ισχύ hacer funcionar, mover, impulsar käima panema به کار انداختن käyttää, panna liikkeelle actionner לְהָנִיע आवश्यक ऊर्जा दे कर कार्य संपादित करना pogon működtet (gépet) menjalankan knÿja azionare 動かす ...을 동력으로 움직이다, 추진하다 varyti darbināt menjalankan aandrijven drive(s) poruszać impulsionar a pune în mişcare приводить в движение poháňať gnati pokretati driva ขับดัน çalıştırmak, harekete geçirmek 推動 рухати, приводити в рух ضروری طاقت مہیا کرانا hoạt động bằng năng lượng 推动

n

1 a journey in a car, especially for pleasure We decided to go for a drive. rit جَوْلَه في سَيّارَه разходка projížďka køretur die Fahrt βόλτα με αυτοκίνητο paseo en coche (lõbu)sõit سفر کوتاه با ماشین ajelu promenade en voiture נְסִיעָה कार में सैर vožnja kocsikázás perjalanan dengan mobil ökutúr gita in automobile ドライブ 자동차 여행 pasivažinėjimas izbraukums (ar automašīnu) perjalanan dengan kereta rit kjøretur przejażdżka passeio plim­bare cu maşina катанье jazda (autom) vožnja vožnja åktur การขับรถ araba gezintisi/yolculuğu 驅車旅行 прогулянка в автомобілі گاڑی کا تفریحی سفر chuyến đi bằng ô tô 驱车旅行

2 a private road leading from a gate to a house etc The drive is lined with trees. oprit طَريق/مَمر خصوصي مِن البَوّابه إالى البَيت път příjezdová cesta indkørsel; opkørsel die Auffahrt ιδιωτικός δρόμος de entrada camino sissesõidutee مسیر اختصاصی ajotie allée דֶרֶך פְּרָטִית गेट से घर तक जाने वाली एक निजी सड़क staza kocsifelhajtó jalan taman heimreið, aðkeyrsla viale d'accesso, strada privata 車道 대문에서 현관까지의 차도 kelias, alėja piebraucamais ceļš jalan taman oprijlaan inn-/oppkjørsel prywatny dojazd, aleja caminho alee подъездная дорога príjazdová cesta dovoz prilaz infart, uppfartsväg ถนน araba özel yolu 車道（尤指私宅內的汽車道） під'їзд پھاٹک سے گھر تک جانے والا خاص راستہ đường trong sân nhà 车道（尤指私宅内的汽车道）

3 energy and enthusiasm I think he has the drive needed for this job. dryfkrag حَيَوِيَّه، حَماس، حافِز енергия energie, elán gåpåmod; initiativ die Tatkraft ενεργητικότητα, ενθουσιασμός ímpetu, empuje, dinamismo tarm کوشش؛ پشتکار tarmo dynamisme דָּחַף उत्साह और जोश entuzijazam energia semangat dugnaður, drifkraftur energia 精力 추진력, 정력 energija, veržlumas spars semangat voortvarendheid handlekraft, pågangsmot, driv energia energia energie напористость energia, elán zagon energija energi, kraft แรงผลักดัน azim, gayret 動力 енергія; напористість جوش اور طاقت sự ham muốn 动力

4 a special effort We're having a drive to save electricity. veldtog جُهْد خاص усилие kampaň kampagne; fremstød der Antrieb προσπάθεια campaña kampaania تلاش زیاد kampanja campagne מִבצָע, מָסַע विशेष प्रयास poseban napor mozgalom kampanye átak; herferð campagna 運動 ...을 하기 위한 노력, 목적이 있는 조직된 활동[] kampanija, žygis kampaņa usaha keras campagne kampanje, framstøt kampania, akcja campanha campanie стремление kampaň, akcia kampanja trud kampanj, satsning, drive ความพยายาม çaba, gayret 運動 стимул خاص کوشش sự nỗ lực 运动

5 in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc). dryfhou قَذْفَه، ضَرْبَه قَوِيَّه силен удар úder slag der Stoß δυνατό χτύπημα drive tugev pall ضربه محکم؛ درایو kova lyönti, draivi drive חֲבָטָה בִּתנוּפָה किसी खेल में गेंद में जोरदार चोट लगाना snažan udarac u sportu (labda)ütés pukulan kröftugt högg; upphafshögg með trékylfu nr. 1 (í golfi) colpo 強打 강타 smūgis sitiens (ar golfa nūju u.tml.) pukulan slag drive, slag uderzenie pancada lovitură удар úder udarec udarac slag, drive การตี vuruş 擊球，擲球 кидок کرکٹ یا گولف میں بلے یا چھڑی سے گیند کو زور سے مارنے کا عمل gậy 击球，掷球

6 (computers) a disk drive. skyf, disket سَوّاقَةُ الأقْراص في الكومبيوتر драйвер mechanika, jednotka drev der Stoß συσκευή Η/Υ για ανάγνωση ή/και εγγραφή ψηφιακών δίσκων lectura de disquete kettaseade درایو مخصوص لوح فشرده lecteur de disquettes כּוֹנָן कम्प्यूटर का डिस्क ड्राइव disketni pogon, disketna jedinica meghajtó (egység) penggerak disket drive, lettore, unità ディスクドライブ ?컴퓨터? 디스크 드라이브 diskavedis diskdzinis penggerak disket diskdrive diskettstasjon; drev дисковод mechanika (disku) pogon drajv hårddisk หน่วยขับจานบันทึก disk sürücü （計）驅動盤 дисковід ڈسک ڈرائو ổ đĩa （计）驱动盘

n ˈdriver

a person who drives a car etc a bus-driver. bestuurder سائِق шофъор řidič chauffør der Fahrer οδηγός conductor juht راننده kuljettaja conducteur/-trice נֶהָג चालक, गाड़ीवान, कोचवान vozač (gépkocsi)vezető sopir ökumaður, bílstjóri conducente, autista 運転手 운전자 vairuotojas šoferis; (automašīnas) vadītājs pemandu bestuurder sjåfør, vognfører kierowca condutor şofer водитель vodič voznik vozač chaufför, förare คนขับรถ sürücü, şoför 駕駛員，司机 шофер; водій گاڑی وغیرہ چلانے والا شخص người lái xe 驾驶员，司机

n ˈdriver's license

(American) a driving licence. bestuurderslisensie رُخْصَةُ السِّياقَه шофъорска книжка řidičský průkaz kørekort der Führerschein, díe Fahrerlaubnis δίπλωμα οδήγησης permiso de conducir, carnet de conducir juhiluba گواهینامه رانندگی permis de conduire רִשיוֹן נְהִיגָה ड्राइविंग लाइसेंस vozačeva dozvola vezetői engedély SIM patente di guida 運転免許証 vairuotojo paþymëjimas autovadītāja apliecība lesen pemandu rijbewijs førerkort prawo jazdy водительские права vodičský preukaz vozniško dovoljenje vozačka dozvola körkort ใบอนุญาตขับขี่ ehliyet, sürücü belgesi （美）駕駛證 права водія گاڑی چلانے کا سرکاری اجازت نامہ giấy phép lái xe （美）驾驶证

adj ˈdrive-in

(of a cinema, café etc, especially in North America) catering for people who remain in their cars while watching a film, eating etc a drive-in movie. inry مع عِنايَة ٍ بالسَّيّارَه драйв ин s obsluhou do auta drive-in drive-in κινηματογράφος για επιβάτες αυτοκινήτων autocine, autobanco... drive-in, sissesõidu- بانک یا سینما و غیره که مشتریان بدون پیاده شدن از ماشین کا خود را انجام می دهند drive-in-, auto- restauvolant דְרָיִיב-אִין कार में बैठे-बैठे सिनेमा देखना gledati fim iz auta, naručivati jelo iz auta autós- (vendéglő, mozi stb.) teater mobil bílabíó; lúgusala drive-in 乗り入れ式の 자동차에 탄 채로 ...을 할 수 있는, 드라이브인 ... įvažiuojamas autobraucējiem domāta banka, restorāns u.c., kur pakalpojumu saņem, neizkāpjot no automašīnas pandu masuk drive-in drive-in (f.eks. kino) dla zmotoryzowanych drive-in QUERY în aer liber авто-(кинотеатр, ресторан) (kino, kaviareň ap.) pre vodičov (ktorí nemusia vystúpiť z auta) avto-(restavracija, kino, banka) na otvorenom drive-in- โรงภาพยนตร์หรือสถานที่ที่ลูกค้าเอารถเข้าไปจอดได้ arabayla girilen yer; sürgir 服務到車上的路旁餐館，可以坐在汽車內觀看的露天電影院 обслуговування клієнтів “на ходу” گاڑی میں بیٹھ کر کھانے یا سنیما دیکھنے کی صحولت والا bãi chiếu bóng, quầy ăn phục vụ khách ngồi trong ô tô 服务到车上的路旁餐馆，可以坐在汽车κατάστημα στο οποίο μπορεί κανείς να εξυπηρετηθεί χωρίς να βγει από το όχημά του autobanco, autorrestaurante, autozoo sissesõidu- مکان هایی که مشتری بدون پیاده شدن از ماشین کار خود را انجام می دهد drive-in דְרָיִיב-אִין कार पर बैंक इत्यादि से गुजरना provesti se autós- (bank, vendéglő stb.) untuk pengendara mobil (che si può attraversare senza scendere dall'automobile) 車にのったままですむ方式の privažiuojamas automobiliu autobraucējiem domāts (banka, restorāns u.c.) (pakalpojumu saņem, neizkāpjot no automašīnas) melalui drive-in kundebetjening fra bilen dla klientów niewysiadających z samochodów авто-(банк, ресторан, зоопарк) (banka, reštaurácia, ZOO, a pod.) pre motoristov, ktorí zostanú v aute avto-banka, avto- prolaz drive-in- ขับผ่าน arabalı, otomobilli 駛過 сервіс “на ходу” گاڑی ميں بیٹھے بیٹھے گزر جانا xuyên qua 驶过

n ˈdriving licence

a licence for driving a road vehicle. lisensie رُخْصَةُ سَيّارَه шофъорска книжка řidičský průkaz kørekort der Führerschein, díe Fahrerlaubnis δίπλωμα οδήγησης permiso de conducir, carnet de conducir juhiluba گواهینامه پایه یک permis de conduire רִשיוֹן נְהִיגָה किसी सड़क वाहन चलाने का लाइसेंस vozačka dozvola vezetői engedély SIM patente di guida 運転免許証 vairuotojo pažymėjimas autovadītāja apliecība lesen memandu rijbewijs førerkort prawo jazdy водительские права vodičský preukaz vozniško dovoljenje vozačka dozvola körkort ใบอนุญาตขับขี่ sürücü belgesi 駕駛執照 права водія سڑک پر گاڑی چلانے کا اجازت نامہ giấy phép lái xe 驾驶执照

be driving at

to be trying to say or suggest I don't know what you're driving at. op afstuur يَقْصُدُ، يَرْمي إلى целя mířit antyde abzielen auf υπονοώ insinuar, querer decir öelda tahtma سعی در گفتن چیزی داشتن tähdätä vouloir en venir (à) לְהָצִיע कहने या बताने की कोशिश करना smjerati, ciljati céloz vmire menyarankan eiga við, meina mirare a, voler arrivare a ～を意図している 말하려고[] 하다 sukti, kreipti kalbą mērķēt (uz kaut ko sarunā) menyarankan doelen op