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1 crazy *** cra·zy adj
['kreɪzɪ]1) (mad) pazzo (-a), matto (-a), folleto go crazy — uscir di senno, impazzire
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fam: keen) to be crazy about sb — essere pazzo (-a) di qn3) (angle, slope) pericolante -
2 wild
1) ((of animals) not tamed: wolves and other wild animals.) salvaje, bravío2) ((of land) not cultivated.) agreste, salvaje3) (uncivilized or lawless; savage: wild tribes.) salvaje4) (very stormy; violent: a wild night at sea; a wild rage.) furioso, borrascoso5) (mad, crazy, insane etc: wild with hunger; wild with anxiety.) loco, alocado6) (rash: a wild hope.) disparatado, descabellado, desorbitado, alocado7) (not accurate or reliable: a wild guess.) precipitado, impetuoso8) (very angry.) furioso, colérico, frenético•- wildly- wildness
- wildfire: spread like wildfire
- wildfowl
- wild-goose chase
- wildlife
- in the wild
- the wilds
- the Wild West
wild adj1. salvaje2. silvestre3. loco / desmadrado4. agrestetr[waɪld]1 (animal) salvaje, bravío,-a2 (plant, flower) silvestre; (vegetation) salvaje3 (country, landscape) agreste, bravo,-a, salvaje4 (weather - wind) furioso,-a, borrascoso,-a; (- sea) bravo,-a; (- night) tempestuoso,-a, de tormenta5 (tribe) salvaje6 (violent, angry - person) furioso,-a, colérico,-a, frenético,-a; (- behaviour) incontrolado,-a, desenfrenado,-a; (- blow, attack) violento,-a, salvaje, brutal7 (very excited - person) loco,-a ( with, de), alocado,-a; (very exciting - party etc) escandaloso,-a, desmadrado,-a8 (showing lack of thought - thoughts, talk) disparatado,-a; (- guess) al azar; (- idea, scheme) descabellado,-a, desorbitado,-a, loco,-a, alocado,-a; (- decision) precipitado,-a, impetuoso,-a; (- exaggeration, speculation) enorme9 familiar (fantastic, crazy) bárbaro,-a, salvaje1 estado salvaje, estado natural, naturaleza1 las regiones nombre femenino plural salvajes\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLbeyond one's wildest dreams más de lo que jamás había soñadoto be wild about something estar loco,-a por algoto grow wild ser silvestreto run wild (animal) vivir en su estado natural 2 (plant, garden) volver a su estado natural 3 (person, child) desmandarse; (hooligan etc) portarse como un salvajewild boar jabalí nombre masculinowild card comodín nombre masculinothe Wild West el Lejano Oeste nombre masculinowild ['waɪld] adv1) wildly2)to run wild : descontrolarsewild adj1) : salvaje, silvestre, cimarrónwild horses: caballos salvajeswild rice: arroz silvestre2) desolate: yermo, agreste3) unruly: desenfrenado4) crazy: loco, fantásticowild ideas: ideas locas5) barbarous: salvaje, bárbaro6) erratic: erráticoa wild throw: un tiro erráticoadj.• alocado, -a adj.• bravo, -a adj.• desatinado, -a adj.• descabellado, -a adj.• descabezado, -a adj.• desenfrenado, -a adj.• endemoniado, -a adj.• enrevesado, -a adj.• ferino, -a adj.• feroz adj.• fiero, -a adj.• frénetico, -a adj.• indómito, -a adj.• loco, -a adj.• montaraz adj.• montés, -esa adj.• salvaje adj.• salvajino, -a adj.• selvático, -a adj.• silvestre adj.adv.• violentamente adv.n.• desierto s.m.• monte s.m.• yermo s.m.
I waɪldadjective -er, -est1)a) < animal> salvaje; ( in woodland) salvaje, montaraz; <plant/flower> silvestre; < vegetation> agrestea wild beast — una fiera, una bestia salvaje
b) ( uncivilized) < tribe> salvaje2)a) ( unruly) <party/lifestyle> desenfrenado, alocadob) (random, uncontrolled) < attempt> desesperadoc) <allegation/exaggeration> absurdo, disparatadoit never occurred to me in my wildest dreams that... — ni en mis sueños más descabellados se me ocurrió nunca que...
3)a) ( violent) (liter) <sea/waters> embravecido, proceloso (liter); < wind> fuertísimo, furioso (liter)b) ( frantic) <excitement/dancing> desenfrenado; < shouting> desaforado; <appearance/stare> de locoher perfume was driving him wild — su perfume lo estaba enloqueciendo or volviendo loco
c) ( enthusiastic) (colloq) (pred)to be wild ABOUT somebody/something: he's wild about her está loco por ella (fam); I'm not wild about the idea — la idea no me enloquece
d) ( angry) (colloq) (pred)it makes me wild — me saca de quicio, me da mucha rabia (fam)
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to run wild: these kids have been allowed to run wild a estos niños los han criado como salvajes; the garden has run wild la maleza ha invadido el jardín; I let my imagination run wild — di rienda suelta a mi imaginación
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mass noun[waɪld]the wild: how to survive in the wild cómo sobrevivir lejos de la civilización; an opportunity to observe these animals in the wild una oportunidad de observar estos animales en libertad or en su hábitat natural; out in the wilds — (hum) donde el diablo perdió el poncho or (Esp) en el quinto pino (fam)
1. ADJ(compar wilder) (superl wildest)1) (=not domesticated)a) [animal, bird] salvaje; (=fierce) ferozb) [plant] silvestrewild flowers — flores fpl silvestres
wild strawberries — fresas fpl silvestres
- sow one's wild oatsc) [countryside] salvaje, agrestea wild stretch of coastline — un tramo salvaje or agreste de costa
2) (=stormy) [wind] furioso, violento; [weather] tormentoso; [sea] bravoit was a wild night — fue una noche tormentosa or de tormenta
3) (=unrestrained, disorderly) [party] loco; [enthusiasm] desenfrenado; [hair] revuelto; [appearance] desastrado; [look, eyes] de locowe had some wild times together — ¡hicimos cada locura juntos!
wild and woolly —
a member of some wild and woolly activist group — un miembro de un grupo de esos de activistas locos
4) * (emotionally)a) (=angry)it drives or makes me wild — me saca de quicio
b) (=distraught)c) (=ecstatic) [cheers, applause] exaltado, apasionadoto be wild about sth/sb: he's just wild about Inga — está loco por Inga
5) (=crazy, rash) [idea, plan, rumour] descabellado, disparatadonever in my wildest dreams did I imagine winning this much — nunca imaginé, ni soñando, que ganaría tanto
6) (=haphazard)it's just a wild guess — no es más que una conjetura al azar or una suposición muy aventurada
7) (Cards)2. ADV1)2)to run wild —
a) (=roam freely) [animal] correr libremente; [child] corretear librementeb) (=get out of control)the inevitable result of fanaticism run wild — la inevitable consecuencia del fanatismo desenfrenado
3. N1)the wild: animals caught in the wild — animales capturados en su hábitat natural
the call of the wild — el atractivo de lo salvaje or de la naturaleza
2)to live out in the wilds — hum vivir en el quinto pino *
4.CPDwild beast N — fiera f, bestia f salvaje
wild card N — (Comput, Cards) comodín m ; (Sport) invitación para participar en un torneo a pesar de no reunir los requisitos establecidos
the wild card in the picture is Eastern Europe — la gran incógnita dentro de este conjunto es Europa Oriental
wild cherry N — cereza f silvestre
wild child N — (Brit) adolescente mf rebelde
wild goose chase N —
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I [waɪld]adjective -er, -est1)a) < animal> salvaje; ( in woodland) salvaje, montaraz; <plant/flower> silvestre; < vegetation> agrestea wild beast — una fiera, una bestia salvaje
b) ( uncivilized) < tribe> salvaje2)a) ( unruly) <party/lifestyle> desenfrenado, alocadob) (random, uncontrolled) < attempt> desesperadoc) <allegation/exaggeration> absurdo, disparatadoit never occurred to me in my wildest dreams that... — ni en mis sueños más descabellados se me ocurrió nunca que...
3)a) ( violent) (liter) <sea/waters> embravecido, proceloso (liter); < wind> fuertísimo, furioso (liter)b) ( frantic) <excitement/dancing> desenfrenado; < shouting> desaforado; <appearance/stare> de locoher perfume was driving him wild — su perfume lo estaba enloqueciendo or volviendo loco
c) ( enthusiastic) (colloq) (pred)to be wild ABOUT somebody/something: he's wild about her está loco por ella (fam); I'm not wild about the idea — la idea no me enloquece
d) ( angry) (colloq) (pred)it makes me wild — me saca de quicio, me da mucha rabia (fam)
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to run wild: these kids have been allowed to run wild a estos niños los han criado como salvajes; the garden has run wild la maleza ha invadido el jardín; I let my imagination run wild — di rienda suelta a mi imaginación
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mass nounthe wild: how to survive in the wild cómo sobrevivir lejos de la civilización; an opportunity to observe these animals in the wild una oportunidad de observar estos animales en libertad or en su hábitat natural; out in the wilds — (hum) donde el diablo perdió el poncho or (Esp) en el quinto pino (fam)
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3 enloquecer
enloquecer ( conjugate enloquecer) verbo transitivo to drive … crazy o mad verbo intransitivo ( perder el juicio) to go crazy o mad;◊ enloqueció de celos he was driven crazy o insane with jealousy
enloquecer
I verbo intransitivo to go mad: enloqueció después del accidente, when the accident occurred he flew into a fit of rage
II verbo transitivo
1 (hacer perder el juicio) to drive mad: la muerte de su esposa lo enloqueció, the death of his wife drove him to insanity
2 familiar (gustar mucho) le enloquecen las carreras de coches, she's crazy about motor racing ' enloquecer' also found in these entries: Spanish: perturbar - zafarse English: go - lose - madden - rail -
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1. a сумасшедший, помешанный2. a бешеный, неистовый; свирепый3. a безрассудный, шальной; опрометчивый4. a разг. страстно любящий, обожающий; страстно влюблённый5. a буйно весёлый6. a разг. рассерженныйhe was mad when he saw me — он пришёл в ярость, когда увидел меня
I was mad at missing the train — я был вне себя из-за того, что опоздал на поезд
to get mad — рассердиться, выйти из себя
Синонимический ряд:1. angry (adj.) acrimonious; angry; choleric; enraged; exasperated; heated; incensed; indignant; infuriated; irate; ireful; maddened; provoked; raging; seething; shirty; waxy; wrathful; wrathy; wroth; wrothful; wrothy2. crazy (adj.) crazy; donkeyish; dotty; fantastic; feeble-minded; foolish; harebrained; idiotic; idleheaded; loony; loopy; lunatic; preposterous; sappy; silly; tomfool; unearthly; wacky; zany3. furious (adj.) corybantic; delirious; excited; frantic; frenetic; frenzied; furious; rabid; violent; wild4. illogical (adj.) fallacious; illogical; invalid; irrational; nonrational; reasonless; sophistic; unreasonable; unreasoned5. infatuated (adj.) desirous; infatuated; wild about6. insane (adj.) bedlamite; brainsick; crackbrained; cracked; crazed; cuckoo; daffy; daft; demented; deranged; disordered; distracted; distraught; insane; maniac; maniacal; mindless; non compos mentis; nuts; nutsy; nutty; raving; screwy; teched; unbalanced; unsane; witless; wrong7. unsound (adj.) absurd; dangerous; nonsensical; perilous; reckless; senseless; unsafe; unsound8. anger (noun) anger; fury; indignation; ire; rage; wrath9. anger (verb) anger; enrage; incense; infuriate; ire; madden; steam up; umbrageАнтонимический ряд:astute; balanced; calm; composed; cool; incisive; lucid; normal; perspicacious; pleased; quiet; rational; reasonable; reserved; sagacious; sane -
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I 1. [draɪv]3) (motivation, energy) iniziativa f., energia f.; (inner urge) pulsione f., istinto m.4) inform. drive m., unità f.5) mecc. trasmissione f.6) (path) (of house) vialetto m., strada f. privata2.modificatore mecc. [ mechanism] di trasmissioneII 1. [draɪv]1) [ driver] guidare, condurre [car, bus, train]; pilotare [ racing car]; trasportare [cargo, load, passenger]; percorrere (in auto) [ distance]to drive sb. home — portare a casa qcn. (in auto)
to drive sth. into — portare qcs. dentro [garage, space]
to be driven out of business — essere costretto a cessare l'attività, a ritirarsi dagli affari
to drive sb. mad o crazy — colloq. fare impazzire o diventare matto qcn. (anche fig.)
3) (chase or herd) spingere, condurre [herd, cattle]; spingere [ game]4) (power, propel) azionare, fare funzionare [engine, pump]to drive sth. into sb.'s head — fig. fare entrare qcs. nella testa di qcn., ficcare qcs. in testa a qcn
6) (force to work hard) incalzare, fare lavorare sodo [pupil, recruit]2.1) aut. guidareto drive into — entrare (con l'auto) in [garage, space]; andare a sbattere contro [tree, lamppost]
3.to drive up, down a hill — salire su, scendere da una collina (in auto)
1) aut.•- drive at- drive on* * *1. past tense - drove; verb1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) guidare2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) portare3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) spingere innanzi4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) battere; scagliare5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) azionare2. noun1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) gita in automobile2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) viale d'accesso, strada privata3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) energia4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) campagna5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) colpo6) ((computers) a disk drive.) drive, lettore, unità•- driver- driver's license
- drive-in
- drive-through
- driving licence
- be driving at
- drive off
- drive on* * *drive /draɪv/n.1 giro (o viaggio) in macchina: to go for a drive, fare un giro in macchina; to take sb. for a drive, portare q. a fare un giro in macchina; It's two hours' drive there and back, ci sono due ore di macchina per andare e venire; a long and boring drive, un viaggio in macchina lungo e noioso; a 50 mile drive, un percorso in macchina di 50 miglia; The mountains are a short drive away, ci vuole poco in macchina per andare in montagna; a drive in the country [along the coast], un giro in macchina in campagna [lungo la costa]2 strada carrozzabile; (spec.) viale, vialetto ( di una casa): The house is reached by means of a tree-lined drive, si raggiunge la casa per mezzo di un viale alberato4 [u] determinazione, volontà: the drive to succeed, la volontà di riuscire; You need a lot of drive to succeed in business, ci vuole molta determinazione per riuscire in affari5 [uc] (psic.) pulsione, impulso: basic human drives, le pulsioni fondamentali dell'essere umano; the sex drive, l'impulso sessuale6 [u] aspirazione: the drive for peace, l'aspirazione alla pace; the drive for perfection [improvement, change], l'aspirazione alla perfezione [al miglioramento, al cambiamento]7 ( anche comm.) sforzo collettivo, campagna: a recruitment [sales] drive, una campagna di assunzioni [di vendite]; an export drive, una campagna per promuovere le esportazioni; a concerted drive to raise the firm's profile, una campagna comune per far salire il profilo dell'azienda8 (comput.) drive; ( anche) lettore, unità: hard ( disk) drive, hard disk, disco fisso; disk drive, unità disco9 ( sport) colpo ( dato a una palla); ( tennis) diritto, drive; ( calcio) tiro; ( golf) colpo lungo, drive; ( pallavolo) attacco, schiacciata: drive against the post, palo ( il tiro sul montante); drive at goal, tiro in porta; drive down the sideline, lungolinea (sost.)10 [uc] (autom.) guida ( il meccanismo, lo sterzo): left-hand drive, guida a sinistra ( negli automezzi dei paesi in cui il traffico tiene la destra); right-hand drive, guida a destra ( negli automezzi dei paesi in cui il traffico tiene la sinistra)11 [uc] (autom., mecc.) trazione: front-[rear-]wheel drive, trazione anteriore [posteriore]; four-wheel drive, trazione integrale12 [uc] (mecc.) comando trasmissione; presa: belt drive, trasmissione a cinghia; direct drive, presa diretta13 battuta di caccia; inseguimento14 (mil.) attacco; offensiva● drive belt, cinghia di trasmissione □ (mecc.) drive gear, ingranaggio conduttore □ (elettr.) drive pulse, impulso di comando □ (mecc.) drive screw, vite autofilettante □ (mecc.) drive wheel, ruota motrice.♦ (to) drive /draɪv/A v. t.1 guidare ( un veicolo); ( sport) pilotare: to drive a car [a van, a bus, a train], guidare una macchina [un furgone, un autobus, un treno]; to drive a racing car, pilotare una vettura da corsa; What do you drive?; che macchina hai?2 accompagnare, portare (q.) in macchina: to drive sb. home, accompagnare q. a casa in macchina; Can you drive me to the office?, puoi portarmi in macchina in ufficio?3 (fig.) spingere, portare (q. a qc.): to drive sb. to drink, spingere q. a bere (o a darsi all'alcol); to drive sb. to suicide, spingere q. al suicidio; to drive sb. to despair, portare q. alla disperazione; His insane jealousy drove her to leave him, la sua folle gelosia l'ha spinta a lasciarlo; High interest rates drove them to bankruptcy, gli alti tassi di interesse li hanno portati al fallimento; ( anche fig.) to drive sb. crazy (o mad) fare impazzire q.; (fam.) to drive sb. nuts (o round the bend, round the twist, up the wall) fare impazzire q.4 spingere, motivare: He is driven by a need to outshine his older brother, è motivato dal bisogno di superare il fratello più grande; I want to find out what drives him, voglio scoprire cos'è che lo motiva; His novels are driven by plot rather than character, i suoi romanzi sono incentrati più sulla trama che sui personaggi5 condurre un gregge (o una mandria) di: to drive sheep [cattle], condurre un gregge di pecore [una mandria di bovini]6 (fig.) far lavorare (duro): He drives his employees hard, fa lavorare duro i suoi dipendenti; She drives herself too hard, si dà troppo da fare7 ( sport) battere, scagliare; ( calcio) spedire ( la palla); ( tennis) colpire di diritto; ( golf) colpire con un driver: ( baseball) The batter drove the ball into the bleachers, il battitore ha scagliato la palla nelle gradinate8 conficcare, piantare: to drive a stake into the ground [a nail into a wall], piantare un palo per terra [un chiodo nel muro]10 sospingere: The storm drove the boat onto the reef, la tempesta ha sospinto la barca sulla scogliera11 fare andare, cacciare: The enemy were driven out of the town, i nemici sono stati cacciati dalla città; They drove the animals away by shouting and waving their arms, hanno mandato via gli animali urlando e agitando le braccia; Heavy rain drove them inside, la forte pioggia li ha fatti rientrare in casa; Thousands were driven from their home, migliaia di persone sono state costrette a lasciare la loro casa; Lots of holidaymakers were driven away by the bad weather, il cattivo tempo ha fatto partire in tutta fretta molti vacanzieri12 (di solito al passivo) azionare; far funzionare: The turbines are driven by water, le turbine sono azionate dall'acquaB v. i.1 (autom.) guidare: He's learning to drive, sta imparando a guidare; Let me drive, please!, fa' guidare me, per favore; I can't drive, non so guidare; He drives very well [too fast], guida molto bene [troppo forte]; Shall we drive back?, torniamo indietro?; He drove into a wall, è andato a sbattere con la macchina contro un muro; to drive out of the garage, uscire dal garage2 andare ( con un veicolo privato); andare in macchina: Shall we drive or walk?, andiamo in macchina o a piedi?; They drove to the airport, sono andati all'aeroporto in macchina; We got into the car and drove home, siamo saliti in macchina e siamo andati a casa; I don't drive anymore into town, there's never anywhere to park, non vado più in centro in macchina, non si trova mai parcheggio; After waiting for five minutes, the taxi-driver drove away, dopo avere aspettato cinque minuti, il tassista è andato via3 ( di veicolo) andare: The car drove into a lamppost, la macchina è andata a sbattere contro un lampione4 ( della pioggia, ecc.) cadere (forte); battere: The snow was driving down, nevicava forte; Rain was driving against the windows, la pioggia batteva contro le finestre5 (mil.) spingersi; addentrarsi: Napoleon drove ( ahead) into the plains of Russia, Napoleone si addentrò nelle pianure della Russia● to drive oneself, guidare: She can't drive herself any more, her daughter has to do it, non può più guidare, deve accompagnarla sua figlia □ ( slang USA) to drive the big (o the porcelain) bus, vomitare nella toilette □ (ingl.) to drive a coach and horses through st., mostrare chiaramente tutte le falle di qc.: This verdict drives a coach and horses through the legislation, questo verdetto mostra chiaramente tutte le falle della legislazione □ (autom., GB) to drive with excess alcohol, guidare in stato di ebbrezza □ to drive st. home, chiarire (bene) qc.: to drive home one's point, chiarire bene il proprio punto di vista; I drove home to them what the problem was, gli ho fatto capire qual era il problema □ to drive a hard bargain, fare un accordo molto vantaggioso □ to drive a wedge between, seminare zizzania tra □ (fig.) to drive sb. into a corner, mettere q. alle strette (o con le spalle al muro) □ (fig.) to drive st. into the ground, portare qc. alla rovina: They drove the business into the ground, hanno portato l'azienda alla rovina □ to drive prices through the roof, far salire i prezzi alle stelle.* * *I 1. [draɪv]3) (motivation, energy) iniziativa f., energia f.; (inner urge) pulsione f., istinto m.4) inform. drive m., unità f.5) mecc. trasmissione f.6) (path) (of house) vialetto m., strada f. privata2.modificatore mecc. [ mechanism] di trasmissioneII 1. [draɪv]1) [ driver] guidare, condurre [car, bus, train]; pilotare [ racing car]; trasportare [cargo, load, passenger]; percorrere (in auto) [ distance]to drive sb. home — portare a casa qcn. (in auto)
to drive sth. into — portare qcs. dentro [garage, space]
to be driven out of business — essere costretto a cessare l'attività, a ritirarsi dagli affari
to drive sb. mad o crazy — colloq. fare impazzire o diventare matto qcn. (anche fig.)
3) (chase or herd) spingere, condurre [herd, cattle]; spingere [ game]4) (power, propel) azionare, fare funzionare [engine, pump]to drive sth. into sb.'s head — fig. fare entrare qcs. nella testa di qcn., ficcare qcs. in testa a qcn
6) (force to work hard) incalzare, fare lavorare sodo [pupil, recruit]2.1) aut. guidareto drive into — entrare (con l'auto) in [garage, space]; andare a sbattere contro [tree, lamppost]
3.to drive up, down a hill — salire su, scendere da una collina (in auto)
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drive [draɪv]conduire ⇒ 1 (a), 2 (a) chasser ⇒ 1 (b) pousser ⇒ 1 (b), 1 (d) surmener ⇒ 1 (c) percer ⇒ 1 (f) faire fonctionner ⇒ 1 (g) aller en voiture ⇒ 2 (a) rouler ⇒ 2 (b) se ruer ⇒ 2 (c) promenade en voiture ⇒ 3 (a) allée ⇒ 3 (b) dynamisme ⇒ 3 (c) campagne ⇒ 3 (d)∎ can you drive a minibus? savez-vous conduire un minibus?;∎ I drive a Volvo j'ai une Volvo;∎ he drives a taxi/lorry il est chauffeur de taxi/camionneur;∎ she drives racing cars elle est pilote de course;∎ he drove her into town il l'a conduite ou emmenée en voiture en ville;∎ could you drive me home? pourriez-vous me reconduire chez moi?;∎ she drove the car into a tree elle a heurté un arbre avec la voiture;∎ I haven't driven all this way just to… je n'ai pas fait tout ce chemin juste pour…∎ to drive sb out of the house/of the country chasser qn de la maison/du pays;∎ we drove the cattle back into the shed nous avons fait rentrer le bétail dans l'étable;∎ the wind drove the snow up against the wall le vent chassait la neige contre le mur;∎ the waves drove the ship against the rocks les vagues ont jeté le navire contre les rochers;∎ the strong winds had driven the ship off course les vents forts avaient dévié le navire de sa route;∎ figurative her words drove all worries from his mind ses paroles lui ont fait complètement oublier ses soucis;∎ they have driven us into a corner ils nous ont mis au pied du mur∎ it doesn't pay to drive your workers too hard on ne gagne rien à surmener ses employés;∎ he drives himself too hard il se surmène∎ he was driven to it on lui a forcé la main;∎ driven by jealousy, he killed her il l'a tuée sous l'emprise de la jalousie;∎ it's enough to drive you to drink! cela vous pousserait un honnête homme à boire!;∎ it's driving him to drink cela le pousse à boire ou à la boisson;∎ the situation is driving me to despair/distraction la situation me pousse au désespoir/me rend fou (folle);∎ familiar to drive sb crazy or mad or up the wall rendre qn fou (folle);∎ familiar his performance drove the audience wild son spectacle a mis le public en délire∎ to drive a nail home enfoncer un clou;∎ figurative to drive a point home faire admettre son point de vue;∎ familiar I can't drive it into his thick head that… je n'arrive pas à faire comprendre à cet idiot que…;∎ to drive a hard bargain avoir toujours le dernier mot en affaires, être dur en affaires∎ driven by electricity marchant à l'électricité;∎ the pinion is driven in rotation le pignon est actionné par rotation∎ to drive a ball driver∎ do you or can you drive? savez-vous conduire?;∎ I don't drive (I never learned) je n'ai pas mon permis;∎ I was driving at 100 mph ≃ je roulais à 160 km/h;∎ we drove home/down to the coast nous sommes rentrés/descendus sur la côte en voiture;∎ they drove all night ils ont roulé toute la nuit;∎ are you walking or driving? êtes-vous à pied ou en voiture?;∎ who was driving? qui était au volant?;∎ how did you get here? - we drove down comment êtes-vous venus? - nous sommes venus ou descendus en voiture;∎ drive on the right roulez à droite, tenez votre droite;∎ they drove straight through the town ils ont traversé la ville sans s'y arrêter;∎ to drive while intoxicated or under the influence of alcohol conduire en état d'ivresse ou d'ébriété∎ familiar this car drives like a dream c'est un plaisir de conduire cette voiture□∎ rain was driving against the window la pluie fouettait les vitres3 noun(a) (trip in car) promenade f ou trajet m (en voiture);∎ we went for a drive nous avons fait une promenade ou un tour en voiture;∎ it's an hour's drive from here c'est à une heure d'ici en voiture;∎ it's a very pleasant drive to the coast la route est très belle jusqu'à la côte;∎ a 50-km drive un parcours ou un trajet de 50 km(b) (leading to house) allée f;∎ the car was parked in the drive la voiture était garée dans l'allée∎ we need someone with drive il nous faut quelqu'un de dynamique ou d'entreprenant;∎ to have plenty of drive être très dynamique;∎ he lacks drive il manque d'allant ou de dynamisme(e) (campaign) campagne f;∎ the company is having a sales drive la compagnie fait une campagne de vente∎ cattle drive rassemblement m du bétail∎ Cars four-wheel drive quatre roues motrices f inv, quatre-quatre m inv ou f inv∎ drive a:/b: unité f de disque a:/b:Technology (mechanism, device) d'entraînement, d'actionnement, de transmission(of river, wind) pousser, chasservouloir dire;∎ she didn't understand what he was driving at elle ne comprenait pas où il voulait en venir;∎ I see what you're driving at je vous vois venir(car) démarrer; (person) emmener en voiture; figurative (animal, intruder) chasser, éloigner; (friend) éloigner; (doubt, suspicion) écarter; (fear) chasser∎ the soldiers were driven back by heavy machine-gun fire les soldats furent repoussés par un puissant tir de mitrailleuse;∎ fear drove them back la peur leur a fait rebrousser cheminpasser (en voiture)(prices, inflation etc) faire baisser➲ drive in(frighten away) éloigner, chasser➲ drive on(continue trip) poursuivre sa route; (after stopping) reprendre la route(push) pousser, inciter;∎ she drove him on to work even harder elle l'a poussé à travailler encore plus∎ to drive out evil spirits (from a place) chasser les mauvais esprits; (from a person) chasser le mauvais œilvenir ou aller en voiture;∎ we drove over to visit some friends nous sommes allés en voiture rendre visite à des amis(crush) écraserconduire ou emmener en voiture∎ a car drove up to the door une voiture vint s'arrêter devant la porte
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