He used to drive a car

car for sale — автомобиль для продажи

Shall we drive or go by train? — Мы поедем на машине или на поезде?

We usually drive to the country on Sunday. — Мы обычно ездим за город по воскресеньям.

The guests got into their cars and drove away / off. — Гости расселись по своим машинам и разъехались.

to drive smb. home — отвезти кого-л. домой

She drove me to the station. — Она подвезла меня до станции.

to drive a pair — править парой

She drives a car skillfully. — Она прекрасно водит машину.

He drives a taxi. — Он работает таксистом.

The engine-driver drove his train at the rate of forty miles an hour. — Машинист вёл поезд со скоростью сорок миль в час.

Louie isn't an easy one to drive. — Луи не тот человек, которым легко управлять.

A fair wind drove the ship along. — Попутный ветер подгонял корабль.

to drive a herd — гнать стадо

to drive game — преследовать дичь

Swarms of mosquitoes drove us inside the house. — Тучи комаров загнали нас в дом.

to drive off an attack — отбить атаку

to drive off the feeling of sadness — прогонять грусть

to drive away tourists / customers — отпугивать туристов, клиентов

What can I do to drive away these feelings of sadness? — Что бы такого сделать, чтобы не было так грустно?

Don't drive people who want to help you away. — Не гони людей, которые хотят помочь тебе.

The army drove off the enemy with much effort and loss of life. — Армия заставила врага отступить ценой больших усилий и потерь.

The police used horses to drive the crowds off. — Чтобы разогнать толпу, вызвали конную полицию.

This medicine will help to drive the disease off. — Это лекарство поможет справиться с болезнью.

We had to use cats to drive the rats out. — Чтобы выгнать крыс, мы завели кошек.

The cows are in the vegetable field, we shall have to drive them out. — Коровы забрели на поле, где растут овощи, их нужно выгнать оттуда.

Supermarkets are driving small shops out of business. — Супермаркеты вытесняют из торговли маленькие магазинчики.

Black clouds drove across the sky. — По небу неслись чёрные тучи.

The waves drove against the rocks. — Волны бились о скалы.

to drive a nail into the wall — вбивать гвоздь в стену

to drive a nail home — вбить гвоздь по самую шляпку; довести что-л. до конца; убедить

The elephant drove his long tusks between the tiger's shoulders. — Слон вонзил свои длинные бивни тигру между лопаток.

to drive a railway through the desert — строить железную дорогу через пустыню

Homesteaders drove timber down the river soon after. — Вскоре поселенцы сплавили лес по реке.

His pride drove him to complete the job. — Гордость заставила его закончить работу.

Hunger drove them to steal. — Голод заставил их пойти на воровство.

to drive smb. to despair — доводить кого-л. до отчаяния

to drive smb. mad / crazy / insane, to drive smb. out of one's senses / mind, to drive smb. round the bend, to drive smb. up the wall — сводить кого-л. с ума

The noise drove me up the wall. — От этого шума я не находил себе места.

Can't you drive some manners into the boy? — Нельзя ли научить этого мальчика вести себя прилично?

to drive a thriving trade — преуспевать в торговле

to speak sufficient French to drive a conversation — знать французский в такой мере, чтобы быть способным вести разговор

The boss drives her workers hard. — Начальница здорово нагружает своих рабочих.

to drive for increased efficiency — стремиться к увеличению эффективности

You had better not drive it to the last minute. — Лучше не затягивай это до последней минуты.

Just what are you driving at? — Что ты собственно имеешь в виду?

to drive a quill / pen — быть писателем

to drive a wedge between smb. — вбить клин между кем-л.

to drive smb. into a corner — загонять кого-л. в угол

to drive home one's point — втолковать свою точку зрения

to drive prices up / down — вызывать скачок / падение цен

to be about 15 minutes' drive from home — быть приблизительно в пятнадцати минутах езды от дома

to go for / on a drive — поехать покататься

to have / take a drive — совершить прогулку на машине

easy drive — лёгкая прогулка

Come with us for a drive in the country. — Поехали с нами покататься за город.

There were four drives, or large hunts, organized during the winter. — В течение зимы были организованы четыре крупных охоты, или гона.

a charity drive — благотворительная кампания

a drive to raise funds — кампания по сбору средств

to put on a drive — начать кампанию, организовать кампанию

to initiate / launch a drive for smb. / smth. — начинать, инициировать кампанию в поддержку кого-л. / чего-л.

Does she have enough drive to finish the job? — Достаточно ли у неё энергии, чтобы закончить эту работу?

sexual drive — половое влечение

elemental drive — стихийный порыв

She has tremendous drive toward success. — У неё есть мощный стимул добиться успеха.

police car — полицейская машина

secondhand / used car — подержанная машина

to stop a car / to bring a car to a stop — остановить машину

to ride in a car — ехать на машине

to go / travel by car — путешествовать на автомобиле

to jack up a car — бросить машину

to register a car — зарегистрировать автомобиль

to repair a car — отремонтировать машину

to tune up a car — наладить машину

to smash up / total / wreck a car — вдребезги разбить машину

to drive / operate a car — управлять автомобилем

to back a car — давать задний ход

to park a car — припарковать машину

to road-test a car — испытывать автомашину на дороге

to service a car — отправить машину в автосервис

to winterize a car — подготовить машину к зиме

She backed the car into the garage. — Она въехала в гараж задним ходом.

cattle car — вагон для перевозки животных

What is the use of it? — Какая польза от этого? /Какой толк в этом?

He used to ask me a lot of questions. — Он, бывало, засыпал меня вопросами.

There used to be a house here. — Тут когда-то стоял дом.

We used to go to school together. — Мы когда-то учились вместе.

know something from something — etwas von etwas unterscheiden können

I know who she is — ich weiß, wer sie ist

I know for a fact that... — ich weiß ganz bestimmt, dass...

know somebody/something to be... — wissen, dass jemand/etwas... ist

that's/that might be worth knowing — das ist gut/wäre wichtig zu wissen

I knew it — ich hab's ja geahnt

and he knows it — und er weiß das auch

before somebody knows where he is — ehe jemand sich's versieht

that's all you know [about it] — das glaubst du vielleicht

if you must know — wenn du es unbedingt wissen willst

how should I know? — woher soll ich das wissen?

I might have known — das hätte ich mir denken können

do you know any German? — können Sie etwas Deutsch?

know how to drive a car — Auto fahren können

he doesn't know much about computers — er hat nicht viel Ahnung von Computern

we have known each other for years — wir kennen uns [schon] seit Jahren

he knows no fear — er kennt keine Furcht

know what it is to be hungry — wissen, was es heißt, Hunger zu haben

be in the know — Bescheid wissen

he knew her to be guilty — er wusste, dass sie schuldig war

to know what one is talking about — wissen, wovon man redet

to know one's own mind — wissen, was man will

he thinks he knows all the answers or everything —

THAT'S what I'd like to know — das möchte ich wirklich wissen

that's worth knowing — das ist ja interessant

that might be worth knowing — es könnte interessant sein, das zu wissen

before you know where you are — ehe man sichs versieht

I know Bavaria well — ich kenne Bayern gut, ich kenne mich gut in Bayern aus

do you know him to speak to? —

we all know her as the headmistress/a generous person — wir kennen Sie alle als die Schulleiterin/einen großzügigen Menschen

if I know John, he'll already be there — wie ich John kenne, ist er schon da

he didn't want to know me — er wollte nichts mit mir zu tun haben

know thyself! — erkenne dich selbst!

would you know him again? — würden Sie ihn wiedererkennen?

he knows a good thing when he sees it — er weiß, was gut ist

he knows a bargain/good manuscript when he sees one — er weiß, was ein guter Kauf/ein gutes Manuskript ist

you wouldn't know him from his brother — Sie könnten ihn nicht von seinem Bruder unterscheiden

do you know the difference between...? —

to know the difference between right and wrong, to know right from wrong — den Unterschied zwischen Gut und Böse kennen, Gut und Böse unterscheiden können

he wouldn't know the difference — das merkt er nicht

I've never known it to rain so heavily — so einen starken Regen habe ich noch nie erlebt

have you ever known such a thing to happen before? — haben Sie je schon so etwas erlebt?, ist Ihnen so etwas schon einmal vorgekommen?

who knows? — wer weiß?, weiß ichs?

I don't know — (das) weiß ich nicht

as far as I know — soviel ich weiß, meines Wissens

he just didn't want to know — er wollte einfach nicht hören

afterwards they just didn't want to know — nachher wollten sie einfach nichts mehr davon wissen

don't you know? — weißt du das denn nicht?

how should I know? — wie soll ich das wissen?

how was I to know? — wie sollte ich das wissen?

the channel was rough, as I well know or as well I know! — die Überfahrt war stürmisch, das kann ich dir sagen

he didn't know why — er wusste nicht, warum

I don't know why you think it's so funny — ich weiß nicht, was du daran so komisch findest

I know how you feel — ich weiß, wie Sie sich fühlen

I don't know how you can say that! — wie kannst du das nur sagen!

you don't know how good it is to see you again — Sie wissen gar nicht, wie sehr ich mich freue, Sie wiederzusehen

I know better than to say something like that —

he knows better than to eat into the profits — er ist nicht so dumm, den Gewinn anzugreifen

he/you ought to have known better — das war dumm (von ihm/dir)

he ought to have or should have known better than to do that — es war dumm von ihm, das zu tun

you ought to know better at your age — in deinem Alter müsste man das aber (besser) wissen

they don't know any better — sie kennens nicht anders

he says he didn't do it, but I know better — er sagt, er war es nicht, aber ich weiß, dass das nicht stimmt

OK, you know best — o.k., Sie müssens wissen

mother always knows best — Mutter weiß es am besten

to get to know sb — jdn kennenlernen

to get to know a place — einen Ort kennenlernen

he soon let me know what he thought of it —

when can you let me know? — wann können Sie es mich wissen lassen?, wann können Sie mir Bescheid sagen?

you know, we could/there is... — weißt du, wir könnten/da ist...

he gave it away, you know — er hat es nämlich weggegeben

it's raining, you know —

wear the black dress, you know, the one with the red belt —

to be known (to sb) — (jdm) bekannt sein

it is (well) known that... —

is he/it known here? — ist er/das hier bekannt?, kennt man ihn/das hier?

to be known for sth — für etw bekannt sein

he is known to have been here — man weiß, dass er hier war

he is known as Mr Smith — man kennt ihn als Herrn Smith

to make it known that... — bekannt geben, dass...

to make oneself known — sich melden (to sb bei jdm)

the people in the know say... — Leute, die darüber Bescheid wissen, sagen..., die Fachleute sagen...

know something from something — etwas von etwas unterscheiden können

know the difference between right and wrong — den Unterschied zwischen Gut und Böse kennen

he wouldn't know the difference — er wüsste den Unterschied nicht

I know who she is — ich weiß, wer sie ist

I know for a fact that... — ich weiß ganz bestimmt, dass...

it is known that... — man weiß, dass...; es ist bekannt, dass...

know somebody/something to be... — wissen, dass jemand/etwas... ist

that's/that might be worth knowing — das ist gut/wäre wichtig zu wissen

I knew it — ich hab's ja geahnt

somebody has [never] been known to do something — jemand hat bekanntlich [noch nie] etwas getan

and he knows it — und er weiß das auch

before somebody knows where he is — ehe jemand sich's versieht

that's all you know [about it] — das glaubst du vielleicht

if you must know — wenn du es unbedingt wissen willst

know what's what — wissen, wie es in der Welt zugeht

how should I know? — woher soll ich das wissen?

I might have known — das hätte ich mir denken können

do you know,... — stell dir [mal] vor,...

do you know any German? — können Sie etwas Deutsch?

know how to mend fuses — wissen, wie man Sicherungen repariert

know how to drive a car — Auto fahren können

he doesn't know much about computers — er hat nicht viel Ahnung von Computern

we have known each other for years — wir kennen uns [schon] seit Jahren

you don't really know him — du kennst ihn nicht gut genug

he knows no fear — er kennt keine Furcht

know what it is to be hungry — wissen, was es heißt, Hunger zu haben

be in the know — Bescheid wissen

one book, dog — un libro, un cane

no one person can do it — nessuno può farlo

he's the one person who... — è l'unica persona che...

the one and only Edith Piaf — la sola e unica Edith Piaf

at one and the same time — allo stesso tempo

it's one and the same thing — è esattamente la stessa cosa

to be of one mind — essere unanimi

one Mark Carter — un certo Mark Carter

can you lend me one? — puoi prestarmene uno?

every one of them was broken — erano tutti rotti

he's one of us — è uno di noi, è dei nostri

it can make one ill — può fare ammalare

one who knows — uno che sa

"who disagrees?" - "I for one!" — "chi non è d'accordo?" - "io, per esempio"

the blue one, ones quello blu, quelli blu; this one, that one questo qui, quello là; which one? quale? that's the one è quello (là); he's the one who — è (lui) quello che

one-fifty — uno e cinquanta

he's had one too many — ne ha bevuto uno di troppo

that's a good one! — questa è buona!

have you heard the one about...? — hai sentito quella di...?

to land sb. one — mollarne uno a qcn

that's a tricky one — questa è (una domanda) difficile

her loved o dear ones — i suoi cari

knit one, purl one — un diritto, un rovescio

as one — [ rise] come un sol uomo; [ reply] all'unisono

in one to down a drink in one buttare giù una bevanda in un sorso solo; you've got it in one — l'hai trovato subito

one by one — [pick up, wash] uno per uno, uno a uno

one o'clock — l'una (in punto)

to arrive in ones and twos — arrivare alla spicciolata

to go one better than sb. — fare meglio di qcn.

to have a thousand and one things to do — avere mille cose da fare

one book, dog — un libro, un cane

no one person can do it — nessuno può farlo

he's the one person who... — è l'unica persona che...

the one and only Edith Piaf — la sola e unica Edith Piaf

at one and the same time — allo stesso tempo

it's one and the same thing — è esattamente la stessa cosa

to be of one mind — essere unanimi

one Mark Carter — un certo Mark Carter

can you lend me one? — puoi prestarmene uno?

every one of them was broken — erano tutti rotti

he's one of us — è uno di noi, è dei nostri

it can make one ill — può fare ammalare

one who knows — uno che sa

"who disagrees?" - "I for one!" — "chi non è d'accordo?" - "io, per esempio"

the blue one, ones quello blu, quelli blu; this one, that one questo qui, quello là; which one? quale? that's the one è quello (là); he's the one who — è (lui) quello che

one-fifty — uno e cinquanta

he's had one too many — ne ha bevuto uno di troppo

that's a good one! — questa è buona!

have you heard the one about...? — hai sentito quella di...?

to land sb. one — mollarne uno a qcn

that's a tricky one — questa è (una domanda) difficile

her loved o dear ones — i suoi cari

knit one, purl one — un diritto, un rovescio

as one — [ rise] come un sol uomo; [ reply] all'unisono

in one to down a drink in one buttare giù una bevanda in un sorso solo; you've got it in one — l'hai trovato subito

one by one — [pick up, wash] uno per uno, uno a uno

one o'clock — l'una (in punto)

to arrive in ones and twos — arrivare alla spicciolata

to go one better than sb. — fare meglio di qcn.

to have a thousand and one things to do — avere mille cose da fare

the public can't get enough of her — el público no se cansa de ella

to get something from somebody/something: we get our information from official sources sacamos la información de fuentes oficiales; you can get any information from my secretary — mi secretaria le podrá dar toda la información que necesite

divide 27 by 3 and you get 9 — si divides 27 por 3 te dará 9