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1 [aan de oppervlakte blijven] float, drift2 [zweven] float, drift ⇒ glide♦voorbeelden:doen drijven • float〈 figuurlijk〉 de onderneming drijft op orders van het rijk • governmental orders are the mainstay of the enterprisedrijven van het zweet • be dripping with sweatII 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉5 [slaan] drive♦voorbeelden:de menigte uit elkaar drijven • break up the crowdde vijand uit het land drijven • drive the enemy out of the countryiemand in het nauw/een hoek drijven • drive someone to the wall/into a cornerde zaak op de spits drijven • bring the matter to a headdoor woede gedreven • driven by ragede spot met iemand drijven • make fun of someoneeen winkel drijven • run/manage a shop4 door stoom gedreven schepen • steam-driven/propelled shipsde prijzen naar omhoog/omlaag drijven • force prices up/down -
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