drive wild

• desesperar v.

gek maken

бесить (enrage, madden, drive wild)

[draiv waild] luaj nga mendtë

drive somebody wild e luaj nga mendtë dikë

1) Общая лексика: приводить в бешенство, приводить в исступление

2) Макаров: вывести (кого-л.) из себя, довести ( кого-л.) до крайности, привести (кого-л.) в бешенство

לשגע

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◙ עגשל◄

göra galen, driva till vansinne

volver loco, sacar de las casillas, sacar de quicio, sacar de sí.

ديوانه‌ كردن‌

sadusmot; satracināt

adj. wild; woest; ongecontroleerd; kwaad; te keer gaan; stormachtig; niet natuurlijk

adv. wild; ongecontroleerd; doelloos

n. woestenij, wildernis; (vrije) natuur; (in het) wild

[ wajld]

I 〈telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord; the; vaak meervoud〉

1  woestenij ⇒ wildernis

♦voorbeelden:

1   〈 informeel〉 (out) in the wilds • in de wildernis

II 〈 niet-telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1  (vrije) natuur ⇒ natuurlijke staat

♦voorbeelden:

1   in the wild • in het wild

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〈 wildness〉

I 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord〉

1  wild ⇒ ongetemd

2  barbaars ⇒ onbeschaafd

3  onbeheerst ⇒ onstuimig, grillig, losbandig

4  stormachtig ⇒ ruw, guur 〈 van weer, zee〉

5  woest ⇒ onherbergzaam 〈 van streek〉

6  dol ⇒ gek, waanzinnig

7  woest ⇒ woedend, razend

8  wanordelijk ⇒ slordig, verward 〈 van haar〉

9  fantastisch 〈 van idee〉 ⇒ buitensporig

10  roekeloos ⇒ gewaagd

11 〈 informeel〉 prachtig ⇒ geweldig (goed)

12 〈 spel〉 wild ⇒ met een waarde naar keuze 〈 van speelkaart〉

♦voorbeelden:

1   wild flower • wilde bloem

2   the Wild West • het wilde Westen

     run wild • verwilderen 〈 van tuin bijvoorbeeld〉

4   wild night • stormnacht

6   the wildest nonsense • je reinste onzin

     drive wild • gek maken

     go wild • gek worden

7   wild with anger • razend van woede

9   the wildest dreams • de stoutste dromen

     wild idea • fantastisch idee

12  play poker with deuces wild • pokeren met de tweeën als wilde kaart

¶ wild boar • wild zwijn

     a wild guess • een gok/gissing in het wilde weg, zomaar een gok

     wild horses wouldn't get/drag it from/out of me! • voor geen geld ter wereld vertel ik het

     he has sown his wild oats • hij is zijn wilde haren kwijt

     wild camping • vrij kamperen

II 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord, predicatief〉

1  woest ⇒ enthousiast, dol

♦voorbeelden:

1   she's wild about him • ze is weg van hem

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〈 bijwoord〉

1  wild ⇒ in het wilde weg

♦voorbeelden:

1   talk wild • er maar op los praten

[΄waild] n վայրի գազան ներ. ամա յություն, վայրիություն. live in the wild խուլ տեղում/ամայության մեջ ապրել. in the wilds ամենախուլ/վայրի վայրերում. the call of the wild բնության/նախնիների կանչը

[΄waild] a վայրի, վայրենի. wild ani mals/ tribes վայրի կենդանիներ/ցեղեր. wild flowers դաշտային ծաղիկներ. a wild appletree անպատ վաստ խնձորենի. grow/run wild ազատ/ առանց խնամքի /հսկողության մեծանալ. (փոթորկալից) wild weather փոթորկալից եղանակ. wild country ամայի վայր. wild sea փ ո թորկալից ծով. (հախուռն, բուռն) wild enthusiasm հախուռն խանդավառություն. wild applause բուռն ծափահարություններ. (խելացնոր) wild schemes խելացնոր ծրագրեր. wild rumours անհավանական լուրեր. a wild guess ան խո հեմ/ չմտածված ենթադրություն/կռահում. be wild about խելքը գնալ. drive wild խիստ զայրացնել. shoot wild բախտաբեր/ինչպես պատահի կրակել. wild speech/laughter մոլեգին ճառ. անզուսպ ծիծաղ. wild card հմկրգ. դատարկ քարտ

drive [draɪv] n

1) ( act of driving) Fahrt f, Fahren nt;

to go for a \drive through bottle shop eine [Spazier]fahrt machen;

to go for a \drive through bottle shop in the new car eine Spritztour mit dem neuen Wagen machen;

to take sb out for a \drive through bottle shop jdn auf eine Spazierfahrt mitnehmen, mit jdm spazieren fahren

2) ( distance driven) Fahrt f, [Fahr]strecke f;

they live a day's \drive through bottle shop north of us sie wohnen eine Tagesfahrt nördlich von uns

3) ( driveway) Fahrstraße f, Fahrweg m; ( car entrance) Einfahrt f; ( approaching road) Zufahrt[sstraße] f, Zufahrtsweg m; ( to large building) Auffahrt f

4) no pl mech, tech ( transmission) Antrieb m;

all-wheel \drive through bottle shop Allradantrieb m;

front-wheel \drive through bottle shop Vorderradantrieb m, Frontantrieb m; auto Steuerung f, Lenkung f;

left-/right-hand \drive through bottle shop Links-/Rechtssteuerung f

5) no pl ( energy) Tatkraft f, Dynamik m, Energie f; psych Trieb m;

she lacks \drive through bottle shop es fehlt ihr an Elan;

sex \drive through bottle shop Geschlechts-/Sexualtrieb m, Libido f ( geh)

to have \drive through bottle shop Schwung [o Elan] haben;

he has the \drive through bottle shop to succeed mit seiner Energie wird er es schaffen

6) ( vigorous campaign) Aktion f, Kampagne f;

to organize a \drive through bottle shop to collect money eine Sammelaktion organisieren;

economy \drive through bottle shop Sparmaßnahmen fpl;

to be on an economy \drive through bottle shop Sparmaßnahmen durchführen;

fund-raising \drive through bottle shop Spenden[sammel]aktion f;

membership/recruitment \drive through bottle shop Anwerbungskampagne f, Mitgliederwerbeaktion f

7) tennis, sports ( powerful stroke) Treibschlag m, Treibball m, Drive m

8) comput Laufwerk nt;

disk \drive through bottle shop Diskettenlaufwerk nt;

CD-ROM \drive through bottle shop CD-ROM-Laufwerk nt

9) agr ( of animals) Treiben nt;

cattle \drive through bottle shop Viehtrieb m vt <drove, -n>

1) ( operate vehicle)

to \drive through bottle shop sth car, truck etw fahren; racing car etw steuern; coach etw lenken;

to \drive through bottle shop an automatic einen Wagen mit Automatik fahren

2) ( use vehicle)

to \drive through bottle shop sth etw fahren;

to \drive through bottle shop a sports car/ Porsche einen Sportwagen/Porsche fahren

3) ( provide transport)

to \drive through bottle shop sb jdn fahren;

I drove my daughter to school ich fuhr meine Tochter zur Schule

4) ( force movement)

to \drive through bottle shop an animal mule, ox ein Tier antreiben;

to be driven from a place aus einem Ort vertrieben werden; ( fig)

he \drive through bottle shops himself too hard er mutet sich zu viel zu

5) ( propel)

to \drive through bottle shop sth somewhere etw irgendwohin treiben;

the rain was \drive through bottle shopn against the windows by the wind der Wind peitschte den Regen gegen die Fenster

6) ( cause to become) treiben;

he \drive through bottle shops me crazy er macht mich wahnsinnig;

what drove you to do that? was hat Sie dazu gebracht, das zu tun?

7) ( force into a state)

to \drive through bottle shop sb/sth [somewhere] jdn/etw [irgendwohin] treiben;

the government has \drive through bottle shopn the economy into deep recession die Regierung hat die Wirtschaft in eine tiefe Rezession gestürzt;

a succession of scandals eventually drove the minister out of office eine Reihe von Skandalen zwang den Minister schließlich zur Amtsniederlegung; ( hum)

banning boxing would simply \drive through bottle shop the sport underground ein Verbot des Boxsports würde nur dazu führen, dass dieser Sport heimlich weiter betrieben wird;

to \drive through bottle shop sb to drink jdn zum Trinken bringen;

to \drive through bottle shop sb to suicide jdn in den Selbstmord treiben;

to \drive through bottle shop sb to do sth jdn dazu treiben [o bewegen] [o bringen], etw zu tun;

it was the arguments that drove her to leave home wegen der Streitereien verließ sie schließlich ihr Zuhause

8) ( render)

to \drive through bottle shop sb mad [or crazy] [or insane] jdn verrückt machen;

it's driving me mad! das macht mich nochmal wahnsinnig!;

to \drive through bottle shop an animal wild ein Tier wild machen;

to \drive through bottle shop sb wild jdn heißmachen ( fam)

9) ( hit into place)

to \drive through bottle shop sth into sth etw in etw akk schlagen [o treiben];

to \drive through bottle shop a post into the ground einen Pfosten in den Boden rammen;

to \drive through bottle shop sth between sth etw mit etw dat spalten;

to \drive through bottle shop a wedge between two people einen Keil zwischen zwei Menschen treiben

10) ( provide power)

to \drive through bottle shop sth engine etw antreiben

11) ( in golf)

to \drive through bottle shop a ball einen Ball treiben

to \drive through bottle shop a hard bargain hart verhandeln;

you want £2000 for that? you certainly \drive through bottle shop a hard bargain! 2000 Pfund wollen Sie dafür? das ist ja wohl total überzogen! ( fam)

to \drive through bottle shop a coach and horses through sth etw auseinandernehmen ( fig)

to \drive through bottle shop one's message [or point] home seinen Standpunkt klarmachen vi <drove, -n>

1) ( operate vehicle) fahren;

who was driving at the time of the accident? wer saß zurzeit des Unfalls am Steuer?;

someone drove into the back of his car yesterday jemand ist ihm gestern hinten ins Auto gefahren;

to \drive through bottle shop fast/ slowly/ carefully schnell/langsam/vorsichtig fahren;

to learn to \drive through bottle shop [Auto] fahren lernen, den Führerschein machen

2) ( travel by automobile) mit dem Auto fahren;

are you going by train? - no, I'm driving fahren Sie mit dem Zug? - nein, mit dem Auto;

I always \drive through bottle shop to work ich fahre immer mit dem Auto zur Arbeit;

to \drive through bottle shop on/ past weiter-/vorbeifahren

3) ( function) fahren, laufen

Drive through bottle shops gibt es überall in Australien. Oft gehören sie zu Hotels und sehen wie eine offene Garage oder Scheune aus, weshalb man sie auch liquor barns nennt. Man kann mit dem Auto hineinfahren und ohne aussteigen zu müssen, kann man Wein, Bier und Spirituosen kaufen und wird direkt durch das offene Autofenster bedient.

A a.

1 selvatico; selvaggio; ( di terreno) desertico; incolto; barbaro; primitivo; feroce: wild plants, piante selvatiche; wild country, territorio incolto; paese selvaggio; wild tribes, tribù selvagge (o primitive); wild animals [horses], animali [cavalli] selvatici; wild beasts, bestie feroci

2 disordinato; scompigliato; in disordine: wild hair, capelli scompigliati (o arruffati)

3 sfrenato; sregolato; ribelle; dissoluto; turbolento: a wild life, una vita sregolata; He's a wild one!, è un individuo sfrenato (o turbolento)

4 agitato; tempestoso; burrascoso; di tempesta: the wild seas around the Hebrides, i mari agitati (o tempestosi) intorno alle isole Ebridi; We live in wild times, viviamo in un'età agitata (o in tempi difficili); a wild night, una notte di tempesta

5 molto eccitato; fuori di sé; furibondo; stravolto; folle; pazzo, matto ( anche fig.): I was wild with grief, ero fuori di me per il dolore; to go wild, impazzire (per q. o qc.); My mother was wild about Elvis, mia madre andava matta per Elvis; The man had a wild look, l'uomo aveva uno sguardo folle; The stranger had a wild appearance, lo sconosciuto aveva l'aspetto stravolto

6 ( d'animale domestico) ombroso; pauroso: a wild horse, un cavallo ombroso

7 avventato; azzardato; imprudente; incoerente; fatto a caso (o a casaccio); irregolare: wild plans, progetti avventati; piani cervellotici; wild guesses, congetture azzardate; wild talk, parole avventate, (un) discorso imprudente; wild words, parole incoerenti (o dette a vanvera); ( anche) parole avventate (o pericolose, imprudenti); wild shooting, lo sparare a casaccio; ( baseball) a wild pitch, un lancio irregolare

8 (fam.) eccellente; eccezionale; strepitoso; favoloso: a wild success, un successo strepitoso; a wild party, un party favoloso

B avv.

avventatamente; a casaccio; all'impazzata: to shoot wild, sparare all'impazzata

C n.

1 [u] stato naturale; ambiente naturale; habitat naturale; vita in libertà; vita allo stato brado: animals in the wild, animali selvatici nel loro ambiente naturale; the call of the wild, il richiamo della vita in libertà

2 (al pl.) – the wilds, le regioni selvagge; le zone disabitate: the wilds of the Amazon valley, le regioni selvagge dell'Amazzonia

● (fam.) wild and woolly, selvatico, selvaggio; scatenato, sfrenato, violento; scontroso, ispido □ (zool.) wild ass ( Equus onager), onagro □ (volg. USA) wild-assed, pazzoide; matto; squilibrato □ wild berries, frutti di bosco □ (zool.) wild boar ( Sus scrofa), cinghiale □ (bot.) wild brier ( Rosa canina), rosa canina; rosa di macchia □ wild card, ( alle carte) matta, jolly; (fig.) persona imprevedibile, incognita (fig.); ( sport) ‘wild card’, squadra (o giocatore) jolly ( in un torneo); ► wildcard □ (GB) wild child, ragazzo (o ragazza) senza freni; ribelle □ a wild delight, una folle gioia □ (zool.) wild dog, ( Canis dingo) dingo; ( Cuon dukhunensis) buansu □ (zool.) wild duck ( Anas platyrhynchus), anatra selvatica; germano reale □ wild-eyed, dallo sguardo allucinato; con gli occhi stralunati; ( di un progetto) mal congegnato, insensato □ wild flower, fiore di campo □ wild-flower honey, miele millefiori □ (zool.) wild goose ( Anser anser), oca selvatica □ (fig.) wild-goose chase, impresa inutile; tentativo assurdo; cosa impossibile: to lead sb. on a wild-goose chase, menare q. per il naso □ (bot.) wild hyacinth ( Camassia esculenta), giacinto selvatico □ a wild man, un uomo violento; un selvaggio; (polit.) un estremista □ (polit.) the wild men, gli estremisti di un partito; gli ultrà □ (bot.) wild oat ( Avena fatua), avena matta □ ( slang) wild oats, la cavallina; la vita allegra □ (bot.) wild olive, ( Olea europaea oleaster) oleastro; ( Elaeagnus angustifolia) eleagno; olivagno □ (bot.) wild rape ► rape (2) □ wild rose = wild brier ► sopra □ a wild seacoast, una costa battuta dalle tempeste □ (mil.) wild shot, colpo fuori rosata ( d'artiglieria) □ ( Borsa, fin.) a wild swing, una oscillazione molto pronunciata □ a wild venture, un'impresa rischiosa □ (stor. USA) the Wild West, il selvaggio West; il Far West dei pionieri □ ( USA) Wild West show, spettacolo del Far West □ a wild wind, un vento violento □ a wild wood, una foresta impenetrabile □ to be wild, essere furibondo; andare su tutte le furie □ to be in wild spirits, essere eccitato al massimo □ to make (o to drive) sb. wild, fare andare q. su tutte le furie; fare uscire q. dai gangheri (fig.) □ to make a wild guess, tirare a indovinare □ to run wild, ( di pianta) inselvatichire; ( di persona) crescere senza controllo (o senza freno), diventare sfrenato.

1. wild [vɪlt] adj

1) bot, zool ( in freier Natur) wild

2) geog ( ursprünglich und natürlich) wild, rugged

3) ( rau) wild, unruly;

ein \Wilder Geselle an unruly fellow

4) ( illegal) illegal; Müllkippe unofficial; Streik wildcat

5) ( maßlos) wild;

\Wilde Fantasie/ Spekulationen a wild imagination/wild speculation

6) ( hemmungslos) wild; Fahrt, Leidenschaft reckless; Kampf frenzied

7) (fam: versessen)

\Wild auf jdn sein to be crazy [or mad] about sb;

\Wild auf etw akk sein to be crazy about [or addicted to] sth;

er ist ganz \Wild auf Himbeereis he is absolutely mad about raspberry ice cream

8) ( zum Äußersten gereizt) furious;

\Wild werden können to feel like screaming;

ich könnte \Wild werden ( fam) I could scream ( fam)

jdn \Wild machen ( fam) to drive sb wild [or crazy] [or mad] ( fam)

\Wild werden to go wild; Bulle, Rhinozeros to become enraged;

wie \Wild wildly

halb [o nicht] so \Wild sein ( fam) to not be important, to be nothing

1) ( ungeordnet) strewn around

2) ( hemmungslos) wildly, furiously

3) ( in freier Natur) orn, zool

\Wild lebend wild pred, living in the wild;

\Wild leben to live in the wild bot

\Wild wachsend wild;

\Wild wachsen to grow wild

2. Wild <-[e]s> [vɪlt] nt

1) kochk ( Fleisch wilder Tiere) game; von Rotwild venison

2) zool ( wild lebende Tiere) wild animals

1. wild [vɪlt] adj

1) bot, zool ( in freier Natur) wild

2) geog ( ursprünglich und natürlich) wild, rugged

3) ( rau) wild, unruly;

ein \wilder Geselle an unruly fellow

4) ( illegal) illegal; Müllkippe unofficial; Streik wildcat

5) ( maßlos) wild;

\wilde Fantasie/ Spekulationen a wild imagination/wild speculation

6) ( hemmungslos) wild; Fahrt, Leidenschaft reckless; Kampf frenzied

7) (fam: versessen)

\wild auf jdn sein to be crazy [or mad] about sb;

\wild auf etw akk sein to be crazy about [or addicted to] sth;

er ist ganz \wild auf Himbeereis he is absolutely mad about raspberry ice cream

8) ( zum Äußersten gereizt) furious;

\wild werden können to feel like screaming;

ich könnte \wild werden ( fam) I could scream ( fam)

jdn \wild machen ( fam) to drive sb wild [or crazy] [or mad] ( fam)

\wild werden to go wild; Bulle, Rhinozeros to become enraged;

wie \wild wildly

halb [o nicht] so \wild sein ( fam) to not be important, to be nothing

1) ( ungeordnet) strewn around

2) ( hemmungslos) wildly, furiously

3) ( in freier Natur) orn, zool

\wild lebend wild pred, living in the wild;

\wild leben to live in the wild bot

\wild wachsend wild;

\wild wachsen to grow wild

2. Wild <-[e]s> [vɪlt] nt

1) kochk ( Fleisch wilder Tiere) game; von Rotwild venison

2) zool ( wild lebende Tiere) wild animals

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)

(pt drove [drəʊv], pp driven ['drɪvən])

1 transitive verb

(a) (bus, car, train) conduire; (racing car) piloter;

∎ 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…

(b) (chase) chasser, pousser;

∎ 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

(c) (work)

∎ 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

(d) (force) pousser, inciter;

∎ 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

(e) (hammer)

∎ 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

(f) (bore → hole) percer; (→ tunnel) percer, creuser

(g) (operate → machine) faire fonctionner; Technology entraîner;

∎ driven by electricity marchant à l'électricité;

∎ the pinion is driven in rotation le pignon est actionné par rotation

(h) Golf

∎ to drive a ball driver

(i) Hunting (game) rabattre; (area) battre

2 intransitive verb

(a) (operate a vehicle) conduire; (travel in vehicle) aller en voiture;

∎ 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

(b) (car) rouler;

∎ familiar this car drives like a dream c'est un plaisir de conduire cette voiture^□

(c) (dash) se ruer;

∎ rain was driving against the window la pluie fouettait les vitres

3 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

(c) (energy) dynamisme m, énergie f;

∎ 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

(d) Psychology (urge) besoin m, instinct m; (sexual) pulsions fpl

(e) (campaign) campagne f;

∎ the company is having a sales drive la compagnie fait une campagne de vente

(f) British Cards (for bridge, whist) tournoi m

(g) Sport (in cricket, tennis) coup m droit; Golf drive m; Football tir m, shoot m

(h) (of animals) rassemblement m; Hunting battue f;

∎ cattle drive rassemblement m du bétail

(i) Technology (power transmission) transmission f, commande f;

∎ Cars four-wheel drive quatre roues motrices f inv, quatre-quatre m inv ou f inv

(j) Computing (for disk) unité f, lecteur m; (for tape) dérouleur m;

∎ drive a:/b: unité f de disque a:/b:

(k) Military poussée f, offensive f

4 compound-forming noun

Technology (mechanism, device) d'entraînement, d'actionnement, de transmission

➲ drive along

1 intransitive verb

(car) rouler, circuler; (person) rouler, conduire

2 separable transitive verb

(of river, wind) pousser, chasser

➲ drive at inseparable transitive verb

vouloir 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

➲ drive away

1 intransitive verb

(person) s'en aller ou partir (en voiture); (car) démarrer

2 separable transitive verb

(car) démarrer; (person) emmener en voiture; figurative (animal, intruder) chasser, éloigner; (friend) éloigner; (doubt, suspicion) écarter; (fear) chasser

➲ drive back

1 intransitive verb

(person) rentrer en voiture; (car) retourner

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (person) ramener ou reconduire en voiture; (car) reculer

(b) (repel) repousser, refouler;

∎ 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 chemin

➲ drive by intransitive verb

passer (en voiture)

➲ drive down separable transitive verb

(prices, inflation etc) faire baisser

➲ drive in

1 intransitive verb

(person) entrer (en voiture); (car) entrer

2 separable transitive verb

(nail, stake) enfoncer; (screw) visser; (rivet) poser

➲ drive off

1 intransitive verb

(a) (leave → person) s'en aller ou s'éloigner en voiture; (→ car) démarrer

(b) Golf driver

2 separable transitive verb

(frighten away) éloigner, chasser

➲ drive on

1 intransitive verb

(continue trip) poursuivre sa route; (after stopping) reprendre la route

2 separable transitive verb

(push) pousser, inciter;

∎ she drove him on to work even harder elle l'a poussé à travailler encore plus

➲ drive out

1 intransitive verb

(person) sortir (en voiture); (car) sortir

2 separable transitive verb

(person) chasser, faire sortir; (thought) chasser;

∎ to drive out evil spirits (from a place) chasser les mauvais esprits; (from a person) chasser le mauvais œil

➲ drive over

1 intransitive verb

venir ou aller en voiture;

∎ we drove over to visit some friends nous sommes allés en voiture rendre visite à des amis

2 inseparable transitive verb

(crush) écraser

3 separable transitive verb

conduire ou emmener en voiture

➲ drive up intransitive verb

(person) arriver (en voiture); (car) arriver;

∎ a car drove up to the door une voiture vint s'arrêter devant la porte