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1 driving
['draɪvɪŋ] 1.nome guida f.2.modificatore [skills, position] di guida3.* * *driving /ˈdraɪvɪŋ/A a.B n. [u]1 (autom.) guida ( azione e modo di guidare): urban driving, guida in città; driving under the influence (o drunk driving, drink driving) guida in stato di ebbrezza; dangerous driving, guida pericolosa; reckless driving, guida spericolata2 (mecc.) trasmissione● (autom., leg.) driving ban, ritiro della patente: to get (o to be given) a driving ban, farsi ritirare la patente □ (mecc.) driving belt, cinghia di trasmissione □ (fig.) driving force, motore (fig.); elemento propulsore: The minister was the driving force behind the reform, il ministro è stato il motore della riforma □ (mecc.) driving gear, ingranaggio conduttore □ (autom. ingl.) driving licence, patente di guida □ (autom.) driving mirror, specchietto retrovisore □ (mecc.) driving plate, menabrida ( di un tornio) □ (mecc.) driving pinion, pignone di trasmissione □ (mecc. e fig.) driving power, forza motrice □ (mecc.) driving pulley, puleggia di trasmissione □ ( golf) driving range, campo d'allenamento □ (autom.) driving school, scuola guida □ (autom.) driving seat, posto di guida □ (fig.) to be in the driving seat, essere al comando □ (mecc.) driving shaft, albero motore □ (autom.) driving teacher, istruttore di scuola guida □ driving test, esame di guida □ (autom.) driving wheels, ruote motrici NOTE DI CULTURA: driving: circa un terzo della popolazione mondiale guida a sinistra. Si guida a sinistra non solo in Gran Bretagna ma anche in India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Australia, Giappone, e in numerosi paesi africani e asiatici. Pare che questa fosse la norma in quasi tutta l'Europa prima di Napoleone, che impose ai paesi da lui conquistati di passare a destra.* * *['draɪvɪŋ] 1.nome guida f.2.modificatore [skills, position] di guida3. -
2 driving driv·ing
['draɪvɪŋ]1. nAuto guida2. adj1) Auto di guidadriving lesson — lezione f di guida
driving school — scuola guida inv
driving test — esame m di guida
to pass/fail one's driving test — superare/non superare l'esame di guida
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3 driving seat
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4 driving licence
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5 driving range
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6 driving force
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7 driving instructor
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8 driving lesson
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9 driving mirror
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10 driving school
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11 driving test
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12 driving rate of blast furnace
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13 drunken driving
noun ((also drunk driving) driving under the influence of alcohol.) guida in stato di ebbrezza -
14 drink-driving
[ˌdrɪŋk'draɪvɪŋ] 1.nome BE guida f. in stato di ebbrezza2.* * *drink-driving /drɪŋkˈdraɪvɪŋ/ (leg. ingl.)n. [u]drink-drivern.chi guida in stato di ebbrezza.* * *[ˌdrɪŋk'draɪvɪŋ] 1.nome BE guida f. in stato di ebbrezza2. -
15 be driving at
(to be trying to say or suggest: I don't know what you're driving at.) mirare a, voler arrivare a -
16 drink-driving n
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17 drink-driving campaign
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18 drink-driving offence
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19 drunk driving
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20 provisional driving licence
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