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1 drive

1. past tense - drove; verb
1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) conducir

2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) llevar (en coche)

3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) conducir

4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) hincar, clavar, mandar

5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) hacer funcionar, mover, impulsar

2. noun
1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) paseo en coche

2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) camino de entrada

3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) ímpetu, empuje, dinamismo

4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) campaña

5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) drive

6) ((computers) a disk drive.) lectura de disquete

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- driver
- driver's license
- drive-in
- drive-through
- driving licence
- be driving at
- drive off
- drive on

drive¹ n

1. paseo en coche / vuelta en coche

shall we go for a drive? ¿vamos a dar una vuelta en coche?

2. camino de la entrada

there was a car parked in the drive había un coche aparcado en el camino de la entrada

drive² vb conducir

I don't like driving in the city no me gusta conducir por la ciudad

I drive to work voy a trabajar en coche

El pasado de drive es drove y el participio pasado es driven; el gerundio se escribe driving

drive

tr[draɪv]

noun

1 (trip) paseo en coche, vuelta en coche; (journey) viaje nombre masculino

■ we went for a drive dimos una vuelta en coche

■ it's only a 20-minute's drive (away) sólo está a 20 minutos en coche

■ it's a two-hour drive es un viaje de dos horas

2 (road) calle nombre femenino; (driveway) camino de entrada

3 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (golf) golpe nombre masculino inicial, tiro de salida; (tennis) golpe nombre masculino fuerte, drive nombre masculino

4 (campaign) campaña

■ sales drive promoción

■ membership drive campaña para atraer socios

■ a no-smoking drive una campaña antitabaco

5 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL ofensiva, avanzada

6 (energy, initiative) energía, ímpetu nombre masculino, empuje nombre masculino, dinamismo

7 (need, compulsion) necesidad nombre femenino, impulso, instinto

■ sex drive instinto sexual

8 (propulsion system) transmisión nombre femenino, propulsión nombre femenino; (of wheeled vehicle) tracción nombre femenino

■ front-wheel drive tracción delantera

■ four-wheel drive tracción en las cuatro ruedas

■ right/left-hand drive con el volante a la derecha/izquierda

9 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (competition, tournament) torneo

■ whist drive torneo de whist

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

1 (operate - vehicle) conducir

■ she can drive a lorry sabe conducir un camión

■ what car do you drive? ¿qué coche tienes?

■ he drives a bus es conductor de autobús

2 (take - person) llevar (en coche)

■ I'll drive you home te llevaré a casa

■ could you drive me to the airport? ¿podrías llevarme al aeropuerto?

3 (cause to move - person) hacer, obligar a; (- animal) arrear

■ he was driven back by the flames las llamas le hicieron retroceder

■ the war is driving prices up la guerra está haciendo subir los precios

4 (of wind - blow) llevar; (of water) llevarse

■ the wind drove the boat off course el viento alejó al barco de su rumbo

5 (provide power for, keep going) hacer funcionar, mover

■ the river drives the waterwheel el río mueve el molino

6 (strike in - stake) hincar; (- nail) clavar; (hit - ball) mandar

7 (construct - tunnel) perforar, abrir; (- motorway) construir

8 (force, compel to act) forzar, obligar; (cause to be in state) llevar, empujar

■ you're driving me crazy me estás volviendo loco

■ the pain was driving her mad el dolor la enloquecía

■ he is driven by greed lo impulsa la codicia

9 (make work hard, overwork) hacer trabajar

■ you've been driving yourself to hard te has estado exigiendo demasiado

intransitive verb

1 (vehicle) conducir

■ can you drive? ¿sabes conducir?

■ he's learning to drive está aprendiendo a conducir

■ I drove here vine en coche

■ don't drive so fast no vayas tan rápido, no corras

■ in England, people drive on the left en Inglaterra, la gente conduce por la izquierda

2 (of rain, hail, snow) azotar, barrer

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to drive a coach and horses through something saltarse algo a la torera

to drive a hard bargain saber cómo conseguir lo que uno,-a quiere, ser buen,-na negociador,-ra

to drive something home hacer entender algo

drive ['draɪv] v, drove ['dro:v] ; driven ['drɪvə n] ; driving vt

1) impel: impeler, impulsar

2) operate: guiar, conducir, manejar (un vehículo)

3) compel: obligar, forzar

4) : clavar, hincar

to drive a stake: clavar una estaca

5) or to drive away : ahuyentar, echar

6)

to drive crazy : volver loco

drive vi

: manejar, conducir

do you know how to drive?: ¿sabes manejar?

drive n

1) ride: paseo m en coche

2) campaign: campaña f

fund-raising drive: campaña para recaudar fondos

3) driveway: camino m de entrada, entrada f

4) transmission: transmisión f

front-wheel drive: tracción delantera

5) energy: dinamismo m, energía f

6) instinct, need: instinto m, necesidad f básica

drive (Computing)

n.

• lector s.m.

n.

• empuje s.m.

• mando s.m.

• paseo s.m.

• paseo en carro s.m.

drive (s.o.) nuts

expr.

• volverle (a una persona) loca v.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: drove, driven) = clavar v.

• conducir v.

• empujar v.

• forzar v.

• guiar v.

• hostigar v.

• impulsar v.

• llevar en carro v.

• manejar v.

• rodar v.

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1. draɪv
(past drove; past p driven) transitive verb

1) ( Transp)

a) \<\<car/busain\>\> manejar or (Esp) conducir*; \<\<racing car/power boat\>\> pilotar, pilotear

she drives a Renault — tiene un Renault

b) ( convey in vehicle) llevar en coche

she drove me home — me llevó en coche a casa

2)

a) ( cause to move) (+ adv compl)

the Indians were driven off their land — los indios fueron expulsados de sus tierras

we drove them away with sticks — los ahuyentamos con palos

he drove his cattle south — condujo su ganado hacia el sur

b) ( Sport) \<\<ball\>\> mandar, lanzar*

c) (provide power for, operate) hacer* funcionar, mover*

3)

a) ( make penetrate) \<\<nail\>\> clavar; \<\<stake\>\> hincar*

he drove the nail through the plank — atravesó la tabla con el clavo

to drive something INTO something — clavar/hincar* algo en algo

b) ( open up) \<\<tunnel/shaft\>\> perforar, abrir*

4)

a) ( cause to become) volver*

imprisonment drove him insane — la prisión lo volvió loco or lo llevó a la locura

he drives me crazy o mad with his incessant chatter — me saca de quicio con su constante cháchara

she drives me wild! — (colloq) me vuelve loco! (fam)

b) ( compel to act)

to drive somebody to + INF — llevar or empujar a alguien a + inf

we were driven to it by fear — fue el miedo lo que nos llevó a hacerlo

she is driven by ambition — la impulsa or motiva la ambición

c) ( overwork)

he drove them mercilessly — los hizo trabajar como esclavos

she drives herself too hard — se exige demasiado a sí misma

2.

vi manejar or (Esp) conducir*

to drive on the right/left — manejar or (Esp) conducir* por la derecha/izquierda

she drives to work — va a trabajar en coche

we drove all night — viajamos toda la noche

Phrasal Verbs:

- drive at

- drive off

- drive on

- drive out

- drive up

II

noun

1) c ( in vehicle)

to go for a drive — ir* a dar un paseo or una vuelta en coche

it's a three-hour drive — es un viaje de tres horas en coche

2) c

a) ( leading to house) camino m, avenida f ( que lleva hasta una casa)

b) ( in front of house) entrada f ( para coches)

3) c (in golf, tennis) golpe m fuerte

4)

a) u ( energy) empuje m, dinamismo m

b) c ( compulsion) ( Psych) impulso m, instinto m

the sex drive — el apetito sexual

5) c

a) ( organized effort) campaña f

a sales drive — una campaña de ventas

b) ( attacking move) ( Mil) ofensiva f, avanzada f

c) ( in US football) ataque m

6)

a) u c ( propulsion system) transmisión f, propulsión f

b) u ( Auto)

front-wheel/rear-wheel drive — tracción f delanteraasera

four-wheel drive — tracción en las cuatro ruedas

right-/left-hand drive — con el volante a la derecha/a la izquierda

[draɪv] (vb: pt drove) (pp driven)
1. N

1) (=journey, outing)

it's a long drive — se tarda mucho en coche

it's only a short drive from here — desde aquí se tarda poco en coche

one hour's drive from London — a una hora en coche de Londres

it's a 50 mile drive — está a una distancia de 50 millas

to go for a drive — ir a dar una vuelta or un paseo en coche
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2) (=private road) (in front of garage) entrada f ; (to large house) camino m (de acceso), avenida f

his car was parked in the drive — su coche estaba aparcado en la entrada

3) (Tennis) golpe m directo, drive m ; (Golf) drive m

4) (=energy, motivation) empuje m, dinamismo m

• to have drive — tener empuje or dinamismo

• to lack drive — no tener empuje or dinamismo

5) (Psych) (=impulse) impulso m, instinto m

sex drive — libido f, líbido f, apetito m sexual

to have a high/low sex drive — tener la libido or líbido alta/baja, tener mucho/poco apetito sexual

6) (=campaign, effort) campaña f

a recruitment drive — una campaña de reclutamiento

a sales drive — una promoción de ventas

the drive towards industrialization — el camino hacia la industrialización

7) (Tech) (=power transmission system) transmisión f, propulsión f
(Aut)
• four-wheel drive — tracción f en las cuatro ruedas

a four-wheel drive jeep — un jeep con tracción en las cuatro ruedas

• front-wheel/ rear-wheel drive — tracción f delanteraasera

• a left-hand/ right-hand drive car — un coche con el volante a la izquierda/derecha

8) (=gear position in automatic car) marcha f

to put the car in drive — poner el coche en marcha

9) (Comput) (also: disk drive) unidad f de disco

CD-ROM drive — unidad f de CD-ROM

10) (=tournament)

whist drive — certamen m de whist

11) (Mil) (=attack) ofensiva f

2. VT

1) (=operate) [+ car, bus, train] conducir, manejar (LAm); [+ racing car, speedboat] pilotar

he drives a taxi — es taxista

she drives a Mercedes — tiene un Mercedes

2) (=carry) [+ passenger] llevar (en coche)

I'll drive you home — te llevo a tu casa

he drove me to the station — me llevó a la estación

3) (=power) [+ machine, vehicle] hacer funcionar

4) (=cause to move)

they drive the cattle to new pastures — conducen el ganado a otros pastos

the wind drove the rain into our eyes — el viento hacía que la lluvia nos azotaba en los ojos

a strong wind was driving the clouds across the sky — un viento fuerte arrastraba las nubes por el cielo

the gale drove the ship off course — el temporal hizo que el barco perdiera su rumbo

troops drove the demonstrators off the streets — las tropas obligaron a los manifestantes a abandonar las calles

5) (=push, hammer) [+ nail, stake] clavar ( into en)

to drive a post into the ground — clavar or hincar un poste en el suelo

she drove her fist straight into his face — le dio con el puño justo en la cara
home 2., 2)
6) (=excavate) [+ tunnel] abrir, construir; [+ hole] perforar; [+ furrow] hacer

7) (=force)

I was driven to it — me vi forzado a ello

competition has driven prices down — la competencia ha hecho que bajen los precios

hunger eventually drove him out of the house — finalmente el hambre lo empujó a salir de la casa

high prices are driving local people out of the area — el que los precios sean tan altos está haciendo que la gente se vaya a vivir a otras zonas

the recession drove them into bankruptcy — la recesión los llevó a la bancarrota

• to drive sb to despair — llevar a algn a la desesperación

• to drive sb to drink, his worries drove him to drink — sus problemas le llevaron a la bebida

it's enough to drive you to drink — hum te crispa los nervios

• to drive sb mad — volver loco a algn
bargain 1., 1), home 2., 2)
8) (=impel, motivate) empujar, mover

he was driven by greed/ambition — lo empujaba or movía la avaricia/ambición

to drive sb to do sth, drive sb into doing sth — empujar or llevar a algn a hacer algo

depression drove him to attempt suicide — la depresión le empujó or llevó a intentar suicidarse

what drove you to write this book? — ¿qué le empujó or llevó a escribir este libro?

9) (=overwork)

to drive sb hard — hacer trabajar mucho a algn

she is driving herself too hard — se está exigiendo demasiado

10) (Sport) [+ ball] mandar

3. VI

1) (=operate vehicle) conducir, manejar (LAm)

can you drive? — ¿sabes conducir or (LAm) manejar?

to drive on the left — circular por la izquierda

2) (=go)

he drove alone — hizo el viaje en coche solo

we've driven 50 miles in the last hour — hemos recorrido 80km (con el coche) en la última hora

next time we'll drive there — la próxima vez iremos en coche

he drives around in an expensive car — va por ahí en un coche de esos caros

• to drive at 50km an hour — ir (en un coche) a 50km por hora

• we'll drive down in the car this weekend — este fin de semana bajaremos en coche

• he drove into a wall — chocó con un muro

• to drive to London — ir a Londres en coche

3) (=handle) conducirse, manejarse (LAm)

the new Ford drives really well — el nuevo Ford se conduce or (LAm) se maneja muy bien

4) (=beat)

heavy rain drove against the window — la fuerte lluvia azotaba el cristal

4.

CPD

drive shaft N — (Aut) árbol m motor

- drive along

- drive at

- drive away

- drive back

- drive off

- drive on

- drive on to

- drive out

- drive over

- drive up

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I
1. [draɪv]
(past drove; past p driven) transitive verb

1) ( Transp)

a) \<\<car/bus/train\>\> manejar or (Esp) conducir*; \<\<racing car/power boat\>\> pilotar, pilotear

she drives a Renault — tiene un Renault

b) ( convey in vehicle) llevar en coche

she drove me home — me llevó en coche a casa

2)

a) ( cause to move) (+ adv compl)

the Indians were driven off their land — los indios fueron expulsados de sus tierras

we drove them away with sticks — los ahuyentamos con palos

he drove his cattle south — condujo su ganado hacia el sur

b) ( Sport) \<\<ball\>\> mandar, lanzar*

c) (provide power for, operate) hacer* funcionar, mover*

3)

a) ( make penetrate) \<\<nail\>\> clavar; \<\<stake\>\> hincar*

he drove the nail through the plank — atravesó la tabla con el clavo

to drive something INTO something — clavar/hincar* algo en algo

b) ( open up) \<\<tunnel/shaft\>\> perforar, abrir*

4)

a) ( cause to become) volver*

imprisonment drove him insane — la prisión lo volvió loco or lo llevó a la locura

he drives me crazy o mad with his incessant chatter — me saca de quicio con su constante cháchara

she drives me wild! — (colloq) me vuelve loco! (fam)

b) ( compel to act)

to drive somebody to + INF — llevar or empujar a alguien a + inf

we were driven to it by fear — fue el miedo lo que nos llevó a hacerlo

she is driven by ambition — la impulsa or motiva la ambición

c) ( overwork)

he drove them mercilessly — los hizo trabajar como esclavos

she drives herself too hard — se exige demasiado a sí misma

2.

vi manejar or (Esp) conducir*

to drive on the right/left — manejar or (Esp) conducir* por la derecha/izquierda

she drives to work — va a trabajar en coche

we drove all night — viajamos toda la noche

Phrasal Verbs:

- drive at

- drive off

- drive on

- drive out

- drive up

II

noun

1) c ( in vehicle)

to go for a drive — ir* a dar un paseo or una vuelta en coche

it's a three-hour drive — es un viaje de tres horas en coche

2) c

a) ( leading to house) camino m, avenida f ( que lleva hasta una casa)

b) ( in front of house) entrada f ( para coches)

3) c (in golf, tennis) golpe m fuerte

4)

a) u ( energy) empuje m, dinamismo m

b) c ( compulsion) ( Psych) impulso m, instinto m

the sex drive — el apetito sexual

5) c

a) ( organized effort) campaña f

a sales drive — una campaña de ventas

b) ( attacking move) ( Mil) ofensiva f, avanzada f

c) ( in US football) ataque m

6)

a) u c ( propulsion system) transmisión f, propulsión f

b) u ( Auto)

front-wheel/rear-wheel drive — tracción f delantera/trasera

four-wheel drive — tracción en las cuatro ruedas

right-/left-hand drive — con el volante a la derecha/a la izquierda

English-spanish dictionary > drive
2 drive

1. noun
1) Fahrt, die

a nine-hour drive, a drive of nine hours — eine neunstündige Autofahrt

have a long drive to work — eine lange Anfahrt zur Arbeit haben

2) (street) Straße, die

3) (private road) Zufahrt, die; (entrance to large building) Auffahrt, die

4) (energy to achieve) Tatkraft, die

5) (Commerc., Polit., etc.): (vigorous campaign) Aktion, die; Kampagne, die

export/sales/recruiting drive — Export- / Verkaufs- / Anwerbekampagne, die

6) (Psych.) Trieb, der

7) (Motor Veh.): (position of steering wheel)

left-hand/right-hand drive — Links-/Rechtssteuerung od. -lenkung, die

be left-hand drive — Linkssteuerung haben

8) (Motor Veh., Mech. Engin.): (transmission of power) Antrieb, der

front-wheel/rear-wheel drive — Front-/Heckantrieb, der
2. transitive verb,
drove, driven

1) fahren [Auto, Lkw, Route, Strecke, Fahrgast]; lenken [Kutsche, Streitwagen]; treiben [Tier]

2) (as job)

drive a lorry/train — Lkw-Fahrer/Lokomotivführer sein

3) (compel to move) vertreiben

drive somebody out of or from a place/country — jemanden von einem Ort/aus einem Land vertreiben

4) (chase, urge on) treiben [Vieh, Wild]

5) (fig.)

drive somebody to something — jemanden zu etwas treiben

drive somebody out of his mind or wits — jemanden in den Wahnsinn treiben

6) [Wind, Wasser:] treiben

be driven off course — abgetrieben werden

7) (cause to penetrate)

drive something into something — etwas in etwas (Akk.) treiben

8) (power) antreiben [Mühle, Maschine]

be steam-driven or driven by steam — dampfgetrieben sein

9) (incite to action) antreiben

drive oneself [too] hard — sich [zu sehr] schinden
3. intransitive verb,
drove, driven

1) fahren

in Great Britain we drive on the left — bei uns in Großbritannien ist Linksverkehr

drive at 30 m.p.h. — mit 50 km/h fahren

learn to drive — [Auto]fahren lernen; den Führerschein machen (ugs.)

can you drive? — kannst du Auto fahren?

2) (go by car) mit dem [eigenen] Auto fahren

3) [Hagelkörner, Wellen:] schlagen

clouds were driving across the sky — Wolken jagten über den Himmel

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/86427/drive_at">drive at

- drive away

- drive back

- drive off

- drive on

- drive out

- drive up

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1. past tense - drove; verb
1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) fahren

2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) fahren

3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) treiben

4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) schlagen

5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) betreiben
2. noun
1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) die Fahrt

2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) die Auffahrt

3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) die Tatkraft

4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) der Antrieb

5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) der Stoß

6) ((computers) a disk drive.)

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- driver
- driver's license
- drive-in
- drive-through
- driving licence
- be driving at
- drive off
- drive on
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drive

[draɪv]

I. n

1. (trip) Fahrt f

to go for a \drive eine Spazierfahrt machen, spazieren fahren

let's go for a \drive in the new car lass uns eine Spritztour mit dem neuen Wagen machen fam

to go for a \drive to the mountains/seaside in die Berge/ans Meer fahren

to take sb [out] for [or on] a \drive mit jdm eine Spazierfahrt machen [o spazieren fahren]

shall I take you for a \drive to the seaside? wollen wir ans Meer fahren?

2. no pl (distance) Fahrt f

it is a 20-mile/20-minute \drive to the airport der Flughafen ist 30 Kilometer/20 Minuten [Autofahrt] entfernt, zum Flughafen sind es [mit dem Auto] 30 Kilometer/20 Minuten

a day's \drive eine Tagesfahrt

to be an hour's \drive away/within an hour's \drive eine/keine Autostunde entfernt sein

to be an hour's \drive from/within an hours' \drive of sth eine/keine Autostunde von etw dat entfernt sein

3. (road, street) [Fahr]straße f; (lane) [Fahr]weg m; (approaching road) Zufahrt f; (car entrance) Einfahrt f; (to a large building) Auffahrt f

4. no pl AUTO, TECH (transmission) Antrieb m

all-wheel \drive Allradantrieb m

front-wheel \drive Vorderradantrieb m, Frontantrieb m

5. no pl (steering)

left-/right-hand \drive Links-/Rechtssteuerung f

6. no pl (energy) Tatkraft f, Energie f; (élan, vigour) Schwung m, Elan m, Drive m; (motivation) Tatendrang m; (persistence) Biss m fam

she lacks \drive es fehlt ihr an Elan

we need a manager with \drive wir brauchen einen tatkräftigen [o dynamischen] Manager

to have [no] \drive [keinen] Schwung [o Elan] haben

he has the \drive to succeed er hat den nötigen Biss, um es zu schaffen fam

7. no pl PSYCH Trieb m

sex \drive Geschlechtstrieb m, Sexualtrieb m, Libido f fachspr

8. (campaign) Aktion f, Kampagne f

economy \drive Sparmaßnahmen pl

to be on an economy \drive Sparmaßnahmen durchführen

fund-raising \drive Spenden[sammel]aktion f

to organize a \drive to collect money eine Sammelaktion organisieren

recruitment \drive Anwerbungskampagne f

membership [recruitment] \drive Mitgliederwerbeaktion f, Mitglieder-Anwerbungskampagne f

9. SPORT (in golf, tennis) Treibschlag m BRD, ÖSTERR fachspr, Drive m fachspr; (in badminton) Treibball m BRD, ÖSTERR fachspr

10. COMPUT Laufwerk nt

disk \drive Diskettenlaufwerk nt

CD-ROM \drive CD-ROM-Laufwerk nt

hard \drive Festplatte f

11. AGR (of animals) Treiben nt kein pl

cattle \drive Viehtrieb m

II. vt

<drove, -n>

1. (steer, control)

▪ to \drive sth etw fahren

to \drive a racing car einen Rennwagen steuern

to \drive a bus/coach einen Bus lenken; (as a job) Busfahrer(in) m(f) sein

2. (transport)

▪ to \drive sb jdn fahren

to \drive sb home/to school jdn nach Hause/zur Schule fahren

3. (force onward[s])

▪ to \drive sb/an animal jdn/ein Tier antreiben; ( fig)

to \drive oneself too hard sich dat zu viel zumuten

4. (force, make go)

▪ to \drive sb/sth against/into sth jdn/etw gegen/in etw akk treiben

the rain was \driven against the windows by the wind der Wind peitschte den Regen gegen die Fenster

the wind drove the snow into my face der Wind wehte mir den Schnee ins Gesicht

the storm threatened to \drive us against the cliffs der Sturm drohte uns gegen die Klippen zu schleudern

▪ to \drive an animal into/out of sth ein Tier in etw akk /aus etw dat heraus treiben

▪ to \drive sb/an animal to sth jdn/ein Tier zu etw dat treiben

to \drive sb to the border/woods jdn zur Grenze/in den Wald treiben

5. (expel)

to \drive sb from [or out of] sth jdn aus etw dat vertreiben [o verjagen]

to be \driven from [or out of] the city/country aus der Stadt/dem Land vertrieben werden

to \drive sb from [or out of] the house jdn aus dem Haus jagen

6. (compel)

▪ to \drive sb/sth jdn/etw treiben

he was \driven by greed Gier bestimmte sein Handeln

the government has \driven the economy into deep recession die Regierung hat die Wirtschaft in eine tiefe Rezession gestürzt

the scandal drove the minister out of office der Skandal zwang den Minister zur Amtsniederlegung

banning boxing would \drive the sport underground ein Verbot des Boxsports würde dazu führen, dass dieser Sport heimlich weiterbetrieben wird

to \drive sb to despair jdn zur Verzweiflung treiben

to \drive sb to drink jdn zum Trinker werden lassen

to \drive sb to suicide jdn in den Selbstmord treiben

▪ to \drive 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 all der Streitereien verließ sie schließlich ihr Zuhause

7. (render)

to \drive sb mad [or crazy] [or insane] ( fam) jdn zum Wahnsinn treiben, jdn wahnsinnig [o verrückt] machen fam

it's driving me mad! das macht mich noch wahnsinnig! fam

to \drive an animal wild ein Tier wild machen

to \drive sb wild (crazy, angry) jdn wahnsinnig machen fam; (aroused) jdn heißmachen sl

8. (hit into place)

▪ to \drive sth between/into/through sth etw zwischen/in/durch etw akk schlagen [o treiben]

to \drive a post into the ground einen Pfosten in den Boden rammen

9. (power)

▪ to \drive sth engine etw antreiben; COMPUT interface etw treiben [o steuern]

steam-\driven dampfbetrieben, dampfangetrieben

10. (in golf)

to \drive a ball einen Ball treiben [o fachspr driven

11.

▶ to \drive a coach and horses through sth ( fam) etw auseinandernehmen fig fam

▶ to \drive a hard bargain hart verhandeln

you really want £2,000 for that? you certainly \drive a hard bargain! Sie wollen tatsächlich 2.000 Pfund dafür? das ist ja wohl total überzogen! fam

▶ to \drive one's message [or point] home seinen Standpunkt klarmachen

▶ to \drive a wedge between two people einen Keil zwischen zwei Menschen treiben

III. vi

<drove, -n>

1. (steer vehicle) fahren

can you \drive? kannst du Auto fahren?

can you \drive home? kannst du nach Hause fahren?

who was driving at the time of the accident? wer saß zur Zeit des Unfalls am Steuer?

to learn to \drive [Auto] fahren lernen, den Führerschein [o SCHWEIZ Fahrausweis] machen

2. (move) fahren; (travel) mit dem Auto fahren

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

to \drive on/past weiter-/vorbeifahren

3. (function) fahren, laufen

4. rain, snow peitschen; clouds jagen

the rain was driving down der Regen peitschte herab

the snow was driving into my face der Schnee peitschte mir ins Gesicht

the clouds were driving across the sky die Wolken jagten vorbei [o über den Himmel]

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[draɪv] vb: pret drove, ptp driven
1. n

1) (AUT: journey) (Auto)fahrt f

to go for a drive — ein bisschen (raus)fahren

to go for a drive to the coast — ans Meer fahren

he took her for a drive in his new car — er machte mit ihr eine Spazierfahrt in seinem neuen Auto

it's about one hour's drive from London — es ist etwa eine Stunde Fahrt von London (entfernt)

2) (into house) Einfahrt f; (longer) Auffahrt f, Zufahrt f

3) (GOLF, TENNIS) Treibschlag m

4) (PSYCH ETC) Trieb m

sex drive — Geschlechts- or Sexualtrieb m

5) (= energy) Schwung m, Elan m, Tatendrang m

you're losing your drive —

he has no drive — er hat keinen Elan or Schwung

6) (COMM, POL ETC) Aktion f

this is part of a drive to attract new members — das ist Teil einer Mitgliederwerbeaktion

recruitment drive — Anwerbungskampagne f

fundraising drive — Sammelaktion f

the drive toward(s) democracy — die starke Entwicklung zur Demokratie hin

See:

→ export

7) (MIL: offensive) kraftvolle Offensive

8) (MECH: power transmission) Antrieb m

front-wheel/rear-wheel drive — Vorderrad-/Hinterradantrieb m

9) (AUT) Steuerung f

left-hand drive — Linkssteuerung f

10)

See:

→ whist

11) (COMPUT) Laufwerk nt

2. vt

1) (= cause to move) people, animals, dust, clouds etc treiben

to drive sb out of the country — jdn aus dem Land ( ver)treiben

to drive a nail/stake into sth — einen Nagel/Pfahl in etw (acc) treiben

the gale drove the ship off course — der Sturm trieb das Schiff vom Kurs ab

2) cart, car, train fahren

he drives a taxi (for a living) — er ist Taxifahrer, er fährt Taxi (inf)

3) (= convey in vehicle) person fahren

I'll drive you home —

could you drive us there? — können Sie uns dahin fahren?

4) (= provide power for, operate) motor (belt, shaft) antreiben; (electricity, fuel) betreiben; (COMPUT) steuern

a car driven by electricity — ein Auto nt mit Elektroantrieb

5) (TENNIS, GOLF) ball driven (spec)

to drive the ball — einen Treibball spielen

6) (= cause to be in a state or to become) treiben

or mad — jdn verrückt machen

to drive sb to murder —

I was driven to it — ich wurde dazu getrieben

who/what drove you to do that? — wer/was trieb or brachte Sie dazu(, das zu tun)?

7) (= force to work hard) person hart herannehmen, schinden (pej)

he drives himself very hard — er fordert sich selbst sehr stark

8) tunnel treiben; well ausheben; nail schlagen

3. vi

1) (= travel in vehicle) fahren

can you or do you drive? — fahren Sie Auto?

he's learning to drive — er lernt Auto fahren

to drive at 50 km an hour —

to drive on the right — rechts fahren

did you come by train? – no, we drove — sind Sie mit der Bahn gekommen? – nein, wir sind mit dem Auto gefahren

it's cheaper to drive — mit dem Auto ist es billiger

driving while intoxicated (US) — Fahren nt in betrunkenem Zustand, Trunkenheit f am Steuer

2) (= move violently) schlagen, peitschen

the rain was driving into our faces — der Regen peitschte uns (dat) ins Gesicht

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drive [draıv]

A s

1. Fahrt f, besonders Ausfahrt f, Spazierfahrt f, Ausflug m:

take a drive, go for a drive → drive out A 2;

the drive back die Rückfahrt;

an hour’s drive away eine Autostunde entfernt

2. a) Treiben n (von Vieh, Holz etc)

b) Zusammentreiben n (von Vieh)

c) zusammengetriebene Tiere pl

3. JAGD Treibjagd f

4. besonders Tennis, Golf: Drive m, Treibschlag m

5. MIL Vorstoß m (auch fig)

6. fig Kampagne f, (besonders Werbe) Feldzug m, (besonders Sammel) Aktion f

7. fig Schwung m, Elan m, Dynamik f

8. fig Druck m:

I’m in such a drive that … ich stehe so sehr unter Druck, dass …

9. a) Tendenz f, Neigung f ( auch PSYCH)

b) PSYCH Trieb m: → sexual

10. a) Fahrstraße f, -weg m

b) (private) Auffahrt (zu einer Villa etc)

c) Zufahrtsstraße f, -weg m

11. a) TECH Antrieb m

b) COMPUT Laufwerk n

12. AUTO (Links- etc) Steuerung

B v/t prät drove [drəʊv], obs drave [dreıv], pperf driven [ˈdrıvn]

1. (vorwärts)treiben, antreiben:

drive all before one fig jeden Widerstand überwinden, unaufhaltsam sein

2. fig treiben:

drive sb to death (suicide) jemanden in den Tod (zum oder in den Selbstmord) treiben; → bend A 1, corner A 3, crazy 1, desperation 1, mad A 1, wall Bes Redew, wild A 9

3. einen Nagel etc treiben, schlagen, einen Pfahl rammen ( alle:

into in akk):

drive sth into sb fig jemandem etwas einbläuen; → home C 3, wedge A 1

4. (zur Arbeit) antreiben, hetzen:

drive sb hard

a) jemanden schinden,

b) jemanden in die Enge treiben

5. jemanden veranlassen (to, into zu; to do zu tun), bringen (to, into zu), dazu bringen oder treiben ( to do zu tun):

be driven by hunger vom Hunger getrieben werden

6. jemanden nötigen, zwingen ( beide:

to, into zu;

to do zu tun)

7. zusammentreiben

8. vertreiben, verjagen ( beide:

from von)

9. JAGD treiben, hetzen, jagen

10. ein Auto etc lenken, steuern, fahren:

drive one’s own car seinen eigenen Wagen fahren

11. (im Auto etc) fahren, befördern, bringen ( alle:

to nach)

12. TECH (an)treiben:

driven by steam mit Dampf betrieben, mit Dampfantrieb

13. zielbewusst durchführen:

drive a good bargain ein Geschäft zu einem vorteilhaften Abschluss bringen;

drive a hard bargain

a) hart verhandeln,

b) überzogene Forderungen stellen;

he drives a hard bargain auch mit ihm ist nicht gut Kirschen essen

14. ein Gewerbe (zielbewusst) (be)treiben

15. einen Tunnel etc bohren, vortreiben

16. besonders Tennis, Golf: den Ball driven

C v/i

1. (dahin)treiben, (dahin)getrieben werden:

drive before the wind vor dem Wind treiben

2. rasen, brausen, jagen, stürmen

3. a) (Auto) fahren, chauffieren, einen oder den Wagen steuern

b) kutschieren:

can you drive? können Sie (Auto) fahren?;

he drove into a wall er fuhr gegen eine Mauer;

drive above the speed limit das Tempolimit überschreiten

4. (spazieren) fahren

5. sich gut etc fahren lassen:

my car drives easily

6. besonders Tennis, Golf: driven, einen Treibschlag spielen

7. zielen (at auf akk): → let¹ Bes Redew

8. ab-, hinzielen ( beide:

at auf akk):

what is he driving at? worauf will er hinaus?, was meint oder will er eigentlich?

9. schwer arbeiten (at an dat)

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1. noun
1) Fahrt, die

a nine-hour drive, a drive of nine hours — eine neunstündige Autofahrt

have a long drive to work — eine lange Anfahrt zur Arbeit haben

2) (street) Straße, die

3) (private road) Zufahrt, die; (entrance to large building) Auffahrt, die

4) (energy to achieve) Tatkraft, die

5) (Commerc., Polit., etc.): (vigorous campaign) Aktion, die; Kampagne, die

export/sales/recruiting drive — Export- / Verkaufs- / Anwerbekampagne, die

6) (Psych.) Trieb, der

7) (Motor Veh.): (position of steering wheel)

left-hand/right-hand drive — Links-/Rechtssteuerung od. -lenkung, die

be left-hand drive — Linkssteuerung haben

8) (Motor Veh., Mech. Engin.): (transmission of power) Antrieb, der

front-wheel/rear-wheel drive — Front-/Heckantrieb, der
2. transitive verb,
drove, driven

1) fahren [Auto, Lkw, Route, Strecke, Fahrgast]; lenken [Kutsche, Streitwagen]; treiben [Tier]

2) (as job)

drive a lorry/train — Lkw-Fahrer/Lokomotivführer sein

3) (compel to move) vertreiben

drive somebody out of or from a place/country — jemanden von einem Ort/aus einem Land vertreiben

4) (chase, urge on) treiben [Vieh, Wild]

5) (fig.)

drive somebody to something — jemanden zu etwas treiben

drive somebody out of his mind or wits — jemanden in den Wahnsinn treiben

6) [Wind, Wasser:] treiben

be driven off course — abgetrieben werden

7) (cause to penetrate)

drive something into something — etwas in etwas (Akk.) treiben

8) (power) antreiben [Mühle, Maschine]

be steam-driven or driven by steam — dampfgetrieben sein

9) (incite to action) antreiben

drive oneself [too] hard — sich [zu sehr] schinden
3. intransitive verb,
drove, driven

1) fahren

in Great Britain we drive on the left — bei uns in Großbritannien ist Linksverkehr

drive at 30 m.p.h. — mit 50 km/h fahren

learn to drive — [Auto]fahren lernen; den Führerschein machen (ugs.)

can you drive? — kannst du Auto fahren?

2) (go by car) mit dem [eigenen] Auto fahren

3) [Hagelkörner, Wellen:] schlagen

clouds were driving across the sky — Wolken jagten über den Himmel

Phrasal Verbs:

- drive at

- drive away

- drive back

- drive off

- drive on

- drive out

- drive up

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(computers) n.

Laufwerk -e n. n.

Antrieb -e m.

Aussteuerung f.

Drang ¨-e m.

Fahrt -en f.

Fahrweg -e m.

Schwung -¨e m.

Steuerung f.

Trieb -e m.

Triebwerk n. (sink) into the ground expr.

in den Boden bohren ausdr. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: drove, driven)

= ansteuern v.

antreiben v.

fahren v.

(§ p.,pp.: fuhr, ist/hat gefahren)

lenken v.

treiben v.

(§ p.,pp.: trieb, getrieben)

English-german dictionary > drive
3 drive

I 1. [draɪv]
nome

1) (car journey)

to go for a drive — andare a fare un giro in auto

it's only five minutes' drive from here — è solo a cinque minuti d'auto da qui

it's a 40 km drive to the hospital — ci sono 40 km (di strada) fino all'ospedale

2) (campaign, effort) campagna f., sforzo m. ( against contro; for, towards per; to do per fare)

3) (motivation, energy) iniziativa f., energia f.; (inner urge) pulsione f., istinto m.

the drive to win — la volontà di vincere

4) inform. drive m., unità f.

5) mecc. trasmissione f.

6) (path) (of house) vialetto m., strada f. privata

7) sport (in golf) drive m., colpo m. lungo; (in tennis) drive m., diritto m.
2.
modificatore mecc. [ mechanism] di trasmissione
II 1. [draɪv]
verbo transitivo (pass. drove; p.pass. driven)

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]

2) (force, compel) [poverty, urge] spingere [ person] ( to do a fare)

he was driven to drink — fu spinto all'alcolismo (by da)

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]

he was driven from o out of the country — fu cacciato dal paese

4) (power, propel) azionare, fare funzionare [engine, pump]

what drives the economy? — qual è il motore dell'economia?

5) (push) [tide, wind] spingere, sospingere [boat, clouds]; [ person] piantare, conficcare [ nail]

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]

7) sport (in golf) colpire, tirare con un driver [ ball]; (in tennis) colpire di diritto [ ball]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. drove; p.pass. driven)

1) aut. guidare

I took pictures as we drove along — feci delle foto mentre viaggiavamo in auto

you can't drive along the High Street — non è possibile percorrere in auto la via principale

to drive to work — andare a lavorare in auto

to drive into — entrare (con l'auto) in [garage, space]; andare a sbattere contro [tree, lamppost]

to drive up, down a hill — salire su, scendere da una collina (in auto)

to drive past — passare (con l'auto)

2) sport (in golf) fare un drive; (in tennis) tirare di diritto, fare un drive
3.
verbo riflessivo

1) aut.

the Minister drives himself — il ministro in persona guida l'auto

2) (push oneself)

to drive oneself to do — sforzarsi di fare

to drive oneself too hard — sforzarsi troppo

•

- drive at

- drive away

- drive back

- drive off

- drive on

- drive out

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1. past tense - drove; verb
1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) guidare

2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) portare

3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) spingere innanzi

4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) battere; scagliare

5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) azionare
2. noun
1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) gita in automobile

2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) viale d'accesso, strada privata

3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) energia

4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) campagna

5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) colpo

6) ((computers) a disk drive.) drive, lettore, unità

•

- driver
- driver's license
- drive-in
- drive-through
- driving licence
- be driving at
- drive off
- drive on
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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 alberato

3 ( in nomi di vie) «drive»: 4 Privet Drive, Privet Drive No 4

4 [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 affari

5 [uc] (psic.) pulsione, impulso: basic human drives, le pulsioni fondamentali dell'essere umano; the sex drive, l'impulso sessuale

6 [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'azienda

8 (comput.) drive; ( anche) lettore, unità: hard ( disk) drive, hard disk, disco fisso; disk drive, unità disco

9 ( 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 integrale

12 [uc] (mecc.) comando trasmissione; presa: belt drive, trasmissione a cinghia; direct drive, presa diretta

13 battuta di caccia; inseguimento

14 (mil.) attacco; offensiva

15 [uc] (ind. min.) scavo di galleria; avanzamento; ( anche) galleria in direzione

16 (ingl.: nei giochi di carte) torneo: a whist drive, un torneo di whist

● 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/
(pass. drove, p. p. driven)

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 personaggi

5 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 fare

7 ( 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 gradinate

8 conficcare, piantare: to drive a stake into the ground [a nail into a wall], piantare un palo per terra [un chiodo nel muro]

9 scavare: to drive a tunnel through a mountain, scavare una galleria attraverso un monte

10 sospingere: The storm drove the boat onto the reef, la tempesta ha sospinto la barca sulla scogliera

11 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 vacanzieri

12 (di solito al passivo) azionare; far funzionare: The turbines are driven by water, le turbine sono azionate dall'acqua

13 ( nella caccia) stanare ( la selvaggina); battere ( un terreno)

B 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 garage

2 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 via

3 ( di veicolo) andare: The car drove into a lamppost, la macchina è andata a sbattere contro un lampione

4 ( della pioggia, ecc.) cadere (forte); battere: The snow was driving down, nevicava forte; Rain was driving against the windows, la pioggia batteva contro le finestre

5 (mil.) spingersi; addentrarsi: Napoleon drove ( ahead) into the plains of Russia, Napoleone si addentrò nelle pianure della Russia

6 (ind. min.) avanzare ( con lo scavo)

7 (naut., spesso to drive along) correre in poppa; fuggire il tempo

● 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.

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I 1. [draɪv]
nome

1) (car journey)

to go for a drive — andare a fare un giro in auto

it's only five minutes' drive from here — è solo a cinque minuti d'auto da qui

it's a 40 km drive to the hospital — ci sono 40 km (di strada) fino all'ospedale

2) (campaign, effort) campagna f., sforzo m. ( against contro; for, towards per; to do per fare)

3) (motivation, energy) iniziativa f., energia f.; (inner urge) pulsione f., istinto m.

the drive to win — la volontà di vincere

4) inform. drive m., unità f.

5) mecc. trasmissione f.

6) (path) (of house) vialetto m., strada f. privata

7) sport (in golf) drive m., colpo m. lungo; (in tennis) drive m., diritto m.
2.
modificatore mecc. [ mechanism] di trasmissione
II 1. [draɪv]
verbo transitivo (pass. drove; p.pass. driven)

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]

2) (force, compel) [poverty, urge] spingere [ person] ( to do a fare)

he was driven to drink — fu spinto all'alcolismo (by da)

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]

he was driven from o out of the country — fu cacciato dal paese

4) (power, propel) azionare, fare funzionare [engine, pump]

what drives the economy? — qual è il motore dell'economia?

5) (push) [tide, wind] spingere, sospingere [boat, clouds]; [ person] piantare, conficcare [ nail]

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]

7) sport (in golf) colpire, tirare con un driver [ ball]; (in tennis) colpire di diritto [ ball]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. drove; p.pass. driven)

1) aut. guidare

I took pictures as we drove along — feci delle foto mentre viaggiavamo in auto

you can't drive along the High Street — non è possibile percorrere in auto la via principale

to drive to work — andare a lavorare in auto

to drive into — entrare (con l'auto) in [garage, space]; andare a sbattere contro [tree, lamppost]

to drive up, down a hill — salire su, scendere da una collina (in auto)

to drive past — passare (con l'auto)

2) sport (in golf) fare un drive; (in tennis) tirare di diritto, fare un drive
3.
verbo riflessivo

1) aut.

the Minister drives himself — il ministro in persona guida l'auto

2) (push oneself)

to drive oneself to do — sforzarsi di fare

to drive oneself too hard — sforzarsi troppo

•

- drive at

- drive away

- drive back

- drive off

- drive on

- drive out

English-Italian dictionary > drive
4 principiante

adj.

1 beginning.

2 lead-off.

f. & m.

beginner, fledgling, first-timer, starter.

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principiante

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 beginner

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noun mf.

beginner, novice

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principiante, -a
1.

ADJ [actor, fotógrafo, jugador] inexperienced

conductor principiante — learner driver

2.

SM / F (=novato) beginner, novice; (=aprendiz) learner

cometen errores de principiante — they make basic mistakes

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I
adjetivo

es un conductor principiante — he's a learner driver, he's learning to drive
II
masculino y femenino beginner

un curso para principiantes — a beginners' course

un error de principiante — a basic mistakes

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= beginner, entrant, novice, emergent, tyro, cadet, rookie, greenhorn.

Ex. It is useful for a beginner in a library or a beginner in a particular field, a scholar who comes from one field to another or a user who wants to find the latest information.

Ex. In general it is felt that it would be more useful for entrants to the library profession to have a wider academic background.

Ex. 'Not one of us on the board has had to interview anyone for a library position,' he said, 'so we're novices at this!'.

Ex. Books for emergent readers should facilitate the acquisition of these concepts.

Ex. It is useful if OPAC's menus cater for both the tyro and the experienced user.

Ex. This listing of historically important manuscripts and documents was prepared for the use of cadets, faculty, and outside scholars.

Ex. The second case involved a complaint by a woman claiming that she had been raped by Boston Celtics rookie, Marcus Smith, just after he broke off their three month relationship.

Ex. Dismounting a horse like a greenhorn can be embarrassing, and more important, dangerous.

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* actriz principiante = starlet.

* guía para principiantes = beginners' guide.

* principiante de Internet = newbie.

* principiantes, los = uninitiated, the.

* suerte del principiante, la = beginner's luck.

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I
adjetivo

es un conductor principiante — he's a learner driver, he's learning to drive
II
masculino y femenino beginner

un curso para principiantes — a beginners' course

un error de principiante — a basic mistakes

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= beginner, entrant, novice, emergent, tyro, cadet, rookie, greenhorn.

Ex: It is useful for a beginner in a library or a beginner in a particular field, a scholar who comes from one field to another or a user who wants to find the latest information.

Ex: In general it is felt that it would be more useful for entrants to the library profession to have a wider academic background.

Ex: 'Not one of us on the board has had to interview anyone for a library position,' he said, 'so we're novices at this!'.

Ex: Books for emergent readers should facilitate the acquisition of these concepts.

Ex: It is useful if OPAC's menus cater for both the tyro and the experienced user.

Ex: This listing of historically important manuscripts and documents was prepared for the use of cadets, faculty, and outside scholars.

Ex: The second case involved a complaint by a woman claiming that she had been raped by Boston Celtics rookie, Marcus Smith, just after he broke off their three month relationship.

Ex: Dismounting a horse like a greenhorn can be embarrassing, and more important, dangerous.

* actriz principiante = starlet.

* guía para principiantes = beginners' guide.

* principiante de Internet = newbie.

* principiantes, los = uninitiated, the.

* suerte del principiante, la = beginner's luck.

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principiante¹

adjective

es un conductor principiante he's a learner driver, he's learning to drive

principiante²

masculine and feminine

beginner

se matriculó en un curso para principiantes she enrolled in a beginners' course

a veces comete errores de principiante sometimes he makes really basic mistakes

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principiante sustantivo masculino y femenino
beginner;
◊ un error de principiante a basic mistake

principiante mf beginner

' principiante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
incurrir
- novata
- novatada
- novato
- señor
English:
beginner
- novice
- rank

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principiante, -a

♦ adj

inexperienced;

se pone nervioso con los conductores principiantes he gets nervous with inexperienced drivers;

para ser principiante, no lo hace mal he's not bad for a beginner

♦ nm,f

beginner;

ha cometido un error de principiante he's made a really basic mistake

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principiante

I adj inexperienced

II m/f beginner

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principiante adj

: beginning

principiante nmf

: beginner, novice

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principiante n beginner

Spanish-English dictionary > principiante
5 conducir

v.

1 to drive.

Batista condujo a Ricardo al gimnasio Batista drove Richard to the gym.

María conduce por la noche Mary drives at night.

2 to manage, to run (dirigir) (empresa).

3 to lead (person).

María conduce una vida loca Mary leads a crazy life.

4 to conduct (por tubería, cable) (calor).

María conduce la conferencia Mary conducts the conference.

El maestro condujo la orquesta local The maestro conducted the local...

5 to guide, to usher, to walk.

María condujo a Silvia al cuarto Mary guided Silvia to the room.

6 to conduce.

La soledad conduce a la tristeza Loneliness conduces to sadness.

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CONDUCIR

CONJUGACIÓN

(c changes to zc before a and o; the Preterite is irregular)

Present Indicative

conduzco, conduces, conduce, conducimos, conducís, conducen.

Past Indicative

conduje, condujiste, condujo, condujimos, condujisteis, condujeron.

Present Subjunctive

conduzca, conduzcas, conduzca, conduzcamos, conduzcáis, conduzcan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

condujera, condujeras, condujera, condujéramos, condujerais, condujeran;

condujese, condujeses, condujese, condujésemos, condujeseis, condujesen.

Future Subjunctive

condujere, condujeres, condujere, condujéremos, condujereis, condujeren.

Imperative

conduce (tú), conduzca (él/Vd.), conduzcamos (nos.), conducid (vos.), conduzcan (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to drive

2) conduct

3) lead

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1. VT

1) (Aut) to drive

2) (=llevar) to take, lead

este pasillo conduce a los pasajeros al avión — this corridor leads o takes passengers to the plane

el general condujo al ejército a la victoria — the general led the army to victory

la secretaria nos condujo hasta la salida — the secretary showed us out

3) [+ electricidad, calor] to conduct; [+ agua, gas] to convey

4) frm (=estar a cargo de) [+ negocio, empresa] to manage; [+ equipo] to lead; [+ debate] to chair, lead

5) (TV, Radio) to present

2. VI

1) (Aut) to drive

¿sabes conducir? — can you drive?, do you know how to drive?

si bebes, no conduzcas — don't drink and drive

2) (=llevar)

conducir a algo — to lead to sth

esta carretera conduce al aeropuerto — this road leads to the airport, this road takes you to the airport

un infarto que le condujo a la muerte — a heart attack which led to his death

¿esa actitud a qué conduce? — where will that attitude get you?

esto no nos conduce a ninguna parte o a nada — this is getting us nowhere

3.

See:

conducirse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( llevar)

conducir a algo — camino/sendero to lead to something

conducir a error — to lead to mistakes

esa actitud no conduce a nada or ninguna parte — that attitude won't achieve anything o (colloq) won't get us anywhere

2) (esp Esp) (Auto) to drive

¿sabes conducir? — can o do you drive?

conducir por la izquierda — to drive on the left
2.
conducir vt

1)

a) (guiar, dirigir) to lead

conducir a alguien a algo — to lead somebody to something

conducir a alguien ante alguien — to take somebody before somebody

fue elegido para conducir los destinos de la nación — he was chosen to steer the nation's destiny

b) (AmL) < programa> to host, present; < debate> to chair

2) (esp Esp) < vehículo> to drive

3) <electricidad/calor> to conduct
3.
conducirse v pron to behave, conduct oneself (frml)

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= lead, steer, drive, engage, lead + Pronombre + down the road to, shepherd, drive along.

Ex. A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.

Ex. They decided that they had to set up information and referral services to steer people to the correct agency.

Ex. Tomás Hernández drove cautiously in the torrential rain, trying not to swerve on the slick pavement of the turnpike.

Ex. And literature is part of that essential human behavior; it engages us in pre-enactments and re-enactments.

Ex. The catalog's deterioration is leading us down the road to lesser quality library service.

Ex. He showed the ability of a single mind to shepherd cultural ventures.

Ex. A motorist who drove along 20ft of a railway line told police officers his sat nav had directed him to turn on to the track.

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* academia de conducir = driving school.

* carnet de conducir = driving licence, driver's licence, driving permit.

* carnet de conducir internacional = international driving permit, international driving licence.

* conducir a = lead up to.

* conducir a engaño = be misleading, be deceiving.

* conducir bajo la influencia del alcohol = drive while under + the influence of alcohol.

* conducir demasiado cerca de otro = tailgate.

* conducir + Ganado = herd.

* conducir o andar con cuidado debido a la dificultad existente = navigate.

* conducir Personas como si fueran ganado = herd.

* conducir por medio de tubos = duct.

* conducir una barca con una pértiga = pole.

* examen de conducir = road test.

* no conducir a nada = be exercises in + futility.

* permiso de conducir = driving licence, driver's licence, driving permit.

* permiso de conducir internacional = international driving permit, international driving licence.

* persona que está aprendiendo a conducir = learner driver.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( llevar)

conducir a algo — camino/sendero to lead to something

conducir a error — to lead to mistakes

esa actitud no conduce a nada or ninguna parte — that attitude won't achieve anything o (colloq) won't get us anywhere

2) (esp Esp) (Auto) to drive

¿sabes conducir? — can o do you drive?

conducir por la izquierda — to drive on the left
2.
conducir vt

1)

a) (guiar, dirigir) to lead

conducir a alguien a algo — to lead somebody to something

conducir a alguien ante alguien — to take somebody before somebody

fue elegido para conducir los destinos de la nación — he was chosen to steer the nation's destiny

b) (AmL) < programa> to host, present; < debate> to chair

2) (esp Esp) < vehículo> to drive

3) <electricidad/calor> to conduct
3.
conducirse v pron to behave, conduct oneself (frml)

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= lead, steer, drive, engage, lead + Pronombre + down the road to, shepherd, drive along.

Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.

Ex: They decided that they had to set up information and referral services to steer people to the correct agency.

Ex: Tomás Hernández drove cautiously in the torrential rain, trying not to swerve on the slick pavement of the turnpike.

Ex: And literature is part of that essential human behavior; it engages us in pre-enactments and re-enactments.

Ex: The catalog's deterioration is leading us down the road to lesser quality library service.

Ex: He showed the ability of a single mind to shepherd cultural ventures.

Ex: A motorist who drove along 20ft of a railway line told police officers his sat nav had directed him to turn on to the track.

* academia de conducir = driving school.

* carnet de conducir = driving licence, driver's licence, driving permit.

* carnet de conducir internacional = international driving permit, international driving licence.

* conducir a = lead up to.

* conducir a engaño = be misleading, be deceiving.

* conducir bajo la influencia del alcohol = drive while under + the influence of alcohol.

* conducir demasiado cerca de otro = tailgate.

* conducir + Ganado = herd.

* conducir o andar con cuidado debido a la dificultad existente = navigate.

* conducir Personas como si fueran ganado = herd.

* conducir por medio de tubos = duct.

* conducir una barca con una pértiga = pole.

* examen de conducir = road test.

* no conducir a nada = be exercises in + futility.

* permiso de conducir = driving licence, driver's licence, driving permit.

* permiso de conducir internacional = international driving permit, international driving licence.

* persona que está aprendiendo a conducir = learner driver.

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conducir [I6 ]

vi

A (llevar) conducir A algo to lead TO sth

este sendero conduce a la playa this path leads to the beach

puede conducir a error it can lead to mistakes

esa actitud no conduce a ninguna parte or nada that attitude won't achieve anything o ( colloq) won't get us anywhere

B ( esp Esp) ( Auto) to drive

¿sabes conducir? can o do you drive?

■ conducir

vt

A

1 (guiar, dirigir) to lead conducir a algn A algo to lead sb TO sth

nos condujo al lugar donde se escondía la banda he led us to the gang's hiding place

fue elegido para conducir los destinos de la nación he was chosen to steer the nation's destiny

condujo la lucha armada contra la dictadura he led the armed struggle against the dictatorship

2 ( frml); ‹cadáver› to bear ( frml), to take

el cadáver será conducido al cementerio a las diez the body will be taken to the cemetery at 10 o'clock

3 ( AmL) ‹programa› to host, present; ‹debate› to chair

B ( esp Esp) ‹vehículo› to drive

C

1 ‹electricidad/calor› to conduct

2 ‹agua› to carry, take

■ conducirse

v pron

to behave, conduct oneself ( frml)

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conducir ( conjugate conducir) verbo intransitivo
a) ( llevar) conducir a algo [camino/sendero] to lead to sth;

◊ esa actitud no conduce a nada that attitude won't achieve anything o (colloq) won't get us anywhere;

a qué conduce eso? what's the point of that?
b) (esp Esp) (Auto) to drive;

◊ conducir por la izquierda to drive on the left

verbo transitivo
a) (guiar, dirigir) to lead;

conducir a algn a algo to lead sb to sth;
conducir a algn ante algn to take sb before sb
b) (AmL) ‹ programa› to host, present;

‹ debate› to chair
c) (esp Esp) ‹ vehículo› to drive

d) ‹electricidad/calor› to conduct

conducir
I verbo transitivo
1 (un coche) to drive
2 (llevar a un sitio) to take
(a una situación) to lead
3 (corriente eléctrica) to conduct: condujeron las aguas al embalse, the waters were channelled to the reservoir
II verbo intransitivo
1 Auto to drive
2 (camino, actitud) to lead: eso no conduce a nada, this leads nowhere
' conducir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
administrar
- altar
- carnet
- conducción
- correr
- cuestión
- documentación
- estado
- examen
- ir
- permiso
- sanción
- temeraria
- temerario
- vértigo
- carné
- clase
- conduje
- conduzca
- derecha
- forma
- imprudencia
- licencia
- llevar
- noche
- patente
- quitar
- rápido
English:
averse
- conduct
- drive
- driver
- driving licence
- driving test
- ease
- insane
- lead
- learner
- lesson
- licence
- license
- limit
- more
- reckless driving
- reverse
- safely
- speed
- steer
- test
- come
- driver's license
- driving
- left
- L
- navigate
- right
- road
- student
- usher

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conducir

♦ vt

1. [vehículo] to drive

2. [por tubería, cable] [calor] to conduct;
[líquido] to convey, to carry; [electricidad] to carry
3. [dirigir] [empresa] to manage, to run;
[ejército] to lead; [asunto] to handle
4. [programa televisivo] to present, to host

5. [persona] to lead;

el guía nos condujo a la salida the guide led us to the exit

♦ vi

1. [en vehículo] to drive

2. [a sitio, situación]
conducir a to lead to;

esas discusiones no conducen a nada those discussions won't achieve anything;

este plan conduce al desastre this plan is a recipe for disaster;

una cifra que puede conducir a error a figure which could be misleading o lead to mistakes

♦ See also the pronominal verb conducirse

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conducir

I v/t

1 vehículo drive

2 ( dirigir) lead (a to);

esto no conduce a nada this is getting us nowhere

3 EL, TÉC conduct

4 programa de TV, radio host

5 MÚS conduct

II v/i

1 drive

2 de camino lead (a to)

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conducir {61} vt

1) dirigir, guiar: to direct, to lead

2) manejar: to drive (a vehicle)

conducir vi

1) : to drive a vehicle

2)

conducir a : to lead to

♦ See also the reflexive verb conducirse

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conducir vb

1. (vehículo en general) to drive [pt. drove; pp. driven]

estoy aprendiendo a conducir I'm learning to drive

¿sabes conducir? can you drive?

2. (moto) to ride [pt. rode; pp. ridden]

conduce una moto muy grande he rides a big motorbike

3. (guiar) to lead [pt. & pp. led]

esta carretera conduce a Gerona this road leads to Gerona

el guía nos condujo a la cima de la montaña the guide led us to the top of the mountain

4. (llevar) to take [pt. took; pp. taken]

las ambulancias conducen los heridos al hospital ambulances take the injured to hospital

5. (gas, agua) to carry [pt. & pp. carried]

6. (electricidad, calor) to conduct

Spanish-English dictionary > conducir
6 learn

lə:n
past tense, past participles - learned, learnt; verb

1) (to get to know: It was then that I learned that she was dead.) få vite, høre, erfare

2) (to gain knowledge or skill (in): A child is always learning; to learn French; She is learning (how) to swim.) lære

•

- learned
- learner
- learning
- learner-friendly

lære

verb ( learnt - learnt eller learned - learned) \/lɜːn\/

1) lære, lære seg, skaffe seg kunnskaper

• he learns fast

han lærer fort

• she is learning to drive from her mother

hun lærer å kjøre av sin mor

• he is learning to swim

han lærer å svømme

2) høre, vite, få høre, erfare

• I have learnt of his illness

jeg har hørt om hans sykdom

• I have learnt about his departure

jeg har fått beskjed om at han har reist \/ jeg har hørt at han har reist

3) (feilaktig bruk eller dialekt, i stedet for teach) lære bort

• this will learn you!

dette vil gi deg en lærepenge!

learn a lesson lære en lekse, få seg en lærepenge

learn by\/from experience lære av erfaring, få erfare

learn by heart lære utenat

learn for oneself gjøre sine egne erfaringer

learn from something lære av noe

learn (something) the hard way se ➢ way

English-Norwegian dictionary > learn
7 learn

§ (learnt, learned) 1. სწავლა, შესწავლა; 2. გაგება

§

1 (learnt) სწავლა (ისწავლის)

he is learning to drive მანქანის ტარებას სწავლობს / უეფლება

you must learn to be patient მოთმენა უნდა ისწავლო

to learn by heart ზეპირად სწავლა

2 (learnt) შეტყობა (შეიტყობს), გაგება

we learnt this from a friend ეს მეგობრისაგან გავიგეთ / შევიტყვეთ

I learned it of him ეს მისგან გავიგე

he makes no pretence to profound learning დიდი განსწავლულობის პრეტენზია აქვს

to learn sth parrot fashion რისიმე უაზროდ დაზუთხვა

●●he parades his learning თავისი განსწავლულობით / ცოდნით თავი მოაქვს

to learn a trade ხელობის დაუფლება / სწავლა

the child is learning to talk ბავშვი ლაპარაკს სწავლობს

to learn by heart დაზეპირება

he learnt German but never reached familiarity with it გერმანულს სწავლობდა, მაგრამ კარგად მაინც ვერ დაეუფლა

we learnt about it in a roundabout way ეს არაპირდაპირი გზით შევიტყვეთ / გავიგათ

English-Georgian dictionary > learn
8 bad

I 1. [bæd]
aggettivo (compar. worse; superl. worst)

1) (poor, inferior) [doctor, cook] cattivo; [ idea] brutto, cattivo; [ book] brutto; [ joke] brutto, stupido, di cattivo gusto

to have bad hearing — non sentirci bene

to have bad teeth — avere denti guasti o cariati

to be bad at — andare male in [ subject]

to be bad at doing — non essere portato per fare

not bad — colloq. non male

2) (unpleasant, negative) [news, omen] brutto, cattivo; [day, dream] brutto; [mood, smell] cattivo

it looks bad o things look bad non promette niente di buono; the journey wasn't bad at all il viaggio non è stato affatto male; too bad! — (sympathetic) che sfortuna! (hard luck) tanto peggio!

3) (morally or socially unacceptable) [behaviour, reputation] brutto, cattivo; [ person] cattivo; [language, word] brutto, volgare

bad dog! — cagnaccio!

you bad girl! — ragazzaccia!

it is bad (of sb.) to do — è brutto (da parte di qcn.) fare

it will look bad — farà una brutta impressione

to feel bad — di spiacersi, essere addolorato ( about per, di; about doing di fare)

4) (serious) [accident, injury, mistake] brutto, grave

a bad cold — un brutto raffreddore

5) (harmful) dannoso

smoking is bad for you, your health — fumare fa male, è dannoso alla salute

it's bad for you to eat that — ti fa male mangiarlo

6) (inappropriate, unsuitable)

this is a bad car for learning to drive in — quest'auto non è adatta o non va bene per un principiante

it's a bad time to buy o for buying a house — è un brutto momento per comprare una casa

7) (ill, injured)

to have a bad back — soffrire di mal di schiena o avere la schiena malandata

to have a bad heart — essere debole di cuore

to have a bad leg — avere male a una gamba

my back is bad today — oggi la schiena mi fa male

to be, feel bad — stare, sentirsi male

"how are you?" - "not so bad" — "come va?" - "non c'è male"

to be in a bad way — colloq. essere malmesso

8) econ. [money, note] falso; [ loan] insolvibile

9) (rotten) [ fruit] marcio, guasto

to go bad — andare a male, guastarsi
2.
avverbio AE colloq. [need, want] assolutamente

it hurts bad — fa molto male

••

to be in bad — AE essere nei guai

to be in bad with sth. — AE essere (caduto) in disgrazia con qcs.

he's bad news — non è benvisto

he's having a bad hair day — colloq. oggi non è la sua giornata
II [bæd]
nome (evil)

there is good and bad in everyone — c'è del bene e del male o del buono e del cattivo in tutti

she only sees the bad in him — vede soltanto i suoi lati negativi

* * *
[bæd]
comparative - worse; adjective

1) (not good; not efficient: He is a bad driver; His eyesight is bad; They are bad at tennis (= they play tennis badly).) cattivo

2) (wicked; immoral: a bad man; He has done some bad things.) cattivo

3) (unpleasant: bad news.) cattivo

4) (rotten: This meat is bad.) andato a male

5) (causing harm or injury: Smoking is bad for your health.) dannoso

6) ((of a part of the body) painful, or in a weak state: She has a bad heart; I have a bad head (= headache) today.) malato

7) (unwell: I am feeling quite bad today.) male

8) (serious or severe: a bad accident; a bad mistake.) grave

9) ((of a debt) not likely to be paid: The firm loses money every year from bad debts.) (di dubbia esigibilità)

•

- badly
- badness
- badly off
- feel bad about something
- feel bad
- go from bad to worse
- not bad
- too bad
* * *
I 1. [bæd]
aggettivo (compar. worse; superl. worst)

1) (poor, inferior) [doctor, cook] cattivo; [ idea] brutto, cattivo; [ book] brutto; [ joke] brutto, stupido, di cattivo gusto

to have bad hearing — non sentirci bene

to have bad teeth — avere denti guasti o cariati

to be bad at — andare male in [ subject]

to be bad at doing — non essere portato per fare

not bad — colloq. non male

2) (unpleasant, negative) [news, omen] brutto, cattivo; [day, dream] brutto; [mood, smell] cattivo

it looks bad o things look bad non promette niente di buono; the journey wasn't bad at all il viaggio non è stato affatto male; too bad! — (sympathetic) che sfortuna! (hard luck) tanto peggio!

3) (morally or socially unacceptable) [behaviour, reputation] brutto, cattivo; [ person] cattivo; [language, word] brutto, volgare

bad dog! — cagnaccio!

you bad girl! — ragazzaccia!

it is bad (of sb.) to do — è brutto (da parte di qcn.) fare

it will look bad — farà una brutta impressione

to feel bad — di spiacersi, essere addolorato ( about per, di; about doing di fare)

4) (serious) [accident, injury, mistake] brutto, grave

a bad cold — un brutto raffreddore

5) (harmful) dannoso

smoking is bad for you, your health — fumare fa male, è dannoso alla salute

it's bad for you to eat that — ti fa male mangiarlo

6) (inappropriate, unsuitable)

this is a bad car for learning to drive in — quest'auto non è adatta o non va bene per un principiante

it's a bad time to buy o for buying a house — è un brutto momento per comprare una casa

7) (ill, injured)

to have a bad back — soffrire di mal di schiena o avere la schiena malandata

to have a bad heart — essere debole di cuore

to have a bad leg — avere male a una gamba

my back is bad today — oggi la schiena mi fa male

to be, feel bad — stare, sentirsi male

"how are you?" - "not so bad" — "come va?" - "non c'è male"

to be in a bad way — colloq. essere malmesso

8) econ. [money, note] falso; [ loan] insolvibile

9) (rotten) [ fruit] marcio, guasto

to go bad — andare a male, guastarsi
2.
avverbio AE colloq. [need, want] assolutamente

it hurts bad — fa molto male

••

to be in bad — AE essere nei guai

to be in bad with sth. — AE essere (caduto) in disgrazia con qcs.

he's bad news — non è benvisto

he's having a bad hair day — colloq. oggi non è la sua giornata
II [bæd]
nome (evil)

there is good and bad in everyone — c'è del bene e del male o del buono e del cattivo in tutti

she only sees the bad in him — vede soltanto i suoi lati negativi

English-Italian dictionary > bad
9 تلميذ

تِلْمِيذ \ disciple: sb. who accepts and spreads the teachings of another. learner: sb. who is learning; esp. one who is learning to drive a car: learner driver. pupil: a child who is being taught, at school or privately; a person of any age who is being taught privately (to ride, to play music, etc.): There are 36 pupils in our class. schoolchild, schoolgirl: sb. who is still at school. student: sb. who studies at college: a medical student; an art student. \ See Also طالب (طالِب)، متمرن (مُتَمَرِّن)‏ \ تِلْمِيذ صَنْعَة \ apprentice: sb. learning a trade from a master, by special agreement, and earning very little money: an apprentice electrician.

Arabic-English dictionary > تلميذ
10 learn

lə:n гл.;
прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. - learned, learnt
1) учиться;
учить( что-л.) ;
научиться( чему-л.) to learn French ≈ учить французский язык to learn by/from experience ≈ учиться на опыте to learn one's lesson ≈ получить хороший урок to learn by/from one's mistakes ≈ учиться на своих ошибках She learned everything from me. ≈ Она всему училась у меня. She is learning to drive. ≈ Она учится водить машину. They are learning how to dance. ≈ Они учатся танцевать. She'll just have to learn to live with it. ≈ Ей придется смириться с этим. to learn by heart ≈ учить наизусть to learn by rote ≈ зубрить
2) узнавать to learn about, of ≈ узнавать о We have learned that she has found a job. ≈ Мы узнали, что она нашла работу. Syn: find ∙ learn off изучать, учить ( что-л.) ;
учиться (чему-л.) - to * English изучать английский язык - to * to swim учиться плавать - to * how to ride a horse учиться верховой езде - to * one's lesson см. lesson - to * smth. by heart учить что-л. наизусть - to * smth. by rote зубрить что-л. - she is *ing her part она учит /разучивает/ свою роль - he is *ing to be an interpreter он учится на переводчика усваивать;
учиться - to * slowly с трудом /медленно/ усваивать - to * to be more careful учиться осторожности - to * smth. from smb. учиться чему-л. у кого-л. - to * from mistakes учиться на ошибках - he *ed that hard work paid он убедился, что упорная работа дает результаты узнавать - to * the good news узнавать /слышать/ хорошие новости - I am sorry to * of his illness я с сожалением воспринял весть о его болезни - to * when smb. arrived узнать, когда кто-л. прибыл - I am /have/ yet to * this (ироничное) мне это пока неизвестно (просторечие) учить кого-л. - I'll * him ! я его проучу! я ему покажу! > soon learnt, soon forgotten (пословица) наскоро заучишь - скоро забудешь learn изучать ~ научиться (чему-л.) ;
to learn to be more careful научиться быть более осторожным;
to learn one's lesson получить хороший урок ~ узнавать ~ учить ~ уст., шутл. учить (кого-л.) ~ (learnt, learned) учиться;
учить (что-л.) ;
to learn by heart учить наизусть;
to learn by rote зубрить ~ (learnt, learned) учиться;
учить (что-л.) ;
to learn by heart учить наизусть;
to learn by rote зубрить ~ (learnt, learned) учиться;
учить (что-л.) ;
to learn by heart учить наизусть;
to learn by rote зубрить ~ by trial and error учиться методом проб и ошибок ~ научиться (чему-л.) ;
to learn to be more careful научиться быть более осторожным;
to learn one's lesson получить хороший урок ~ научиться (чему-л.) ;
to learn to be more careful научиться быть более осторожным;
to learn one's lesson получить хороший урок

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > learn
11 learn

[lɜːn]
гл.; прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. learned, learnt

1) учиться; учить (что-л.); научиться (чему-л.)

to learn French — учить французский язык

to learn by / from experience — учиться на опыте

to learn one's lesson — получить хороший урок

to learn by / from one's mistakes — учиться на своих ошибках

She learned everything from me. — Она всему училась у меня.

She is learning to drive. — Она учится водить машину.

They are learning how to dance. — Они учатся танцевать.

She'll just have to learn to live with it. — Ей придётся смириться с этим.

to learn by heart — учить наизусть

to learn by rote — зубрить

2) узнавать

to learn about / of smth. — узнавать о чём-л.

We have learned that she has found a job. — Мы узнали, что она нашла работу.

Syn:

find

•

- learn off

Англо-русский современный словарь > learn
12 دارس

دارِس \ learner: sb. who is learning; esp. one who is learning to drive a car: learner driver. pupil: a child who is being taught, at school or privately; a person of any age who is being taught privately (to ride, to play music, etc.): There are 36 pupils in our class. \ دارِس مُخْتَصّ \ scholar: a very learned person: Scholars study ancient languages. \ See Also عالم (عَالِم)‏

Arabic-English dictionary > دارس
13 disciple

تِلْمِيذ \ disciple: sb. who accepts and spreads the teachings of another. learner: sb. who is learning; esp. one who is learning to drive a car: learner driver. pupil: a child who is being taught, at school or privately; a person of any age who is being taught privately (to ride, to play music, etc.): There are 36 pupils in our class. schoolchild, schoolgirl: sb. who is still at school. student: sb. who studies at college: a medical student; an art student. \ See Also طالب (طالِب)، متمرن (مُتَمَرِّن)‏

Arabic-English glossary > disciple
14 learner

تِلْمِيذ \ disciple: sb. who accepts and spreads the teachings of another. learner: sb. who is learning; esp. one who is learning to drive a car: learner driver. pupil: a child who is being taught, at school or privately; a person of any age who is being taught privately (to ride, to play music, etc.): There are 36 pupils in our class. schoolchild, schoolgirl: sb. who is still at school. student: sb. who studies at college: a medical student; an art student. \ See Also طالب (طالِب)، متمرن (مُتَمَرِّن)‏

Arabic-English glossary > learner
15 pupil

تِلْمِيذ \ disciple: sb. who accepts and spreads the teachings of another. learner: sb. who is learning; esp. one who is learning to drive a car: learner driver. pupil: a child who is being taught, at school or privately; a person of any age who is being taught privately (to ride, to play music, etc.): There are 36 pupils in our class. schoolchild, schoolgirl: sb. who is still at school. student: sb. who studies at college: a medical student; an art student. \ See Also طالب (طالِب)، متمرن (مُتَمَرِّن)‏

Arabic-English glossary > pupil
16 schoolchild, schoolgirl

تِلْمِيذ \ disciple: sb. who accepts and spreads the teachings of another. learner: sb. who is learning; esp. one who is learning to drive a car: learner driver. pupil: a child who is being taught, at school or privately; a person of any age who is being taught privately (to ride, to play music, etc.): There are 36 pupils in our class. schoolchild, schoolgirl: sb. who is still at school. student: sb. who studies at college: a medical student; an art student. \ See Also طالب (طالِب)، متمرن (مُتَمَرِّن)‏

Arabic-English glossary > schoolchild, schoolgirl
17 student

تِلْمِيذ \ disciple: sb. who accepts and spreads the teachings of another. learner: sb. who is learning; esp. one who is learning to drive a car: learner driver. pupil: a child who is being taught, at school or privately; a person of any age who is being taught privately (to ride, to play music, etc.): There are 36 pupils in our class. schoolchild, schoolgirl: sb. who is still at school. student: sb. who studies at college: a medical student; an art student. \ See Also طالب (طالِب)، متمرن (مُتَمَرِّن)‏

Arabic-English glossary > student
18 learner

دارِس \ learner: sb. who is learning; esp. one who is learning to drive a car: learner driver. pupil: a child who is being taught, at school or privately; a person of any age who is being taught privately (to ride, to play music, etc.): There are 36 pupils in our class.

Arabic-English glossary > learner
19 pupil

دارِس \ learner: sb. who is learning; esp. one who is learning to drive a car: learner driver. pupil: a child who is being taught, at school or privately; a person of any age who is being taught privately (to ride, to play music, etc.): There are 36 pupils in our class.

Arabic-English glossary > pupil
20 expensive

- siv

adjective (costing a great deal: expensive clothes.) caro

expensive adj caro

this watch is too expensive, I wanted something cheaper este reloj es demasiado caro, quería algo más barato

expensive

tr[ɪk'spensɪv]

adjective

1 caro,-a, costoso,-a

expensive [ɪk'spɛntsɪv, ɛk-] adj

: costoso, caro

♦ expensively adv

expensive

adj.

• caro, -a adj.

• costoso, -a adj.

• dispendioso, -a adj.

ɪk'spensɪv
adjective caro

an error like that could prove expensive — un error así podría costar or salir caro

[ɪks'pensɪv]
ADJ [goods, shop, hobby] caro
it is very expensive to live in London — resulta muy caro vivir en Londres

learning to drive is an expensive business — aprender a conducir sale caro or resulta muy costoso

he has expensive tastes — tiene gustos caros

she has an expensive lifestyle — lleva un tren de vida caro

it was an expensive mistake — el error nos ha salido caro

* * *
[ɪk'spensɪv]
adjective caro

an error like that could prove expensive — un error así podría costar or salir caro

English-spanish dictionary > expensive

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