right drive

1) Военный термин: расположенное справа управление

2) Бронетанковая техника: правостороннее управление

вчт правый ( при отображении на экране дисплея) (логический) диск

вчт. правый ( при отображении на экране дисплея) (логический) диск

1) возбуждение; запуск || возбуждать: запускать

2) привод

3) лентопротяжный механизм; лентопротяжное устройство

4) вчт дисковод

5) управлять

6) вчт диск ( рассматриваемый как ЗУ); ЗУ на диске (напр. на жёстком магнитном диске)

7) управлять

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- 8 mm video tape drive

- disk drive

- diskette drive

- hard disk drive

- head-per-track disk drive

1) возбуждение; запуск || возбуждать: запускать

2) привод

3) лентопротяжный механизм; лентопротяжное устройство

4) вчт. дисковод

5) управлять

6) вчт. диск ( рассматриваемый как ЗУ); ЗУ на диске (напр. на жёстком магнитном диске)

7) управлять

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- 8 mm video tape backup drive

right [raɪt]

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1. adjective

2. adverb

3. noun

4. plural noun

5. transitive verb

6. compounds

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1. adjective

   a. ( = morally good) bien inv

• lying isn't right ce n'est pas bien de mentir

• it's not right ce n'est pas bien

• I have always tried to do what was right j'ai toujours essayé de bien agir

• to do what is right by sb agir pour le bien de qn

• you were right to refuse vous avez eu raison de refuser

• he thought it right to warn me il a jugé bon de m'avertir

• to do the right thing by sb bien agir envers qn

► only right

• it seemed only right to give him the money il paraissait normal de lui donner l'argent

• it is only right that she should be dismissed il est normal qu'elle soit licenciée

• it is only right to point out that... il faut néanmoins signaler que...

   b. ( = accurate) juste, exact

• that's right c'est juste c'est exact

• that can't be right! ce n'est pas possible !

• is that right? (checking) c'est bien ça ? ; (expressing surprise) vraiment ?

• the right time (by the clock) l'heure exacte

• is the clock right? est-ce que la pendule est à l'heure ?

► to be right [person] avoir raison

• you're quite right vous avez parfaitement raison► to get sth right

• I got all the answers right j'ai répondu juste à toutes les questions

• to get one's sums right ne pas se tromper dans ses calculs

• to get one's facts right ne pas se tromper► to put right [+ error, person] corriger ; [+ situation] redresser ; [+ sth broken] réparer

• that can easily be put right on peut (facilement) arranger ça

• put me right if I'm wrong corrigez-moi si je me trompe

   c. ( = correct) bon before n

• the right answer la bonne réponse

• it is just the right size c'est la bonne taille

• on the right track sur la bonne voie

• to come at the right time arriver au bon moment

• the right word le mot juste

• to get on the right side of sb (inf) s'attirer les bonnes grâces de qn

• to know the right people avoir des relations

   d. ( = best) meilleur

• what's the right thing to do? quelle est la meilleure chose à faire ?

• I don't know what's the right thing to do je ne sais pas ce qu'il faut faire

• we will do what is right for the country nous ferons ce qui est dans l'intérêt du pays

• the right man for the job l'homme de la situation

   e. ( = necessary) I haven't got the right papers with me je n'ai pas les bons documents sur moi

   f. ( = proper) to do sth the right way faire qch comme il faut

• that is the right way of looking at it c'est la bonne façon d'aborder la question

• if you go hiking you must wear the right shoes lorsque l'on fait de la randonnée, il faut porter des chaussures adaptées

   g. ( = in proper state) her ankle is still not right sa cheville n'est pas encore guérie

• I don't feel quite right today je ne me sens pas très bien aujourd'hui

• the brakes aren't right les freins ne fonctionnent pas bien

• to be in one's right mind avoir toute sa raison

• he's not right in the head (inf) il déraille (inf)

   h. ( = real British) (inf) it's a right mess in there c'est la pagaille (inf) complète là-dedans

• he looked a right idiot il avait vraiment l'air idiot

   i. (agreeing) right!

• right you are! (inf) d'accord !

• right, who's next? bon, c'est à qui le tour ?

• (oh) right! (inf) ( = I see) ah, d'accord !

• too right! et comment !

► right enough (inf)

it was him right enough! c'était bien lui, aucun doute là-dessus !

   j. ( = opposite of left) droit

• on my right hand you see the bridge sur ma droite vous voyez le pont

• it's a case of the right hand not knowing what the left hand's doing il y a un manque total de communication et de coordination

• I'd give my right arm to know the truth je donnerais n'importe quoi pour connaître la vérité

2. adverb

   a. ( = directly) droit

• right ahead of you droit devant vous

• right in front of you sous vos yeux

• the blow hit me right in the face j'ai reçu le coup en pleine figure

• right behind you juste derrière vous

• public opinion would be right behind them ils auraient l'opinion publique pour eux

• go right on continuez tout droit

• I'll be right back je reviens tout de suite

► right away ( = immediately) tout de suite

► right off (inf) du premier coup

   b. ( = exactly) right then sur-le-champ

• right now ( = at the moment) en ce moment ; ( = at once) tout de suite

• right here ici même

• right in the middle en plein milieu

• right at the start au tout début

• right from the start dès le début

   c. ( = completely) tout

• right round the house tout autour de la maison

• right (up) against the wall tout contre le mur

• right at the back tout au fond

• to turn right round faire volte-face

   d. ( = correctly, well) bien

• you haven't put the lid on right tu n'as pas bien mis le couvercle

• if I remember right si je me souviens bien

• to guess right deviner juste

• you did right to refuse vous avez bien fait de refuser

• nothing goes right for them rien ne leur réussit

   e. ( = opposite of left) à droite

• to look right regarder à droite

• the party has now moved right of centre le parti se situe maintenant à la droite du centre

► right, left and centre (inf) ( = everywhere) de tous côtés

3. noun

   a. ( = moral) bien m

• he doesn't know right from wrong il ne sait pas discerner le bien du mal

► to be in the right avoir raison

   b. ( = entitlement) droit m

• to have a right to sth avoir droit à qch

• to have the right to do sth avoir le droit de faire qch

• he has no right to sit here il n'a pas le droit de s'asseoir ici

• what right have you to say that? de quel droit dites-vous cela ?

• he is within his rights il est dans son droit

• I know my rights je connais mes droits

• to assert one's rights faire valoir ses droits

• women's rights les droits mpl de la femme

• women's rights movement mouvement m pour les droits de la femme

• right of appeal droit m d'appel

► by right de droit

• it's his by right cela lui appartient de droit► by rights en toute justice

► in one's own right à part entière

• Taiwan wants membership in its own right Taïwan veut être membre à part entière

   c. ( = opposite of left) droite f

• to drive on the right conduire à droite

• to keep to the right tenir sa droite

• on my right à ma droite

• on or to the right of the church à droite de l'église

• to take a right (US) tourner à droite

• the Right (Politics) la droite

4. plural noun

rights

   a. (Business) droits mpl

• manufacturing/publication rights droits mpl de fabrication/publication

• TV/film rights droits mpl d'adaptation pour la télévision/le cinéma

• "all rights reserved" « tous droits réservés »

   b. to put or set sth to rights mettre qch en ordre

• to put the world to rights refaire le monde

5. transitive verb

   a. ( = return to normal) [+ car, ship] redresser

   b. ( = make amends for) [+ wrong] redresser ; [+ injustice] réparer

6. compounds

► right angle noun angle m droit

• to be at right angles (to) être perpendiculaire (à) ► right-hand adjective

• right-hand drive car voiture f avec la conduite à droite

• his right-hand man son bras droit (fig)

• the right-hand side le côté droit ► right-handed adjective [person] droitier ; [punch, throw] du droit

► Right Honourable adjective (British) Très Honorable

► right-minded adjective sensé

► right-of-centre adjective (Politics) (de) centre droit

► right of way noun (across property) droit m de passage ; ( = priority) priorité f

• he has (the) right of way il a la priorité ► right-thinking adjective sensé

► right wing noun (Politics) droite f

• the right wing of the party l'aile droite du parti ► right-wing adjective (Politics) de droite

► right-winger noun (Politics) homme m (or femme f ) de droite

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1) (side, direction) droite f

2) Politics (also Right)

3) ( morally) bien m

4) ( just claim) droit m

5) ( in boxing) droite f

rights plural noun

1) Commerce, Law droits mpl

2) ( moral)

1) ( as opposed to left) droit, de droite

2) ( morally correct) bien; ( fair) juste

3) (correct, true) [choice, direction, size] bon/bonne; [word] juste; ( accurate) [time] exact

4) ( most suitable) qui convient

5) ( in good order) [machine, vehicle] en bon état, qui fonctionne bien; ( healthy) [person] bien portant

6) ( in order)

7) Mathematics [angle] droit

8) (colloq) GB ( emphatic)

9) (colloq) GB ( ready) prêt

1) ( of direction) à droite

2) ( directly) droit, directement

3) ( exactly)

4) ( correctly) juste, comme il faut

5) ( completely) tout

6) GB ( in titles)

7) ( very well) bon

transitive verb

1) ( restore to upright position) redresser

2) ( correct) réparer

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right-hand

adjective

droit;

∎ on the right-hand side à droite;

∎ the right-hand side of the road le côté droit de la route;

∎ it's in the right-hand drawer c'est dans le tiroir de droite;

∎ a right-hand bend un virage à droite;

∎ my right-hand glove mon gant droit

►► Cars right-hand drive conduite f à droite;

∎ a right-hand drive vehicle un véhicule avec la conduite à droite;

right-hand man bras m droit

drive [draɪv]

(verb: preterite drove, past participle driven)

1. noun

   a. ( = car journey) trajet m en voiture

• to go for a drive faire une promenade en voiture

• it's about one hour's drive from London c'est à environ une heure de voiture de Londres

   b. ( = private road) allée f

   c. (Golf) drive m ; (Tennis) coup m droit

   d. ( = energy) énergie f

• to lack drive manquer d'énergie

   e. ( = promotional campaign) campagne f

• a drive to boost sales une campagne de promotion des ventes

• a recruitment drive une campagne de recrutement

• the drive towards democracy le mouvement en faveur de la démocratie

   f. (in computer) unité f de disques

2. transitive verb

   a. [+ car, train] conduire ; [+ racing car] piloter

• he drives a lorry/taxi il est camionneur/chauffeur de taxi

• he drives a Peugeot il a une Peugeot

• he drives racing cars il est pilote de course

• to drive sb back (in car) ramener qn en voiture

• I'll drive you home je vais vous ramener en voiture

• she drove me down to the coast elle m'a emmené en voiture jusqu'à la côte

• he drove his car straight at me il a dirigé sa voiture droit sur moi

   b. [+ people, animals] pousser (devant soi)

• to drive sb out of the country chasser qn du pays

• the dog drove the sheep into the farm le chien a fait rentrer les moutons à la ferme

• the gale drove the ship off course la tempête a fait dériver le navire

   c. [+ machine] [person] actionner ; [steam] faire fonctionner

• machine driven by electricity machine fonctionnant à l'électricité

   d. [+ nail, stake] enfoncer ; (Golf, Tennis) driver

• to drive a nail home enfoncer un clou à fond

• to drive a point home réussir à faire comprendre un argument

   e. to drive sb hard surcharger qn de travail

• to drive sb mad rendre qn fou

• to drive sb to despair réduire qn au désespoir

• to drive sb to do sth pousser qn à faire qch

• I was driven to it j'y ai été contraint

3. intransitive verb

( = be the driver) conduire ; ( = go by car) aller en voiture

• to drive away/back partir/revenir (en voiture)

• she drove down to the shops elle est allée faire des courses en voiture

• can you drive? savez-vous conduire ?

• to drive at 50km/h rouler à 50 km/h

• to drive on the right rouler à droite

• did you come by train? -- no, we drove êtes-vous venus en train ? -- non, en voiture

• we have been driving all day nous avons roulé toute la journée

• she was about to drive under the bridge elle allait s'engager sous le pont

4. compounds

► drive-in adjective noun

• drive-in cinema ciné-parc m ► drive-through (British), drive-thru noun ( = restaurant) drive-in m inv adjective [restaurant, drugstore] drive-in

► drive along intransitive verb

[vehicle, person] rouler

► drive at inseparable transitive verb

( = intend, mean) vouloir dire

• what are you driving at? où voulez-vous en venir ?► drive away

1. intransitive verb

[car] démarrer ; [person] s'en aller en voiture

2. separable transitive verb

► drive back

1. intransitive verb

[car] revenir ; [person] rentrer en voiture

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = cause to retreat) refouler

• the storm drove him back la tempête lui a fait rebrousser chemin

   b. ( = convey back) ramener (en voiture)

► drive in

1. intransitive verb

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

2. separable transitive verb

[+ nail] enfoncer

► drive off

1. intransitive verb

[car] démarrer ; [person] s'en aller en voiture

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = repel) chasser

   b. ( = leave by car) to drive off a ferry débarquer d'un ferry (en voiture)

► drive on intransitive verb

[person, car] poursuivre sa route ; (after stopping) repartir

► drive on to inseparable transitive verb

[+ ferry] embarquer sur

► drive out

1. intransitive verb

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

2. separable transitive verb

[+ person] faire sortir

► drive over separable transitive verb

( = convey) conduire en voiture

► drive up

1. intransitive verb

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

2. inseparable transitive verb

• the car drove up the road la voiture a remonté la rue

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1) ( in car)

2) ( campaign) campagne f ( against contre; for, towards pour; to do pour faire)

3) ( motivation) dynamisme m

4) Computing entraînement m de disques

5) Automobile transmission f

6) ( path) allée f

7) Sport drive m

noun modifier Automobile [ mechanism] de transmission

transitive verb (prét drove; pp driven)

1) conduire [vehicle, passenger]; piloter [racing car]; transporter [cargo, load]; parcourir [quelque chose] (en voiture) [distance]

2) ( compel) pousser ( to do à faire)

3) ( chase or herd) conduire

4) (power, propel) actionner

5) (force, push) lit, fig pousser [boat, person]; enfoncer [nail]; faire passer [road]

6) Sport ( in golf) envoyer [ball]; ( in tennis) envoyer [quelque chose] d'un coup droit [ball]

intransitive verb (prét drove; pp driven)

1) Automobile conduire

2) Sport ( in golf) driver; ( in tennis) faire un drive

1) Automobile conduire soi-même

2)

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- drive away

- drive at

- drive back

- drive off

- drive on

- drive out

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.

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

1  met het stuur aan de rechterkant

♦voorbeelden:

1   right-hand-drive cars • auto's met het stuur rechts

I. n no pl Rechtslenkung f

II. n modifier

\right-hand drive car Wagen m mit Rechtslenkung

right-hand 'drive n

Rechtslenkung f n

\right-hand drive car Wagen m mit Rechtslenkung

right-hand drive, rhd

A n conduite f à droite ; car with right-hand drive voiture avec (la) conduite à droite.

B modif [vehicle] avec (la) conduite à droite.

1 giusto; esatto: The right answer is yes, la risposta giusta (o esatta) è sì; What is the right time?, qual è l'ora esatta?; That's right!, giusto! (o esatto!); Let me get this right: you want to leave school and find a job?, fammi capire bene: vuoi lasciare la scuola e trovarti un lavoro?; Is this the right train for Chester?, è il treno giusto per Chester, questo?; Is this the right way for Oxford Circus?, è giusto di qua per Oxford Circus? NOTA D'USO: - ragione-

2 giusto; corretto ( moralmente): It is not right of you to blame her, non è giusto che tu dia la colpa a lei; You did the right thing by telling her the truth, hai fatto bene a dirle la verità; It's ( only) right to let him know, è (più che) giusto farglielo sapere; It is ( only) right that they should pay for it, è (più che) giusto che paghino per questo

3 ( di persona) che ha ragione; che fa bene: You were right in refusing his offer, hai fatto bene a rifiutare la sua offerta; You were right about him, avevi ragione sul suo conto; Time will prove me right, il tempo mi darà ragione

4 a posto; normale: I don't feel right, non mi sento bene; She doesn't look quite right, non sembra che stia molto bene; Something's not right here, c'è qualcosa che non va qui; She had a Caesarean because the baby wasn't in the right position, ha avuto un cesareo perché il bambino non era nella posizione giusta; to put sb. right, rimettere in sesto: Five days' rest will put you right, cinque giorni di riposo ti rimetteranno in salute; Put the clock right!, metti l'orologio all'ora giusta!

5 destro; di destra: Show me your right hand, mostrami la mano destra; a right glove, un guanto destro; the right side of the house, il lato destro della casa; ( boxe) a right hook, un gancio destro; «No right turn» ( cartello), «divieto di svolta a destra»

6 giusto; adatto: This is the right time to tell him, questo è il momento giusto per dirglielo; at the right moment, al momento giusto (o opportuno); He is the right man in the right place, è l'uomo giusto al posto giusto; She's not right for you, lei non fa per te; He knows the right people, conosce le persone giuste (o la gente che conta)

7 (fam., ingl.) vero; vero e proprio: He's a right idiot, è un vero idiota; a right fool, un perfetto stupido; DIALOGO → - Building work- The house is in a right mess, la casa è nel caos totale

● (mecc.) right-and-left screw, vite con filettatura doppia □ ( sport) a right-and-left shot, una doppietta ( due fucilate dalle due canne) □ (geom.) right angle, angolo retto □ a right-angled bend, una curva ad angolo retto □ (geom.) a right-angled triangle, un triangolo rettangolo □ (fig.) to give one's right arm, dare qualsiasi cosa: I'd give my right arm to marry her, darei qualsiasi cosa pur di sposarla □ (fam.) (as) right as rain, che sta benissimo; in perfetta salute □ ( calcio, ecc.) right back, terzino destro □ ( rugby) right centre, trequarti centrodestra ( giocatore) □ (comput.) right click, clic destro ( del mouse) □ ( baseball) right fielder, esterno destro □ right foot, piede destro; ( sport) destro □ ( calcio, ecc.) right-foot, di destro: a right-foot cross, un cross di destro □ right-footed, di destro; ( di un giocatore) che usa (solo) il piede destro □ ( sport) right footer, chi calcia di destro; ( calcio, ecc.) destro (il tiro) □ ( calcio, ecc.) right half (o halfback), mediano (o laterale) destro □ at (o on, to) one's right hand, alla propria destra, a destra □ to be at sb. 's right hand, essere alla destra di q.; (fig.) essere il braccio destro di q. □ right-hand, destro, (che sta) a destra, di destra: the right-hand side of the canal, il lato destro del canale; a right-hand bend, una curva a destra; (autom.) right-hand drive (o steering) guida a destra; (fig.) the right-hand man, il braccio destro (di q.); right-hand screw, vite destrorsa; vite con la filettatura destra; ( calcio, ecc.) the right-hand post, il palo di destra ( della porta) □ right-handed, destrimano, che usa la mano destra; ( di un colpo, lancio, ecc.) di destro; (tecn.) destrorso, in senso orario; ( slang USA) eterosessuale: a right-handed blow, un colpo con la destra; ( boxe) un destro □ (mat.) right-handed system, sistema di riferimento destrorso □ right-handed rotation, rotazione in senso orario □ right-handedness, l'essere destrimano, uso della mano destra □ right-hander, destrimano, persona che si serve della mano destra; ( boxe) pugile che porta i colpi col destro; ( anche) destro ( pugno) □ the right heir, l'erede legittimo □ (fam.) not right in the (o in one's) head, non sano di mente; che non ha la testa a posto (fam.) □ (fin.) rights issue, emissione (di azioni) riservata agli azionisti □ (geom.) right-lined, rettilineo □ ( calcio, ecc.) right midfield, settore destro del centrocampo □ ( calcio) right midfielder, centrocampista di destra □ right-minded, equanime; onesto; giusto; ragionevole; retto □ right-mindedness, equanimità; onestà □ (polit.) right-of-centre, di centrodestra □ (fin.) rights offering = rights issue ► sopra □ (fam.) right on, sinistroide; ( USA) giusto, esatto: a right-on journalist, un giornalista sinistroide; She's very right on, si atteggia a intellettuale di sinistra □ (comput.) right shift, scorrimento a destra □ the right side, il verso giusto; il diritto ( di una stoffa, ecc.) □ right side out, al diritto: Your jumper isn't right side out, il tuo golf non è al diritto □ right side up, dritto; non capovolto; a testa in su: In the canal beside the road, right side up, rested a car, nel canale accanto alla strada c'era, dritta, un'auto □ right-thinking, assennato; giudizioso □ ( USA) right triangle = right-angled triangle ► sopra □ right wing, ala destra ( di un esercito, di un partito, ecc.); ( sport: calcio, hockey, ecc.) ala destra, fascia destra ( la posizione); ala destra ( il giocatore); ( rugby) trequarti ala destra □ (polit.) right-wing, di destra; destrorso (spreg.): right-wing extremist, estremista di destra □ right-winger, (polit.) uomo di destra; destrorso (spreg.); ( sport) ala destra ( il giocatore) □ all right, d'accordo; bene ( anche di salute): Is he feeling all right now?, sta bene ora? □ All right!, benissimo! □ not to be in one's right mind (o right senses), non essere sano di mente; non avere la testa a posto □ (fig.) to get on the right side of sb., ingraziarsi q. □ to keep on the right side of the law, rispettare la legge □ (fam.) Mr Right, l'uomo giusto ( per una donna); (il mio, tuo, ecc.) «lui» □ (fam.) Miss Right, la donna giusta ( per un uomo); (la mia, tua, ecc.) «lei» □ to be on the right side of fifty, essere al di sotto della cinquantina; avere meno di 50 anni □ to set right = to put right ► sopra □ to set (o to put) oneself right with sb., giustificarsi, spiegarsi con q. □ to stay on the right side of sb., tenersi buono q. □ Right you are!, (fam.) Right oh! ► righto □ «Thank you!» «That's all right!», «grazie!» «figurati! (o non c'è di che!)» □ All's right with the world, tutto va nel migliore dei modi.

1 [u] (il) giusto; (il) bene: to know right from wrong, distinguere il bene dal male; right and wrong, il bene e il male; ciò che è giusto e ciò che è sbagliato; to be in the right, essere nel giusto; aver ragione

2 (leg.) diritto; rights and duties, diritti e doveri; He has no right to bully you like that, non ha il diritto di fare il prepotente con te in questo modo; by right (o as of right) di diritto; I am claiming back what was mine by right, chiedo che mi sia restituito quello che era mio di diritto; by right of, per diritto di; What gives you the right to judge me?, che cosa ti dà il diritto di giudicarmi?; legal rights, diritti riconosciuti dalla legge; constitutional rights, diritti costituzionali; equal rights, pari diritti; inalienable rights, diritti inalienabili; the right to work, il diritto al lavoro; right of access, diritto di passaggio; right of association, diritto di associazione; to have a right [every right] to do st., avere il diritto [tutto il diritto] di fare qc.; Rights Management Services ► RMS®; to assert (o to stand on) one's rights, difendere i propri diritti; to exercise one's rights, esercitare i propri diritti; to renounce (o to waive) a right, rinunciare a un diritto

3 [u] lato destro; (la) destra; (la) mano destra: to keep to the right, tenere la destra; to turn to the right, svoltare a destra; I parked my car on the right of the street, ho parcheggiato sul lato destro della strada; The woman on his right is his wife, la donna alla sua destra è sua moglie

4 svolta a destra: to take [o make] a right, svoltare a destra

5 (pl., leg.) diritti ( di opera): the rights to a book, i diritti su un libro

6 ( boxe) destro: a beautiful right, un bel destro; a straight right, un diretto destro

7 (mil.) ala destra; fianco destro

8 – (polit.) destra: The voters have moved to the right, l'elettorato si è spostato a destra; the Right, la destra; a member of the Right, un esponente della destra; ( USA) the New Right, la nuova destra; the extreme (o far) right, l'estrema destra

● ( boxe) a right-and-left, un destro doppiato da un sinistro □ (fam.) the right to hire and fire, il diritto di assumere e di licenziare □ (leg.) right in action, diritto immateriale □ (leg.) right in personam, diritto di credito □ (leg.) right in rem, diritto materiale □ (leg.) right of action, diritto di agire in giudizio □ (leg.) right of common, diritto di far uso di un terreno della comunità □ (leg.) right of pre-emption, diritto di prelazione □ (leg.) right of redemption, diritto di riscatto □ (leg.) right of search, diritto di perquisizione ( di una nave in alto mare) □ right of way, (autom.) (diritto di) precedenza; (leg.) diritto (o servitù) di passaggio □ right-to-life, (polit., di un movimento, ecc.) per il diritto alla vita; antiabortista □ right-to-lifer, (polit.) antiabortista; sostenitore del diritto alla vita □ by rights, secondo giustizia; per essere giusti: By rights, he should have won the race, sarebbe stato giusto che vincesse lui la corsa □ to do right by sb., render giustizia a q. □ in one's own right, di diritto; per diritto di nascita; (fig.) per i propri meriti □ to be within one's rights ( to do st.) –: You are within your rights to ask for a refund, è legittimo da parte tua chiedere un rimborso □ to set (o to put) st. to rights, sistemare qc.; mettere a posto qc.: He'll put the country to rights, rimetterà a posto il Paese □ to set (o to put) sb. to rights, rimettere in sesto q. □ to take the first [second, ecc.] right, prendere la prima [la seconda, ecc.] a destra □ women's rights, i diritti delle donne.

1 esattamente; proprio: Put it right in the middle, mettilo esattamente nel centro (o proprio nel mezzo); right here, proprio qui; You're right on time, sei puntualissimo

2 bene; correttamente: Everything seems to go right with him, sembra che tutto gli vada bene; If I remember right, se ben ricordo; You did right to tell me, hai fatto bene a dirmelo; to guess right, indovinare; He guessed right the first time, ha indovinato subito

3 a destra ( anche polit.); a dritta (lett. o naut.): to turn [to look] right, girare [guardare] a destra

4 immediatamente; subito: DIALOGO → - Ordering food 1- I'll be right back, torno subito; I'm going right home, vado dritto a casa; right after [before], subito dopo [prima]; I'll be right with you, sono subito da Lei

5 completamente; del tutto: He turned right around, si è girato completamente; It put me right off my food, mi ha fatto passare del tutto l'appetito; right through [up, down, ecc.] – The bullet went right through his arm, la pallottola gli ha attraversato il braccio da una parte all'altra; The cafeteria is right down the stairs, il bar è proprio in fondo alle scale

6 rettamente; onestamente: to act right, agire rettamente; to live right, vivere onestamente

7 (antiq.) molto; proprio: I'm right glad to see you, sono proprio contento di vederti

● right along = right on ► sotto □ right and left, a destra e a sinistra; a destra e a manca; da tutte le parti □ right away, immediatamente □ (fam.) right-down clever, bravissimo □ (fam.) a right-down rascal, un furfante matricolato □ right enough, certo; effettivamente □ Right Honourable ► honourable □ right, left and centre = right and left ► sopra □ right now, proprio adesso; immediatamente: What are you doing right now?, cosa stai facendo in questo preciso momento?; Come here right now!, vieni qui subito! □ (fam.) right off (o right off the bat), subito; immediatamente; per primo □ right on, senza interruzione; continuamente □ right or wrong, a ragione o a torto □ ( di vescovo) Right Reverend, reverendissimo □ it serves you [him, her, ecc.] right, ti [gli, le, ecc.] sta bene □ (mil.) Right turn!, fianco destr!; fronte a destr! □ Let me tell you right here that…, lascia che ti dica subito che…; ti dico subito che… □ ( USA) Come right in, avanti!; entra pure! □ ( di soldati in parata) Eyes right!, attenti a destr!

1 (all'inizio di una frase) bene; allora: Right! let's start again!, bene, ricominciamo

2 (= all right) (va) bene; d'accordo; (iron.) come no?: «Come tomorrow» «Right! What time?» «Vieni domani» «Bene! a che ora?»; «I told you the truth» «Yeah, right! You really expect me to believe that?», «ti ho detto la verità» «sì, come no? ti aspetti davvero che io ci creda?»

3 giusto; vero: I think we all agree about it, right?, penso che siamo tutti d'accordo, giusto? quite right!, proprio così!; esatto!

● (fam.) too right!, giustissimo! □ (fam.) right on!, bravo!; sono d'accordissimo!

raddrizzare ( anche fig.): We righted the boat and started rowing, abbiamo raddrizzato la barca e abbiamo cominciato a remare; to right a wrong, raddrizzare un torto; to right an injustice, riparare un'ingiustizia

● to right itself, raddrizzarsi, aggiustarsi: Let's hope things will right themselves in the end, speriamo che tutto s'aggiusti (da sé) alla fine!

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