sales drive

n Verkaufskampagne f, Verkaufsaktion f

to launch a \sales drive eine Verkaufskampagne starten

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sales drive s WIRTSCH Verkaufskampagne f

'sales drive n

Verkaufskampagne f, Verkaufsaktion f;

to launch a \sales drive eine Verkaufskampagne starten

sales drive n campagne f de vente.

1) марк., амер., разг. распродажа ( продажа товаров по сниженным ценам)

2) марк. стимулирование сбыта

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1) Экономика: кампания по стимулированию сбыта

2) Реклама: распродажа товаров по низким ценам

3) Деловая лексика: кампания за увеличение сбыта

subst. \/ˈseɪlzdraɪv\/

salgskampanje

s promoció de vendes

verkoopactie

campagne de vente

promoción de ventas.

satis gayreti

drive

A n

1 ( car journey) to go for a drive faire un tour (en voiture) ; to take sb for a drive emmener qn faire un tour ; to take the car for a drive faire un tour avec la voiture ; it's only five minutes' drive from here ce n'est qu'à cinq minutes d'ici en voiture ; it's a 40 km drive to the hospital il y a 40 km de route d'ici à l'hôpital ; it's an easy drive le trajet ne pose aucun problème ; it's a magnificent drive c'est un trajet magnifique ;

2 (campaign, effort) campagne f (against contre ; for, towards pour ; to do pour faire) ; ( military) offensive f ; sales drive campagne f de vente ;

3 (motivation, energy) dynamisme m, énergie f ; human drives instincts mpl humains ; the drive to win la volonté de vaincre ; her drive for perfection sa recherche acharnée de la perfection ;

4 Comput entraînement m de disques ;

5 Mech ( mechanism to transmit power) transmission f ;

6 ( path) ( of house) allée f ; the car is in ou on the drive la voiture est dans l'allée ;

7 Sport ( in golf) drive m ; ( in tennis) drive m, coup m droit.

B modif Mech [mechanism, system] de transmission.

C vtr ( prét drove, pp driven)

1 [driver] conduire [car, bus, van, train, passenger] ; piloter [racing car] ; transporter [cargo, load] ; parcourir [qch] (en voiture) [distance] ; what (car) do you drive? qu'est-ce que tu as comme voiture? to drive sb to school/to the station conduire qn à l'école/à la gare ; to drive tourists round town faire visiter la ville à des touristes ; she drove me home elle m'a reconduit chez moi ; he hates being driven il a horreur de se faire conduire ; I drive 15 km every day je fais 15 km en voiture chaque jour ; to drive sth into rentrer qch dans [garage, carpark, space] ; he drove his truck into a wall il a embouti un mur avec son camion ; he drove the car straight at me il a dirigé la voiture droit sur moi ; she drove her car over a cliff sa voiture s'est écrasée du haut d'une falaise ;

2 (force, compel) [poverty, greed, urge] pousser [person] (to do à faire) ; he was driven to suicide/to drink il a été poussé au suicide/à la boisson (by par) ; hunger drove him to it c'est la faim qui l'a poussé ; to be driven into debt être contraint à s'endetter ; to be driven out of business être conduit à la faillite ; to drive the rate up/down faire baisser/augmenter le taux ; to drive sb mad ou crazy ○ lit, fig rendre qn fou/folle or dingue ○ ;

3 ( chase or herd) conduire [herd, cattle] ; rabattre [game] ; flotter [logs] ; to drive sheep into a field conduire des moutons dans un champ ; to drive sb off one's land/out of her home chasser qn de son terrain/de chez elle ; he was driven from ou out of the country il a été chassé du pays ; to drive evil thoughts from one's mind écarter de mauvaises pensées de son esprit ;

4 (power, propel) actionner [engine, pump, fan] ; the generator is driven by steam le générateur fonctionne à la vapeur ; what drives the economy? quel est le moteur de l'économie? ; what drives you? qu'est-ce qui vous fait courir? ;

5 ( push) [tide, wind] pousser [boat, snow, rain, clouds, person] ; the wind drove the clouds along le vent chassait les nuages ; to drive a nail in(to) enfoncer un clou (dans) ; to drive a tunnel through sth percer un tunnel dans qch ; to drive a road through an area faire passer une route à travers une région ; to drive sth into sb's head fig faire rentrer qch dans la tête de qn ;

6 ( force to work hard) pousser [pupil, recruit] ; you're driving that child too hard tu pousses trop cet enfant ;

7 Sport ( in golf) envoyer [ball] ; ( in tennis) envoyer [qch] d'un coup droit [ball] ; to drive the ball into the rough ( in golf) envoyer son drive dans le rough.

D vi ( prét drove, pp driven)

1 Aut [driver] conduire ; can you drive? est-ce que tu sais conduire? ; will you drive? est-ce que tu peux conduire? ; he drives for Ferrari Sport il pilote pour Ferrari ; to drive along rouler ; I took pictures as we drove along j'ai pris des photos en route ; you can't drive along the High Street on n'a pas le droit de circuler dans la grand-rue ; to drive on the left/at 80 km per hour/on the main road rouler à gauche/à 80 km à l'heure/sur la grand-route ; to drive to work/to London aller au travail/à Londres en voiture ; to drive into entrer dans [garage, carpark, space] ; rentrer dans [tree, lamppost] ; I drove into a ditch je suis allé dans le fossé ; to drive up/down a hill monter/descendre une côte ; to drive past passer ; to drive at sb se diriger sur qn ; the taxi drove out of the station le taxi a quitté la gare ; you use a lot of petrol driving around town la conduite en ville consomme beaucoup d'essence ;

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

E v refl to drive oneself

1 Aut conduire soi-même ; the Minister drives himself le Ministre conduit sa voiture lui-même ; to drive oneself to hospital se conduire soi-même à l'hôpital ;

2 ( push oneself) to drive oneself to do se forcer à faire ; to drive oneself too hard se surmener.

■ drive away:

▶ drive away démarrer ;

▶ drive away [sth/sb], drive [sth/sb] away

1 Aut [driver] faire démarrer [vehicle] ;

2 ( get rid of) chasser, faire partir [wolves, insects] ; faire partir [tourists, visitors, thieves, clients] ; écarter [lover, friend] ; dissiper [doubt, suspicion] ; chasser [fear, cares].

■ drive at: what are you driving at? où veux-tu en venir?, que veux-tu dire?

■ drive back:

▶ drive back rentrer ; to drive there and back in one day faire l'aller-retour dans la même journée ;

▶ drive back [sth/sb], drive [sth/sb] back

1 ( repel) repousser [crowd, enemy, animals] ; we were driven back by bad weather le mauvais temps nous a fait rebrousser chemin ;

2 Aut ramener [car, passenger].

■ drive forward ( in football) attaquer.

■ drive off

1 Aut démarrer ;

2 Sport jouer le premier drive.

■ drive on:

▶ drive on ( continue) poursuivre sa route ; ( set off again) repartir ;

▶ drive [sb] on pousser ; to drive sb on to do pousser qn à faire.

■ drive out:

▶ drive out [sth/sb], drive [sth/sb] out chasser [people, invader, spirits, thought].

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) (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

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

drive¹ n

1. paseo en coche / vuelta en coche

2. camino de la entrada

drive² vb conducir

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

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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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

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)

• lector s.m.

• empuje s.m.

• mando s.m.

• paseo s.m.

• paseo en carro s.m.

drive (s.o.) nuts

• volverle (a una persona) loca 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.

1) ( Transp)

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

b) ( convey in vehicle) llevar en coche

2)

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

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

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

3)

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

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

4)

a) ( cause to become) volver*

b) ( compel to act)

c) ( overwork)

vi manejar or (Esp) conducir*

- drive at

- drive off

- drive on

- drive out

- drive up

1) c ( in vehicle)

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

5) c

a) ( organized effort) campaña f

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)

1. N

1) (=journey, outing)

2) (=private road) (in front of garage) entrada f ; (to large house) camino m (de acceso), avenida f

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

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

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

6) (=campaign, effort) campaña f

7) (Tech) (=power transmission system) transmisión f, propulsión f

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

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

10) (=tournament)

11) (Mil) (=attack) ofensiva f

2. VT

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

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

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

4) (=cause to move)

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

6) (=excavate) [+ tunnel] abrir, construir; [+ hole] perforar; [+ furrow] hacer

7) (=force)

8) (=impel, motivate) empujar, mover

9) (=overwork)

10) (Sport) [+ ball] mandar

3. VI

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

2) (=go)

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

4) (=beat)

- 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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1) ( Transp)

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

b) ( convey in vehicle) llevar en coche

2)

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

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

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

3)

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

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

4)

a) ( cause to become) volver*

b) ( compel to act)

c) ( overwork)

vi manejar or (Esp) conducir*

- drive at

- drive off

- drive on

- drive out

- drive up

1) c ( in vehicle)

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

5) c

a) ( organized effort) campaña f

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)

1) (car journey)

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.

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.

modificatore mecc. [ mechanism] di trasmissione

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]

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

3) (chase or herd) spingere, condurre [herd, cattle]; spingere [ game]

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

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

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]

verbo intransitivo (pass. drove; p.pass. driven)

1) aut. guidare

2) sport (in golf) fare un drive; (in tennis) tirare di diritto, fare un drive

1) aut.

2) (push oneself)

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- drive at

- drive away

- drive back

- drive off

- drive on

- drive out

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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

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

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- driver

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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.

(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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1) (car journey)

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.

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.

modificatore mecc. [ mechanism] di trasmissione

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]

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

3) (chase or herd) spingere, condurre [herd, cattle]; spingere [ game]

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

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

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]

verbo intransitivo (pass. drove; p.pass. driven)

1) aut. guidare

2) sport (in golf) fare un drive; (in tennis) tirare di diritto, fare un drive

1) aut.

2) (push oneself)

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- drive at

- drive away

- drive back

- drive off

- drive on

- drive out

[draɪv]

cartridge disk drive вчт. кассетный дисковый накопитель cartridge disk drive вчт. кассетный накопитель на дисках cartridge tape drive вчт. кассетный ленточный накопитель cassette tape drive кассетное лентопротяжное устройство correct drive вчт. нужный дисковод disk drive вчт. дисковод disk drive вчт. накопитель на дисках diskette drive вчт. накопитель на дискетах drive большая энергия, напористость drive вбивать, вколачивать (тж. drive into); to drive a nail home вбить гвоздь по самую шляпку; перен. довести (что-л.) до конца; убедить drive (drove; driven) везти (в автомобиле, экипаже и т. п.) drive вести, править, управлять drive гнать; преследовать (зверя, неприятеля); to drive into a corner загнать в угол; перен. тж. припереть к стенке; driven ashore выброшенный на берег drive гнать drive гонка, спешка (в работе) drive движение drive спорт. делать плоский удар (в теннисе, крикете) drive вчт. диск drive вчт. дисковод drive доводить, приводить; to drive to despair доводить до отчаяния; to drive mad, to drive out of one's senses, to drive crazy сводить с ума drive дорога (для экипажей); подъездная аллея (к дому) drive езда drive ехать (в автомобиле, экипаже и т. п.); быстро двигаться, нестись drive запускать в производство drive амер. (общественная) кампания (по привлечению новых членов и т. п.); to put on a drive начать кампанию; a drive to raise funds кампания по сбору средств drive катание, езда, прогулка (в экипаже, автомобиле); to go for a drive совершить прогулку drive направление drive общественная компания drive отбрасывать drive перегружать работой drive тех. передача, привод drive переутомлять, перегружать работой; he was very hard driven он был очень перегружен drive плоский удар (в теннисе, крикете) drive побуждение, стимул drive побуждение drive подгонять drive править (лошадьми); to drive a pair править парой drive преследование (неприятеля или зверя) drive вчт. привод drive приводить в движение drive проводить, прокладывать; to drive a railway through the desert строить железную дорогу через пустыню drive амер. разг. продажа по низким ценам (с целью конкуренции) drive горн. проходить горизонтальную выработку; drive at метить; клонить (к чему-л.); what is he driving at? куда он гнет? drive распродажа товаров по низким ценам drive совершать, вести; to drive a bargain заключать сделку; to drive a trade вести торговлю drive сплав, гонка (леса) drive стимул drive стремление drive тенденция drive тенденция drive торопить drive управлять (машиной, автомобилем) drive управлять drive устремление drive цель drive горн. штрек drive воен. энергичное наступление, удар, атака driving: driving = drive drive совершать, вести; to drive a bargain заключать сделку; to drive a trade вести торговлю drive вбивать, вколачивать (тж. drive into); to drive a nail home вбить гвоздь по самую шляпку; перен. довести (что-л.) до конца; убедить drive править (лошадьми); to drive a pair править парой to drive a quill, to drive a pen быть писателем to drive a quill, to drive a pen быть писателем drive проводить, прокладывать; to drive a railway through the desert строить железную дорогу через пустыню drive совершать, вести; to drive a bargain заключать сделку; to drive a trade вести торговлю drive горн. проходить горизонтальную выработку; drive at метить; клонить (к чему-л.); what is he driving at? куда он гнет? drive away прогонять drive away рассеивать drive away уехать drive доводить, приводить; to drive to despair доводить до отчаяния; to drive mad, to drive out of one's senses, to drive crazy сводить с ума to drive home убеждать, внедрять в сознание drive in въехать drive in загонять; to drive the cows in загнать коров drive in procession двигаться вереницей drive in procession ехать в колонне drive into вбивать; перен. вдалбливать, растолковывать drive доводить, приводить; to drive to despair доводить до отчаяния; to drive mad, to drive out of one's senses, to drive crazy сводить с ума drive not ready вчт. устройство не готово drive out выбивать; вытеснять drive out проехаться, прокатиться (в автомобиле) drive доводить, приводить; to drive to despair доводить до отчаяния; to drive mad, to drive out of one's senses, to drive crazy сводить с ума drive in загонять; to drive the cows in загнать коров drive доводить, приводить; to drive to despair доводить до отчаяния; to drive mad, to drive out of one's senses, to drive crazy сводить с ума drive амер. (общественная) кампания (по привлечению новых членов и т. п.); to put on a drive начать кампанию; a drive to raise funds кампания по сбору средств drive up подъехать, подкатить drive yourself car машина напрокат без шофера drive гнать; преследовать (зверя, неприятеля); to drive into a corner загнать в угол; перен. тж. припереть к стенке; driven ashore выброшенный на берег economy drive кампания за экономию export drive кампания за увеличение экспорта floppy disk drive вчт. накопитель на гибких магнитных дисках floppy drive вчт. дисковод гибких дисков drive катание, езда, прогулка (в экипаже, автомобиле); to go for a drive совершить прогулку drive переутомлять, перегружать работой; he was very hard driven он был очень перегружен hypertape drive вчт. кассетное лентопротяжное устройство incorrect drive вчт. не тот дисковод to let drive at метить, направлять удар в local drive вчт. локальный дисковод logical drive вчт. логический дисковод n-high disk drive вчт. накопитель с n дисками network drive вчт. сетевой дисковод publicity drive рекламная кампания drive амер. (общественная) кампания (по привлечению новых членов и т. п.); to put on a drive начать кампанию; a drive to raise funds кампания по сбору средств ribbon drive вчт. привод красящей ленты sales drive кампания за увеличение сбыта servo drive вчт. следящий привод slim-line drive вчт. малогабаритный накопитель tape drive вчт. лентопротяжное устройство tape drive лентопротяжное устройство tape drive лентопротяжный механизм tape drive накопитель на магнитной ленте test drive испытание автомобиля для принятия решения о его приобретении tractor drive вчт. тянущая передача drive горн. проходить горизонтальную выработку; drive at метить; клонить (к чему-л.); what is he driving at? куда он гнет?

1. n

1) (outing) giro, (journey) tragitto

2) (leading to house) vialetto (d'accesso)

3) Tennis diritto, Golf drive m inv

4) (energy) grinta, energia, (motivation) spinta, stimolo, Psych impulso, (effort) sforzo eccezionale

5) Comm Pol campagna

6) Tech trasmissione f, Auto

7) Comput, (also: disk drive) disk drive m inv, unità f inv a dischi magnetici

2. vt

1) (cause to move: people, animals) condurre, (clouds, leaves) sospingere

2) (vehicle) guidare, (passenger) portare (in macchina etc)

3) (operate: machine) azionare

4)

3. vi

(drive a car) guidare, (travel by car) andare in macchina

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- drive at

- drive back

- drive off

- drive on

- drive out

- drive up