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1 drive
A n1 ( 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 ;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.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 ;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 ;■ drive away:▶ drive away démarrer ;▶ drive away [sth/sb], drive [sth/sb] away2 ( 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] back1 ( 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.1 Aut démarrer ;2 Sport jouer le premier drive.■ drive on:▶ 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]. -
2 rise
A n1 ( increase) (in amount, number, inflation, rates) augmentation f (in de) ; (in prices, pressure) hausse f (in de) ; ( in temperature) élévation f (in de) ; ( in standards) amélioration f (in de) ; to be on the rise [crime, inflation, number] être en augmentation ; [prices] être en hausse ;3 ( upward movement) (of plane, balloon) ascension f ; (of water, liquid, sea) montée f ; the rise and fall of his chest le mouvement de sa respiration ;4 ( progress) ( of person) ascension f ; (of country, company, empire) essor m ; (of doctrine, ideology) montée f ; Hitler's rise and fall l'ascension et la chute de Hitler ; the rise and fall of the Roman Empire l'essor et le déclin de l'Empire romain ; her rise to fame son accession f à la gloire ;6 ( hill) butte f ;7 ( source) Geog source f ; the river has its rise in… le fleuve prend sa source dans… ; to give rise to fig donner lieu à [rumours, speculation, suspicion] ; susciter [happiness, resentment, frustration] ; causer [problem, increase, unemployment].1 ( become higher) [water] monter ; [price, rate, number, temperature] augmenter ; [voice] devenir plus fort ; to rise above [temperature, amount] dépasser ; his voice rose to a shout il a élevé la voix jusqu'à crier ; his voice rose in anger la colère lui a fait élever la voix ;3 ( get up) [person] se lever ; ( after falling) se relever ; to rise from the chair se lever du fauteuil ; to rise from the dead ressusciter des morts ; ‘rise and shine!’ ‘debout!’ ; ‘all rise’ Jur ‘Messieurs, la cour!’ ;7 ( progress) [person] réussir ; to rise to devenir [director, manager] ; s'élever à [rank, position] ; to rise to fame atteindre la célébrité ; he rose from apprentice to manager il a commencé comme apprenti et est devenu directeur ; she rose from nothing to become partant de rien elle a réussi à devenir ; to rise through the ranks gravir tous les échelons ;8 ( slope upwards) [ground, road] monter ; [mountain, cliff] s'élever ; to rise to a height of s'élever à une hauteur de ;9 ( appear over horizon) [sun, moon, star] se lever ;11 Culin [dough, cake] lever ;13 Fishg [fish] venir nager à la surface.■ rise above:■ rise up1 ( ascend) [ball, balloon, bird, plane] s'élever ; [smoke, steam] monter ; fig [building, mountain] se dresser ; an office building rose up on the site of the old church un immeuble de bureaux s'est construit à l'emplacement de la vieille église ; a great shout rose up from the crowd un grand cri a jailli de la foule ;2 ( rebel) littér [people, region, nation] se soulever (against contre) ; to rise up in revolt se révolter. -
3 intake
intake ['ɪnteɪk]∎ the intake of refugees l'accueil m des réfugiés;∎ they've increased their intake of medical students ils ont décidé d'admettre davantage d'étudiants en médecine;∎ this year's intake of pupils is or are of a higher standard than usual cette année les nouveaux élèves sont d'un niveau plus élevé que d'habitude∎ an intake rate of 10 litres per second un débit d'admission de 10 litres par seconde;∎ a high energy intake une consommation importante d'énergie;∎ air intake admission f d'air∎ a daily intake of 2,000 calories une ration quotidienne de 2000 calories;∎ there was a sharp intake of breath tout le monde/il/elle/ etc retint son souffle;∎ oxygen intake absorption f d'oxygène►► British intake class cours m préparatoire;Technology intake manifold conduits mpl d'admission, collecteur m d'admission;Technology intake valve soupape f d'admission
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