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drive

Pronunciation: /draɪv/

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German translation of drive

A. n.

  • 3 (energy) Tatkraft
  • 5 [Motor Veh.] left-hand/right-hand drive = Links-/Rechtssteuerung

B. v.t. (drove /drəʊv/, driven /ˈdrɪvn/)

  • 4 (fig.) drive sb. to sth. = jmdn. zu etw. treiben drive sb. to do sth. or into doing sth. = jmdn. dazu treiben, etw. zu tun

C. v.i. (drove, driven)

  • 1 fahren can you drive? = kannst du Auto fahren?
  • 2 (go by car) mit dem [eigenen] Auto fahren

Phrasal verbs

ˈdrive at

v.t. (fig.) hinauswollen auf (+ Akk.) what are you driving at? = worauf wollen Sie hinaus?

drive aˈway

A. v.i. wegfahren
B. v.t. a wegfahren b (chase away) vertreiben

drive ˈoff

see drive away

drive ˈon

v.i. weiterfahren

drive ˈup

v.i. vorfahren (to vor) (+ Dat.)

drive in other Oxford dictionaries

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