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| drive⇒ vi | (operate a vehicle) | Auto fahren Nn + Vt |
| | | fahren Vi |
| | I can't drive yet. I'm only 15. |
| | We've been driving for hours; aren't we there yet? |
| | You're driving too fast! |
| | Ich darf noch nicht Auto fahren, ich bin erst 15. |
| | Du fährst zu schnell! |
| drive [sth]⇒ vtr | (operate: a vehicle) | mit etwas fahren Präp + Vi |
| | Would you like to drive my new car? |
| | Möchtest du mit meinem neuen Auto fahren? |
| drive [sb]⇒ vtr | (passenger: transport) | jemanden fahren Vt |
| | | jemanden mitnehmen Vt, sepa |
| | (formell) | jemanden transportieren Vt |
| | I'll be late to the show unless you can drive me. |
| | Ich komme zu spät, außer du fährst mich. |
| drive [sth]⇒ vtr | (cause movement) | etwas antreiben Vt, sepa |
| | Wind drives the fan and creates electricity. |
| | Der Wind treibt die Windkraftanlage an und produziert Strom. |
| drive [sb] to [sth]⇒ vtr | (passenger: transport) | jemanden zu etwas bringen Präp + Vt |
| | | jemanden zu etwas fahren Präp + Vi |
| | Could you drive me to the station? |
| | Könntest du mich zur Haltestelle bringen? |
| drive [sb] to [sth] vtr + prep | figurative (compel, cause) | jemanden zu etwas treiben Präp + Vi |
| | | der Grund für etwas sein VP |
| | The addiction drove him to a life of crime and misery. |
| | Die Sucht trieb ihn in ein Leben voller Kriminalität und Elend. |
| drive [sb] to do [sth] vtr + prep | figurative (compel, cause) | jemanden zu etwas bringen Präp + Vt |
| | | jemanden zu etwas zwingen Präp + Vt |
| | | jemanden zu etwas verleiten Präp + Vt |
| | The desire to make her parents proud is what drives her to succeed. |
| | Der Wunsch ihre Eltern stolz zu machen, bringt sie zum Erfolg. |
| drive [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (push, power) (Konversation) | etwas lenken Vt |
| | | etwas antreiben Vt, sepa |
| | Spending drives the economy. |
| | Die Ausgaben lenken die Wirtschaft. |
| Zusätzliche Übersetzungen |
| drive adj | (part of machine) | Antriebs- Präf |
| | There's a problem in the drive train. |
| drive n | (journey by car) | Fahrt Nf |
| | The drive was really tiring. |
| drive n | (pleasure trip) | Fahrt Nf |
| | Let's go for a drive in the country. |
| drive n | (push) | Tatkraft Nf |
| | | Elan, Schwung Nm |
| | | Energie Nf |
| | His drive to succeed led him into business. |
| drive n | ([sth] driven: animals, cargo) | Ladung Nf |
| | The whole drive of cattle fell ill and nearly died en route. |
| drive n | (psychology: urge) | Trieb Nm |
| | He has difficulty controlling his drives. |
| drive n | (forward course) | Antrieb Nm |
| | | Antritt Nm |
| | They somehow found the energy for a final drive for the finish line. |
| drive n | (military thrust) (Militär) | Feldzug Nm |
| | | Vorstoß Nm |
| | The army's drive into enemy territory was a great success. |
| drive n | (charity) | Veranstaltung Nf |
| | The spring fund-raising drive was very successful. |
| drive n | (energy) | Energie Nf |
| | She's got a lot of drive and that motivates everyone. |
| drive n | (machinery) | Antrieb Nm |
| | The belt drive is poorly designed. |
| drive n | (automobiles) (Automatikschaltung) | Drive Nm |
| | | Fahren Nn |
| | Move the car from neutral to drive and release the brakes. |
| drive n | (sports: hitting) | Schlag Nm |
| | Her drive sent the ball right past her opponent. |
| drive n | (computing) | Laufwerk Nn |
| | Insert the CD into the drive. |
| Drive n | (road name) | Straße Nf |
| | Jane's address is 65 Poplar Drive. |
drive,
driveway n | (driveway: path from house to road) | Auffahrt Nf |
| | | Einfahrt Nf |
| | | Zufahrt Nf |
| | An expensive-looking sports car turned into the drive. |
| | Sarah parked her car in the driveway. |
| drive [sb] to do [sth] v expr | figurative (motivate) | jemanden motvieren etwas zu tun VP |
| | | jemanden antreiben etwas zu tun VP |
| | | jemanden anspornen etwas zu tun VP |
| | What drives her to succeed is a desire to make her parents proud. |
| drive⇒ vi | (be impelled) | getrieben werden V Part Perf + Hv |
| | The yacht drove before the strong wind. |
| drive vi | (go forward vigorously) | treiben Vt |
| | The storm drove onwards, gathering strength. |
| drive vi | (travel by vehicle) | fahren Vi |
| | | mit dem Auto fahren VP |
| | Shall we drive or take the train? |
| drive vi | (sports: hit or kick) (Sport, Golf) | Treibschlag machen Nm + Vt |
| | In golf, I find driving easier than putting. |
| drive [sth]⇒ vtr | (sport: hit, kick) (Sport) | etwas schießen Vt |
| | | etwas schlagen Vt |
| | Kane drove a low shot past the goalkeeper. |
| drive [sth] vtr | (baseball: advance) (umgangssprachlich) | etwas nach Hause bringen Rdw |
| | He drove the runner home with a hit. |
| drive [sth] vtr | (logs: float down river) | etwas treiben Vt |
| | They drove the logs down the river. |
| drive [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (motivate) | jemanden antreiben Vt, sepa |
| | | jemanden motivieren Vt |
| | Ian's desire to be the best is what drives him. |
| drive [sb] to [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (provoke) | jemanden zu etwas treiben Präp + Vt |
| | | jemanden zu etwas provozieren Präp + Vt |
| | Her children always drive her to the point of madness. |
| drive [sth] to [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (push) | etwas in etwas lenken Präp + Vt |
| | | etwas auf etwas bringen Präp + Vt |
| | | etwas auf etwas hinsteuern Präp + Vt, sepa |
| | She drove the conversation to a certain topic. |
| drive [sth] into [sth/sb] vtr + prep | (nail, blade: hammer) | etwas in etwas rammen Präp + Vt |
| | | etwas in etwas schlagen Präp + Vt |
| | He drove the nail into the wall. |
| drive [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep | (sport: hit, kick) | [etw] in [etw] schießen Präp + Vt |
| | (ugs) | [etw] in [etw] ballern Präp + Vt |
| | She drove the ball into the net. |
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| drive away vi phrasal | (depart in a vehicle) | wegfahren Vi, sepa |
| | She wiped a tear from her eye as he drove away. |
| | Sie wischte sich eine Träne aus den Augen als er wegfuhr. |
| drive by vi phrasal | (go past in a vehicle) | vorbeifahren Vi, sepa |
| | Ray drove by in his truck. |
| drive [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | figurative (force to decrease) | den Preis von etwas drücken Rdw |
| | | den Preis von etwas senken Vt |
| | | weniger werden lassen Rdw |
| | The current economic crisis will drive down house prices. |
| drive [sth] forward vtr phrasal sep | figurative (propel) | vorantreiben Vt, sepa |
| | | beschleunigen Vt |
| | The new legislation was driven forward by fears of mass immigration. |
| drive forward vi phrasal | (steer ahead) | vorwärts fahren Adv + Vi |
| | | nach vorne fahren Rdw |
| | Instead of reversing, he drove forward into a tree. |
| drive [sth] forward vtr phrasal sep | (vehicle: steer ahead) | vorwärts fahren Adv + Vi |
| | | nach vorne fahren Rdw |
| drive in vi phrasal | (go by car) | mit dem Auto fahren Rdw |
| | | fahren Vi |
| | If we take the train we don't have to drive in and face all that traffic. |
| drive into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (enter: in a vehicle) | in etwas hineinfahen Rdw |
| | You will receive a ticket when you drive into the parking garage. |
| drive into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (crash: a vehicle) (ugs) | hineinpreschen Vi, sepa |
| | | in etwas fahren Rdw |
| | The drunk driver drove into a wall. |
| drive [sb] mad vtr phrasal sep | (make insane) | jmdn verrückt machen, jmdn irre machen Adj + Vt |
| | | jmdn wahnsinnig machen Adj + Vt |
| | Working 8 am to 7 pm without a break every day is starting to drive me mad. |
| drive [sb] mad vtr phrasal sep | (annoy) (übertragen) | jmdm auf die Nerven gehen Rdw |
| | | nerven Vt |
| | The way my teen leaves his clothes all over the floor drives me mad! |
| drive [sb] mad vtr phrasal sep | (arouse sexually) | jmdn verrückt machen Adj + Vt |
| | (Slang, vulgär) | jmdn geil machen Adj + Vt |
| | (ugs, übertragen) | jmdn heiß machen Adj + Vt |
| | Harry's deep, velvety voice drives his girlfriend mad. |
| drive off vi phrasal | (vehicle: pull out, move off) | wegfahren Vi, sepa |
| | I sadly watched him drive off, knowing I wouldn't see him again. |
| | Ich sah ihn traurig wegfahren, wissend, dass ich ihn nicht wieder sehen würde. |
| drive [sth/sb] out vtr phrasal sep | (force to leave) | jemanden/etwas vertreiben Vt |
| | | jemanden/etwas fortjagen Vt, sepa |
| | The natives were driven out of their villages by the foreign invaders. |
| | Die Eingeborenen wurden von fremden Eindringlingen aus ihren Dörfern vertrieben. |
| drive up vi phrasal | (arrive in a vehicle) | vorfahren Vi, sepa |
| | (vage) | ankommen Vi, sepa |
| | I was surprised to see him drive up in a flashy sportscar. |
| | Ich war überrascht ihn in einem protzigen Sportwagen vorfahren zu sehen. |
| drive [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative (price: cause to rise) | [etw] in die Höhe treiben VP |
| | | [etw] höher werden lassen VP |
| | Demand for housing is driving house prices up. |
| | Die Nachfrage nach Häusern treibt die Immobilienpreise in die Höhe. |
Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
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| blood drive n | (event: blood donation) | Blutspendeaktion Nf |
| | I'll be giving my 95th pint at the blood drive on Monday. |
| chain drive n | (mechanism: roller chain) (Automobil) | Kettenantrieb Nm |
| | My first motorcycle had a chain drive and I had to remember to check the tension. |
| | The chain drive on a bicycle transfers power from the pedals to turn the wheels. |
| disk drive n | (computing: hardware) | Diskettenlaufwerk Nn |
| drive a hard bargain v expr | (be tough negotiator) | ein harter Verhandlungspartner sein Rdw |
| | The shopkeeper drove a hard bargain, but we eventually agreed on a price for the vase. |
| drive at [sth] vi + prep | figurative (suggest, intend to say) | auf [etw] hinauswollen Präp + Vi, sepa |
| | | [etw] mit [etw] andeuten wollen VP |
| | What are you driving at? |
| drive [sb/sth] away vtr + adv | (repel, force to leave) (informell) | jemanden abturnen Vt, sepa |
| | | jemanden vertreiben Vt |
| | She drove him away with her constant nagging. |
| | Sie turnte ihn mit ihrer ständigen Nörgelei ab. |
| drive [sb/sth] back vtr + adv | (cause [sb/sth] to retreat) | zurückdrängen Vt, sepa |
| | | verdrängen Vt |
| | The soldiers were making good progress across the snowy terrain until a blizzard drove them back. |
| drive-by n | (shooting from a passing car) | das Schießen aus einem vorbeifahrenden Auto Rdw |
| | (Anglizismus) | Drive-by Nm |
| | Osman admitted that he was the gunman in a drive-by. |
| drive-by adj | (shooting: from passing car) | aus einem vorbeifahrenden Auto schießen Rdw |
| | A man has life-threatening injuries after a drive-by incident in Tucson. |
| drive [sb] crazy v expr | informal (make insane) | jemanden verrückt machen Adj + Vt |
| | | jemanden wahnsinnig machen Adj + Vt |
| | | jemanden in den Wahnsinn treiben Rdw |
| | Staying at home all day with young three kids has driven me crazy. |
| drive [sb] crazy v expr | informal (annoy) | jemandem auf die Nerven gehen Rdw |
| | | jemanden verrückt machen Adj + Vt |
| | | jemanden wahnsinnig machen Adj + Vt |
| | That hip-hop music just drives me crazy! |
| drive [sb] crazy v expr | informal (arouse sexually) (Slang, Anglizismus) | jemanden anturnen Vt, sepa |
| | | jemanden anmachen Vt, sepa |
| | (übertragen) | jemanden scharf machen Rdw |
| | (Slang) | jemanden geil machen Adj + Vt |
| | The way you kiss drives me crazy. |
| drive [sb] home vtr + adv | (take [sb] home in car) | heimfahren Vt, sepa |
| | | jmdn nach Hause fahren VP |
| drive [sth] home vtr + adv | (propel into place) (informell) | reinschlagen Vt, sepa |
| | | einschlagen Vt, sepa |
| | | hineinschlagen Vt, sepa |
| | A sharp blow of the hammer drove the nail home. |
| drive [sth] home vtr + adv | figurative (instil or impress the truth of [sth]) | jmdm [etw] bewusst machen Adj + Vt |
| | (übertragen) | jmdn [etw] nochmal vor Augen halten Rdw |
| | | jmdm [etw] klar machen Adj + Vt |
| | My dad's funeral really drove home the fact that he was gone forever. |
| drive-in n | US (restaurant) (Anglizismus) | Drive-in Nn |
| | (Anglizismus) | Drive-in-Restaurant Nn |
| | (Anglizismus) | Drive-in-Lokal Nn |
| | When my father met my mother she was a waitress at the drive-in. |
| drive-in n | US (cinema) | Autokino Nn |
| | (Anglizismus) | Drive-in-Kino Nn |
| | Danny invited Sandy to the drive-in to see a movie. |
| drive-in adj | US (cinema, restaurant) (Anglizismus) | Drive-in- Präf |
| | There are very few drive-in theaters left in North America. |
| drive [sth/sb] off⇒ vtr | (chase away) | jemanden/etwas verjagen Vt |
| | | jemanden/etwas vertreiben Vt |
| | (heroisch) | jemanden/etwas in die Flucht schlagen Rdw |
| | We had to drive off the wolves that were stalking the sheep. |
| | Wir mussten die Wölfe verjagen, die die Schafe jagten. |
| drive on vi + adv | (keep driving without stopping) | weiterfahren Vi, sepa |
| | Shall I drop you off here, or do you want me to drive on? |
| drive over [sth] vi + prep | (vehicle: go on top of [sth]) | über etwas fahren Rdw |
| | The driver slowly drove over the loose gravel. |
| drive [sb] potty v expr | mainly UK, informal (greatly annoy [sb]) (Slang, vulgär) | jmdm auf den Sack gehen Rdw |
| | (ugs, übertragen) | jmdm auf die Nerven gehen Rdw |
| | (ugs) | jmdn verrückt machen Adj + Vt |
drive shaft,
drive-shaft,
US: driveshaft n | (mechanism) | Antriebswelle Nf |
drive train,
drivetrain n | (automotive system) | Antriebsstrang Nm |
| drive [sb] up the wall v expr | figurative, informal (irritate [sb]) (übertragen) | jmdn auf die Palme bringen Rdw |
| | | jmdn verrückt machen, jmdn wahnsinnig machen Adj + Vt |
| | | nerven Vt |
| | Dan's non-stop ranting about the boss is driving us all up the wall. |
| drive-by report n | US, figurative, informal (brief news account) | Eilmeldung Nf |
| | The journalist did a drive-by report that Jones has announced his resignation. |
| drive-by shooting n | (gunfire from car) | das Schießen aus einem vorbeifahrenden Auto Rdw |
| | The police have arrested an 18-year-old gang member in connection with a drive-by shooting. |
| drive-by surgery n | US, figurative, informal (quick operation) | ambulanter Eingriff Adj + Nm |
| | | ambulante Operation Adj + Nf |
| drive-in theater n | US (car-park cinema) | Autokino Nn |
drive-through,
drive-thru n | (takeaway restaurant) (Anglizismus) | Drive-In Nn |
| | (Anglizismus) | Drive-In-Restaurant Nn |
| | Dave made a quick detour to the drive-through for fries on his way home from the office. |
drive-through,
drive-thru n as adj | (used from a car) | Auto- Präf |
| | (Anglizismus) | Drive-In- Präf |
| | The drive-through restaurant is inaccessible to pedestrians. |
flash drive,
also UK: pen drive n | (computer: memory device) (Tech) | USB-Stick Nm |
| | Every paper I wrote this year is on this flash drive. |
| food drive n | (charity event) | Lebensmittelspende Nf |
| | The church is holding a food drive this weekend to help needy families. |
| four-wheel drive n | (vehicle: SUV) | Allradantrieb Nm |
| | | Vierradantrieb Nm |
| | Drivers in rural areas need a four-wheel drive to cope with winter conditions. |
| four-wheel drive n as adj | (vehicle: of SUV type) | Allrad- Präf |
| | | Vierrad- Präf |
| go for a drive v expr | (take: car trip) | eine Spritztour machen Rdw |
| | Let's go for a drive to the beach with our children. |
| hard drive n | (data-reading hardware) | Festplatte Nf |
| | The police were able to retrieve information from the fraudster's hard drive. |
| | Die Polizei war in der Lage, Informationen von der Festplatte des Betrügers abzurufen. |
| self-drive adj | UK (rented vehicle: driven by the renter) | Selbstfahrer- Präf |
| self-drive adj | UK (vacation: driving your own car) | Selbstfahrer- Präf |
| | | für Selbstfahrer Präp + Npl |
| | | mit dem eigenen Auto Rdw |
| sex drive n | (sexual desire) | Sexualtrieb Nm |
| | | Geschlechtstrieb Nm |
| | | Libido Nf |
| | After his surgery he had little sex drive. |
| tape drive n | (transfers data between computer and tape) | Bandlaufwerk Nn |
| | We used to load reels of tape onto the tape drive so old data could be read. |
| test drive n | (trial of car before buying) | Probefahrt Nf |