| Additional Translations |
| drive adj | (part of machine) (automóvil) | transmisión nf |
| | | tracción nf |
| | There's a problem in the drive train. |
| | Hay un problema en la transmisión del tren. |
| drive n | (journey by car) (en auto) | viaje nm |
| | The drive was really tiring. |
| | El viaje fue agotador. |
| drive n | (pleasure trip) (en coche) | vuelta nf |
| | | paseo nm |
| | Let's go for a drive in the country. |
| | Demos una vuelta en coche por el campo. |
| drive n | (push) (motivación) | deseo nm |
| | (fuerza interna) | impulso, espíritu nm |
| | His drive to succeed led him into business. |
| | Su deseo de tener éxito le llevó al mundo de los negocios. |
| drive n | ([sth] driven: animals, cargo) (animales) | rebaño nm |
| | (AmL) | arreo nm |
| | The whole drive of cattle fell ill and nearly died en route. |
| | Todo el rebaño enfermó y casi muere en el viaje. |
| drive n | (psychology: urge) | impulso, instinto nm |
| | He has difficulty controlling his drives. |
| | Tiene dificultades para controlar sus impulsos (or: instintos). |
| drive n | (forward course) | aceleración nf |
| | | sprint nm |
| | They somehow found the energy for a final drive for the finish line. |
| | De algún modo encontraron energía para una aceleración final hacia la meta. |
| drive n | (military thrust) | ofensiva nf |
| | | avance nm |
| | The army's drive into enemy territory was a great success. |
| | La ofensiva del ejército en territorio enemigo fue un éxito. |
| drive n | (charity) | campaña nf |
| | The spring fund-raising drive was very successful. |
| | La campaña de recolección de fondos de primavera fue muy satisfactoria. |
| drive n | (energy) | energía, fuerza nf |
| | She's got a lot of drive and that motivates everyone. |
| | Tiene mucha energía (or: fuerza) y eso motiva a todo el mundo. |
| drive n | (machinery) (mecánica) | correa de transmisión loc nom f |
| | The belt drive is poorly designed. |
| | La correa de transmisión está mal diseñada. |
| drive n | (automobiles) (en la palanca de cambios) | marcha nf |
| | (anglicismo) | drive nm |
| | Move the car from neutral to drive and release the brakes. |
| | Pasa el coche de punto muerto a marcha y suelta los frenos. |
| drive n | (sports: hitting) | tiro, lanzamiento nm |
| | | golpe nm |
| | Her drive sent the ball right past her opponent. |
| | Su tiro (or: lanzamiento) mandó la pelota justo detrás de su adversario. |
| drive n | (computing) (informática) | lector nm |
| | (voz inglesa) | drive nm |
| | Insert the CD into the drive. |
| | Inserta el disco compacto en el lector. |
| | Inserta el disco compacto en el drive. |
| Drive n | (road name) | calle nf |
| | Jane's address is 65 Poplar Drive. |
| | La dirección de Jane es calle del Álamo, 65. |
drive,
driveway n | (driveway: path from house to road) | entrada nf |
| | | camino nm |
| | An expensive-looking sports car turned into the drive. |
| | Sarah parked her car in the driveway. |
| | Un coche deportivo de aspecto caro apareció en la entrada. // Sarah estacionó su auto en la entrada. |
| drive [sb] to do [sth] v expr | figurative (motivate) | motivar a vtr + prep |
| | | impulsar a vtr + prep |
| | What drives her to succeed is a desire to make her parents proud. |
| | Lo que la motiva a triunfar son las ganas de hacer que sus padres se sientan orgullosos de ella. |
| drive⇒ vi | (be impelled) | ser impulsado loc verb |
| | The yacht drove before the strong wind. |
| | El yate fue impulsado por el fuerte viento. |
| drive vi | (go forward vigorously) | acometer⇒, arremeter⇒ vi |
| | The storm drove onwards, gathering strength. |
| | La tormenta arremetió (or: acometió), aumentando su intensidad. |
| drive vi | (travel by vehicle) | ir en coche loc verb |
| | Shall we drive or take the train? |
| | ¿Vamos en coche o en tren? |
| drive vi | (sports: hit or kick) | golpear⇒ vtr |
| | | pegar el drive loc verb |
| | In golf, I find driving easier than putting. |
| | En el golf, encuentro más fácil golpear que hacer hoyo. |
| | En el golf, me es más fácil pegar el drive que el putt. |
| drive [sth]⇒ vtr | (sport: hit, kick) | lanzar⇒ vtr |
| | | tirar⇒ vtr |
| | (fútbol) | patear⇒ vtr |
| | Kane drove a low shot past the goalkeeper. |
| | Kane lanzó un tiro bajo al portero. |
| drive [sth] vtr | (baseball: advance) | llevar⇒ vtr |
| | He drove the runner home with a hit. |
| | Llevó al corredor a la base con un tiro. |
| drive [sth] vtr | (logs: float down river) (formando balsas) | transportar⇒ vtr |
| | (ES, ganchero) | guiar⇒ vtr |
| | They drove the logs down the river. |
| | Transportó los troncos río abajo. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. los gancheros guiaban los troncos por el río. |
| drive [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (motivate) | impulsar a vtr + prep |
| | Ian's desire to be the best is what drives him. |
| | El deseo de ser el mejor impulsa a Ian. |
| drive [sb] to [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (provoke) (figurado) | llevar a alguien a loc verb |
| | | conducir a alguien a loc verb |
| | Her children always drive her to the point of madness. |
| | Sus hijos siempre la llevan al borde de la locura. |
| drive [sth] to [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (push) | llevar a, llevar hacia vtr + prep |
| | | conducir a, conducir hacia vtr + prep |
| | | dirigir a, dirigir hacia vtr + prep |
| | She drove the conversation to a certain topic. |
| | Llevó la conversación a un tema en particular. |
| drive [sth] into [sth/sb] vtr + prep | (nail, blade: hammer) | clavar⇒ vtr |
| | He drove the nail into the wall. |
| | Clavó el clavo en la pared. |
| drive [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep | (sport: hit, kick) | meter en vtr + prep |
| | | lanzar a vtr + prep |
| | She drove the ball into the net. |
| | Ella metió la pelota en el aro. |
Locuciones verbales
drive | drive into |
| drive away vi phrasal | (depart in a vehicle) | alejarse conduciendo, irse conduciendo loc verb |
| | (AmL) | alejarse manejando, irse manejando loc verb |
| | She wiped a tear from her eye as he drove away. |
| | Ella se enjugó una lágrima mientras él se alejaba conduciendo. |
| drive by vi phrasal | (go past in a vehicle) | pasar⇒ vi |
| | | pasar conduciendo vi + adv |
| | Ray drove by in his truck. |
| | Ray pasó con su camión. |
| drive [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | figurative (force to decrease) | hacer bajar, hacer caer loc verb |
| | The current economic crisis will drive down house prices. |
| | La actual crisis económica hará bajar (or: caer) los precios de las casas. |
| drive [sth] forward vtr phrasal sep | figurative (propel) | impulsar⇒ vtr |
| | The new legislation was driven forward by fears of mass immigration. |
| | La nueva legislación fue impulsada por el temor a la inmigración masiva. |
| drive forward vi phrasal | (steer ahead) | avanzar⇒ vi |
| | Instead of reversing, he drove forward into a tree. |
| | En vez de hacer marcha atrás, avanzó y se estrelló contra un árbol. |
| drive [sth] forward vtr phrasal sep | (vehicle: steer ahead) | avanzar⇒ vi |
| | | dirigirse⇒ v prnl |
| drive in vi phrasal | (go by car) | ir en coche, ir en auto, ir en carro loc verb |
| | If we take the train we don't have to drive in and face all that traffic. |
| | Si tomamos el tren, no tendremos que ir en coche y lidiar con el tráfico. |
| drive [sb] mad vtr phrasal sep | (make insane) | volver loco a loc verb |
| | Working 8 am to 7 pm without a break every day is starting to drive me mad. |
| drive [sb] mad vtr phrasal sep | (annoy) | volver loco a loc verb |
| | The way my teen leaves his clothes all over the floor drives me mad! |
| drive [sb] mad vtr phrasal sep | (arouse sexually) (figurado) | volver loco a loc verb |
| | | enloquecer a vtr + prep |
| | Harry's deep, velvety voice drives his girlfriend mad. |
| drive off vi phrasal | (vehicle: pull out, move off) | alejarse en coche loc verb |
| | I sadly watched him drive off, knowing I wouldn't see him again. |
| | Con pena lo vi alejarse en el coche, sabiendo que no volvería a verlo. |
| drive [sth/sb] out vtr phrasal sep | (force to leave) | expulsar algo, expulsar a alguien loc verb |
| | | echar algo, echar a alguien loc verb |
| | The natives were driven out of their villages by the foreign invaders. |
| | Los nativos fueron expulsados de sus aldeas por los invasores extranjeros. |
| drive up vi phrasal | (arrive in a vehicle) | llegar⇒ vtr |
| | I was surprised to see him drive up in a flashy sportscar. |
| | Me sorprendió verlo llegar en un llamativo auto deportivo. |
| drive [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative (price: cause to rise) | hacer subir loc verb |
| | Demand for housing is driving house prices up. |
| | La demanda de viviendas está haciendo subir los precios de las casas. |
Compound Forms:
drive | drive into |
| blood drive n | (event: blood donation) | campaña de donación de sangre nf + loc adj |
| | I'll be giving my 95th pint at the blood drive on Monday. |
| cattle drive n | (herding livestock) | acarreo de ganado nm + loc adj |
| chain drive n | (mechanism: roller chain) | transmisión por cadena nf + loc adj |
| | 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. |
| | Mi primera moto tenía transmisión por cadena y tenía que acordarme de revisar la tensión. |
| disk drive n | (computing: hardware) | unidad de disco nf + loc adj |
| | | lector de discos nm + loc adj |
| drink and drive v expr | (operate vehicle while drunk) | conducir bajo los efectos del alcohol loc verb |
| | It is illegal to drink and drive. |
| | Es ilegal conducir bajo los efectos del alcohol. |
| drive a bargain v expr | (negotiate a deal) | regatear⇒ vtr |
| | I got a good price on my new car because I drove a hard bargain with the salesman. |
| | Conseguí el coche nuevo a un buen precio porque regateé con el vendedor. |
| drive a hard bargain v expr | (be tough negotiator) | saber negociar loc verb |
| | | saber regatear loc verb |
| | | regatear al máximo vi + loc adv |
| | The shopkeeper drove a hard bargain, but we eventually agreed on a price for the vase. |
| | El vendedor supo negociar, pero eventualmente llegamos a un acuerdo por el precio de la vasija. |
drive a wedge between [sb],
drive a wedge between [sb] and [sb] v expr | figurative (cause bad feeling between) | abrir una brecha loc verb |
| | | sembrar la discordia loc verb |
| | | dividir⇒ vtr |
| | I can't help feeling that your mother is trying to drive a wedge between us. |
| drive at [sth] vi + prep | figurative (suggest, intend to say) | querer llegar loc verb |
| | What are you driving at? |
| | ¿Adónde quieres llegar? |
| drive [sb/sth] away vtr + adv | (repel, force to leave) | alejar⇒, ahuyentar⇒, espantar⇒ vtr |
| Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». |
| | She drove him away with her constant nagging. |
| | Ella lo alejó con sus constantes quejas. |
| drive [sb/sth] back vtr + adv | (cause [sb/sth] to retreat) | hacer retroceder loc verb |
| | | hacer regresar loc verb |
| | The soldiers were making good progress across the snowy terrain until a blizzard drove them back. |
| drive-by n | (shooting from a passing car) | tiroteo desde un vehículo en movimiento nm + loc adj |
| | | tiroteo desde un auto en movimiento nm + loc adj |
| | (ES) | tiroteo desde un coche en movimiento nm + loc adj |
| | Osman admitted that he was the gunman in a drive-by. |
| | Osman admitió ser el tirador en un tiroteo desde un vehículo en movimiento |
| | Osman admitió ser el tirador en un tiroteo desde un coche en movimiento. |
| drive-by adj | (shooting: from passing car) | tiroteo desde un vehículo en movimiento nm + loc adj |
| | | tiroteo desde un auto en movimiento nm + loc adj |
| | (ES) | tiroteo desde un coche en movimiento nm + loc adj |
| | A man has life-threatening injuries after a drive-by incident in Tucson. |
| | Un hombre tiene heridas letales después de un tiroteo desde un vehículo en movimiento en Tucson. |
| drive [sb] crazy v expr | informal (make insane) (coloquial) | volver loco a loc verb |
| | | enloquecer a vtr + prep |
| | Staying at home all day with young three kids has driven me crazy. |
| drive [sb] crazy v expr | informal (annoy) (ES, coloquial) | poner de los nervios a loc verb |
| | (ES, coloquial) | crispar los nervios a loc verb |
| | That hip-hop music just drives me crazy! |
| | ¡Esa música hip-hop me pone de los nervios! |
| drive [sb] crazy v expr | informal (arouse sexually) (ES, coloquial) | poner a vtr + prep |
| | | calentar a vtr + prep |
| | The way you kiss drives me crazy. |
| | El modo en que me besas me pone. |
| drive [sb] home vtr + adv | (take [sb] home in car) | llevar a casa a loc verb |
| | | conducir a casa a loc verb |
| drive [sth] home vtr + adv | (propel into place) | poner en su lugar expr |
| | A sharp blow of the hammer drove the nail home. |
| drive [sth] home vtr + adv | figurative (instil or impress the truth of [sth]) | tomar conciencia loc verb |
| | My dad's funeral really drove home the fact that he was gone forever. |
| | En el funeral de mi papá, tomamos conciencia de que se había ido para siempre. |
| drive-in n | US (restaurant) (literal, anticuado) | lugar para comer en el auto grupo nom |
| | When my father met my mother she was a waitress at the drive-in. |
| | Cuando mi padre conoció a mi madre, ella era mesera en un lugar para comer en el auto. |
| drive-in n | US (cinema) | autocine nm |
| | Danny invited Sandy to the drive-in to see a movie. |
| drive-in adj | US (cinema, restaurant) (cine, restaurante) | auto prefijo |
| | There are very few drive-in theaters left in North America. |
| | Quedan muy pocos autocines en Norte América. |
| drive [sth/sb] off⇒ vtr | (chase away) | ahuyentar⇒ vtr |
| | We had to drive off the wolves that were stalking the sheep. |
| | Tuvimos que ahuyentar a los lobos que estaban acosando a las ovejas. |
| drive on vi + adv | (keep driving without stopping) (conduciendo) | seguir adelante loc verb |
| | | seguir conduciendo loc verb |
| | Shall I drop you off here, or do you want me to drive on? |
drive [sb] out of his mind,
drive [sb] out of her mind v expr | figurative, informal (annoy) (coloquial) | sacar de sus casillas a expr |
| | | sacar de quicio a expr |
| | The baby's constant crying drove James out of his mind. |
| | El constante llanto del bebé sacó de quicio a James. |
drive [sb] out of his mind,
drive [sb] out of her mind v expr | figurative, informal (arouse sexually) (coloquial, figurado) | calentar a vtr |
| | | poner a vtr |
| | Watching you sunbathe used to drive me out of my mind. |
| | Verte tomando sol me calentaba mucho. |
| drive over [sth] vi + prep | (vehicle: go on top of [sth]) (arena, ripio, pedregullo) | conducir sobre v+prep |
| | The driver slowly drove over the loose gravel. |
| | El conductor condujo lentamente sobre la gravilla suelta. |
| drive [sb] potty v expr | mainly UK, informal (greatly annoy [sb]) | volver loco a alguien loc verb + prep |
| | (coloquial) | sacarle las canas a alguien, sacarle canas a alguien loc verb + prep |
| | (AmL: coloquial) | sacarle canas verdes a alguien loc verb + prep |
| drive [sb] round the bend v expr | figurative, informal (make insane) | volver loco a loc verb |
| | | llevar a alguien a la locura loc verb |
| | You're driving me round the bend! |
| | ¡Me estás volviendo loca! |
drive screw,
screw nail n | (fastener for wood) (tornillo) | tirafondo nm |
drive shaft,
drive-shaft,
US: driveshaft n | (mechanism) | eje de transmisión nm + loc adj |
| drive stick v expr | US, informal (drive manual-transmission car) | conducir con cambio manual loc verb |
| | In Europe, almost everybody drives stick. |
| | En Europa, casi todo el mundo conduce con cambio manual. |
drive time,
driving time n | (travel time) | tiempo de conducción loc nom m |
| drive time n | (broadcasting: commuting hours) | transmisión en hora punta nf + loc adj |
| | | transmisión en hora pico nf + loc adj |
| drive-time adj | (broadcasting: during commuting hours) | de hora punta loc adj |
| | | de hora pico loc adj |
| drive [sb] to despair v expr | (cause [sb] to feel hopeless) | quitar las esperanzas a loc verb |
| | | hacer sentir desesperado a loc verb |
| drive [sb] to despair v expr | informal (cause [sb] to feel exasperated) | desesperar a vtr + prep |
drive train,
drivetrain n | (automotive system) | transmisión nf |
| | | tren de transmisión nm + loc adj |
| drive [sb] up the wall v expr | figurative, informal (irritate [sb]) | sacar a alguien de quicio loc verb + prep |
| | | sacar a alguien de sus casillas loc verb + prep |
| | (coloquial) | volver loco a alguien loc verb + prep |
| | Dan's non-stop ranting about the boss is driving us all up the wall. |
| drive yourself to [sth] v expr | (go by car) | conducir uno mismo hasta algo loc verb |
| | I don't think you should drive yourself to the hospital. |
| | Creo que no deberías conducir tu mismo hasta el hospital. |
| drive yourself to [sth] v expr | figurative (motivate yourself) (figurado) | conducirse a uno mismo loc verb |
| | | motivarse a uno mismo loc verb |
| drive-by report n | US, figurative, informal (brief news account) | informe corto nm + adj |
| | | reporte corto nm + adj |
| | The journalist did a drive-by report that Jones has announced his resignation. |
| drive-by shooting n | (gunfire from car) | tiroteo desde un auto en movimiento nm + loc adj |
| | (formal) | tiroteo desde un vehículo en movimiento nm + loc adj |
| | The police have arrested an 18-year-old gang member in connection with a drive-by shooting. |
| | La policía arrestó a un pandillero de 18 años involucrado en un tiroteo desde un auto en movimiento. |
| drive-by surgery n | US, figurative, informal (quick operation) | cirugía ambulatoria nf + adj |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Mi padre se sometió a una cirugía ambulatoria la semana pasada y ya está otra vez de pie. |
| drive-in theater n | US (car-park cinema) (México) | autocinema nm |
| | Se estará exhibiendo en el autocinema. |
drive-through,
drive-thru n | (takeaway restaurant) (voz inglesa) | drive-thru nm inv |
| | (PR) | servicarro nm |
| Note: Restaurante de comida para llevar donde se pide desde el vehículo. |
| | 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) (voz inglesa) | con drive-thru loc adj |
| | (AmL) | auto- prefijo |
| | (PR) | con servicarro loc adj |
| | The drive-through restaurant is inaccessible to pedestrians. |
| drive-up window n | (for customers in cars) (en restaurantes) | ventanilla de pedidos nf + loc adj |
| economy drive n | (strategy to save money) | plan de ahorro nm + loc adj |
| economy drive n | (government: reduction in spending money) | plan de ahorro nm + loc adj |
| | | medidas de ahorro nfpl + loc adj |
flash drive,
also UK: pen drive n | (computer: memory device) | memoria USB nf + adj inv |
| | (voz inglesa) | pendrive nm |
| | | unidad flash loc nom f |
| | (coloquial) | USB n amb |
| | Every paper I wrote this year is on this flash drive. |
| | En esta memoria USB tengo todos los documentos que he escrito este año. |
| fly-drive adj | (including flight and car hire) (AmL) | de vuelo y carro, de vuelo y auto loc adj |
| | (ES) | de vuelo y coche loc adj |
| food drive n | (charity event) | colecta de alimentos nf + loc adj |
| | The church is holding a food drive this weekend to help needy families. |
| | Este fin de semana, la iglesia está organizando una colecta de alimentos para ayudar a las familias necesitadas. |
| four-wheel drive n | (vehicle: SUV) (coloquial) | cuatro por cuatro loc nom m |
| | | todoterreno nm |
| | (AR) | cuatro por cuatro loc nom nf |
| | Drivers in rural areas need a four-wheel drive to cope with winter conditions. |
| | Los conductores de zonas rurales necesitan un cuatro por cuatro para resistir a las condiciones del invierno. |
| four-wheel drive n as adj | (vehicle: of SUV type) | cuatro por cuatro loc adj |
| | | con tracción de cuatro por cuatro loc adj |
| front-wheel drive n | (car: power to front wheels only) | tracción delantera nf |
| | Her new car's got front-wheel drive; it's a lot better on slippery roads than her old one was. |
| | Su nuevo auto tiene tracción delantera, es mucho mejor en caminos deslizantes que el que tenía antes. |
| go for a drive v expr | (take: car trip) (coloquial, en coche) | ir a dar una vuelta, ir a dar un paseo loc verb |
| | Let's go for a drive to the beach with our children. |
| | ¿Vamos a dar una vuelta en coche hasta San Isidro? |
| hard drive n | (data-reading hardware) | disco duro loc nom m |
| | The police were able to retrieve information from the fraudster's hard drive. |
| | La policía pudo recuperar información del disco duro del estafador. |
| left-hand drive n | (vehicle with steering wheel on left) | vehículo con volante a la izquierda nm + loc adj |
| left-hand drive n as adj | (with steering wheel on left) | con volante a la izquierda loc adj |
| line drive n | (baseball hit) | línea nf |
| | (voz inglesa) | line drive loc nom m |
| liner n | colloquial (baseball hit) | bola baja loc nom f |
| | The batter hit a liner in the second inning. |
| | El bateador golpeó una bola baja en la segunda entrada. |
| motor drive | (mechanics) (mecánica) | motor nm |