| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| drift vi | (float on water) | driva vitr |
| | | glida vitr |
| | There was a boat drifting in the middle of the lake. |
| | Det fanns en drivande båt på mitten av sjön. |
| screw around vi phrasal | vulgar, offensive, informal (waste time) (bildlig) | driva vitr |
| | | tramsa vitr |
| | Norman didn't finish his homework because he was screwing around on his skateboard. |
| gad about vi phrasal | (wander or travel around) | driva vitr |
| | | ränna vitr |
| | (vardagligt) | drälla vitr |
| | I'm not going anywhere in particular; just gadding about in the countryside. |
| operate sth vtr | (use: a machine) | sköta⇒ vtr |
| | | driva⇒ vtr |
| | (maskin eller fordon) | manövrera⇒ vtr |
| | Andrea operates a forklift truck at work. |
| actuate sth vtr | (provoke, motivate) | driva⇒ vtr |
| | | mana⇒ vtr |
| goad sb vtr | (provoke deliberately) | driva⇒ vtr |
| | | egga⇒ vtr |
| | Stop goading your little sister! |
| drift vi | (float on air) | driva vitr |
| | The leaves drifted on the wind. |
| | Löven drev i vinden. |
| mooch vi | UK, informal (wander aimlessly) | driva vitr |
| | | strosa vitr |
| | The students bunked off school and spent all day mooching around town. |
| run sth vtr | (operate a machine) | sköta⇒ vtr |
| | | driva⇒ vtr |
| | | köra⇒ vtr |
| | Do you know how to run a gas generator? |
| | Vet du hur man driver en bensingenerator? |
| bank n | (ridge of snow) (avlång) | snövall, vall s |
| | (allmänt, hög) | snödriva, driva s |
| | The car skidded off the road and stopped in a snow bank. |
| | Bilen gled av vägen och stannade i en snövall (or: vall). |
| drive sth vtr | (cause movement) | driva⇒ vtr |
| | Wind drives the fan and creates electricity. |
| | Vinden driver fläkten och skapar elektricitet. |
| operate sth vtr | (run: a business) | driva⇒ vtr |
| | | sköta⇒ vtr |
| | Karen operates a tool hire business in Birmingham. |
| drift n | (heap of snow, sand) | driva s |
| | The snow had accumulated in drifts in the fields. |
| | Snön hade samlats i drivor på fälten. |
| run sth vtr | (maintain a business) | köra⇒ vtr |
| | | driva⇒ vtr |
| | | hålla igång vtr partikel skj |
| | Gina runs a gluten-free bakery in California. |
| | Gina driver ett glutenfritt bageri i Kalifornien. |
| work sth vtr | (machine: operate) (allmänt) | sköta⇒ vtr |
| | | köra⇒, driva⇒ vtr |
| | | använda⇒ vtr |
| | Do you know how to work this machine? |
| | Vet du hur man kör (or: använder) den här maskinen? |
| herd sth/sb vtr | (guide: animals, people) (får etc) | valla⇒ vtr |
| | (boskap) | driva⇒ vtr |
| | (människor) | samla⇒ vtr |
| | Kim herded her children into the house. |
| operate vi | (person: conduct business) | driva⇒ vtr |
| | | sköta⇒ vtr |
| | Emily has just set up a marketing business and is operating out of her spare bedroom. |
| power sth vtr | (supply energy to) | driva⇒ vtr |
| | The wind powers the electrical generator. |
| | Vinden driver elgeneratorn. |
| power sth/sb vtr | figurative (drive, give energy to) | driva⇒ vtr |
| | The midfielder powered the winning football team to victory. |
| | Mittfältaren drev det vinnande fotbollslaget till seger. |
| drive sth vtr | figurative (push, power) | leda⇒ vtr |
| | | driva⇒ vtr |
| | | föra⇒ vtr |
| | Spending drives the economy. |
| | Det driver ekonomin när vi spenderar. |
| Ytterligare översättningar |
| mound n | (artificial ridge) | barrikad s |
| | | bank, vall s |
| | | driva s |
| | The protesters built a mound of tires and sandbags to protect them from the police. |
| drive sb to do sth v expr | figurative (motivate) | driva⇒ vtr |
| | | motivera⇒ vtr |
| | What drives her to succeed is a desire to make her parents proud. |
| drive vi | (go forward vigorously) | driva vitr |
| | | rusa vitr |
| | | fara vitr |
| | The storm drove onwards, gathering strength. |
| drift vi | figurative (move: towards an idea, etc.) (bildigt) | driva vitr |
| | | långsamt komma fram till uttr |
| | Many left-wing political parties seem to have drifted further right in recent years. |
| drift vi | figurative (deviate: from sth intended) | driva vitr |
| | | förvilla sig vitr |
| | (omodernt) | komma på villovägar uttr |
| | The talk was supposed to be about the publishing industry, but at some point it drifted and ended up covering a wide range of topics. |
| run sth vtr | (livestock: make run) | driva⇒ vtr |
| | | fösa⇒ vtr |
| | | valla⇒ vtr |
| | It's time to run the cattle to their new pasture. |
| run sth vtr | (act unsupervised) | driva⇒ vtr |
| | She is quite capable of running the whole firm alone. |
| run sth vtr | (manage) (ta hand om, underhålla) | sköta⇒ vtr |
| | (ta hand om, föra fram) | driva⇒ vtr |
| | (göra) | genomföra⇒ vtr |
| | Helen is the one who really runs the office. |
| work sb vtr | (persuade) | driva⇒ vtr |
| | | hetsa⇒ vtr |
| | The minister worked the congregation into an exultant state. |
| drive sb vtr | figurative (motivate) | driva⇒ vtr |
| | | motivera⇒ vtr |
| | Ian's desire to be the best is what drives him. |
| carry sth vtr | (continue, extend) | driva⇒ vtr |
| | | föra⇒ vtr |
| | We don't want to carry things too far. |
| force sth vtr | (overcome opposition to) | driva⇒ vtr |
| | Through the power of persuasion, we were able to force the issue through. |
| shake sb into (doing) sth vtr | figurative (prompt sb) | få⇒ vtr |
| | | sporra⇒ vtr |
| | | driva⇒ vtr |
| | | få fart på, sätta fart på vbal uttr |
| | This news will shake people into action. |
| drive sb to sth vtr | figurative (provoke) | driva⇒ vtr |
| | Her children always drive her to the point of madness. |
| drive sth to sth vtr | figurative (push) | driva⇒ vtr |
| | | föra⇒ vtr |
| | | leda⇒ vtr |
| | She drove the conversation to a certain topic. |
| drift sth vtr | (carry) | driva⇒ vtr |
| | | föra⇒ vtr |
| | | styra⇒ vtr |
| | The current drifted the boat out to sea. |
| drive sth into sth/sb vtr + prep | (nail, blade: hammer) | driva⇒, slå⇒ vtr |
| | | hamra⇒ vtr |
| | | spika⇒ vtr |
| | He drove the nail into the wall. |
| Sammansatta former: |
| collect sth vtr | (receive payment) (vardagligt) | ta betalat⇒ vtr |
| | (vardagligt) | samla in vtr partikel oskj |
| | (formell) | kassera in vtr partikel oskj |
| | (tvinga till betalning) | driva in vtr partikel oskj |
| | The paperboy collected the money due to him. |
| | ⓘDen här meningen är inte en översättning av den engelska meningen. Jag förstår inte varför de tar betalt för påtår. |
compel sb,
compel sb to do sth vtr | (force: sb) | tvinga⇒ vtr |
| | | driva ngn till att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | (formellt) | förmå⇒ vtr |
| | (möta motstånd med våld) | betvinga⇒ vtr |
| | The threat of being fired compelled Tricia to tell the truth about what she saw. |
| drift vi | figurative (wander aimlessly) | driva runt vitr |
| | | gå runt utan mål uttr |
| | (omodernt) | släntra vitr |
| | The tourists drifted from one famous monument to the next. |
| | Turisterna drev runt från ett berömt monument till nästa. |
| drive sb to sth vtr + prep | figurative (compel, cause) | driva ngn till ngt vtr + prep |
| | The addiction drove him to a life of crime and misery. |
| | Beroendet drev honom till ett liv i kriminalitet och lidande. |
| drive sth vtr | (baseball: advance) (baseboll) | driva hem vtr + s |
| | He drove the runner home with a hit. |
| fool with sb vi + prep | (play tricks) | driva med vtr partikel skj |
| | | spela ett spratt vbal uttr |
| | | lura⇒ vtr |
| | Don't you try to fool with me! I'll know it immediately. |
| | Försök inte driva med mig! Jag kommer förstå det direkt. |
| hasten sth vtr | (make come sooner) | skynda på vtr partikel skj |
| | (vardagligt) | driva på vtr partikel skj |
| | (formellt) | påskynda vitr |
| | Rachel was so eager for her birthday that she went to bed at 8 to hasten the arrival of her special day. |
hover around,
also UK: hover about vi phrasal | figurative (wait nearby) | driva omkring vitr partikel |
| | (vardagligt) | hänga vitr |
| mock sb/sth vtr | (make a joke of) | håna⇒ vtr |
| | | förlöjliga⇒ vtr |
| | | göra narr av vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | driva med vtr + prep |
| | The comedian mocked the politician. |
| | Komikern hånade politikern. |
| nudge sb vtr | figurative (small push to do sthg) (bildlig) | driva på ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | | driva på ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | Mike's friends had to nudge him a few times to get him apply for a new job. |
| push vi | figurative (make persistent efforts) (bildlig) | driva på vbal uttr |
| | | fortsätta⇒ vtr |
| | I do not agree! Will you please stop pushing. |
| push vi | (move forcefully) | knuffas, trängas vitr |
| | (bildlig) | slå sig igenom vbal uttr |
| | | armbåga sig igenom vbal uttr |
| | | driva sig igenom vbal uttr |
| | Stop pushing—wait your turn! |
| | The woman pushed through the crowd. |
| put sb/sth to sth vtr | (drive, force) | driva ngn/ngt till ngt vtr + prep |
| | The tank corps put the enemy infantry to flight. |