drive
n
(=car journey) trajet m en voiture
→ my long drive to and from work.
We've got a long drive tomorrow. Nous avons une longue route à faire demain.
It's a thirty mile drive. C'est à cinquante kilomètres.
It's a 2-hour drive from Birmingham. C'est à 2 heures de Birmingham en voiture.
(for pleasure) promenade f en voiture, tour m en voiture
to go for a drive faire une promenade en voiture
→ I thought we might go for a drive.
We went for a drive in the country. Nous avons fait un tour à la campagne.
driveway allée f
→ A private drive leads up to the palace.
He parked his car in the drive. Il a garé sa voiture dans l'allée.
(=energy) dynamisme m, énergie f
→ Joanna's energy and drive made me feel exhausted.
→ John is renowned for his drive and enthusiasm
(=instinct) instinct f
→ the human drive to exterminate other species
(=effort) effort m concerté
→ a drive to recruit more staff
→ We have launched an investment drive.
→ the drive to improve standards in literacy and numeracy
[+golfer, cricketer] drive m
→ Woosnam sliced his drive into the bushes.
[+car] traction f
front-wheel drive traction f avant
rear-wheel drive propulsion f arrière
left-hand drive conduite f à gauche
right-hand drive conduite f à droite
(=power transmission) transmission f
(COMPUTING) disk drive lecteur m de disquettes tape drive dérouleur m de bande magnétique
→ terminals, tape drives and printers.
vb ( drove pt) ( driven pp)
vt
[+car, bus] conduire
→ It is her turn to drive the car.
He drives a taxi. Il est chauffeur de taxi.
(=take by car)
[+person] conduire
My mother drives me to school. Ma mère me conduit à l'école.
to drive sb to the station conduire qn à la gare
→ His daughter drove me to the station.
to drive sb to the airport conduire qn à l'aéroport
to drive sb home raccompagner qn
He offered to drive me home. Il m'a proposé de me raccompagner.
(=power)
[+motor, wheel, rocket] actionner
→ the electric motors that drive the wheels
→ They use liquid hydrogen to drive the rockets.
(=kick hard)
[+football] envoyer
→ Armstrong drove the ball into the Liverpool net.
(=hit hard)
[+tennis ball] envoyer
→ He drove the ball low into the net.
[+animal] conduire
→ His uncle drove the sheep down the valley.
→ Every summer shepherds drive their sheep to pasture
(=lead, push)
[+person]
to drive sb to sth [+murder, suicide] conduire qn à qch, pousser qn à qch
→ His depression drove him to suicide.
→ Jealousy drives people to murder.
to drive sb to desperation réduire qn au désespoir
to drive sb into sth conduire qn à qch, pousser qn à qch
→ The recession drove them into bankruptcy.
to drive sb to do sth pousser qn à faire qch, conduire qn à faire qch
to drive sb somewhere (=force to go) pousser qn quelque part
→ The war drove thousands of people into Thailand.
to drive sb mad rendre qn fou (folle)
He drives her mad. Il la rend folle.
→ He nearly drove Elsie mad with his fussing.
to be driven by sth (=strongly motivated) être poussé (e) par qch
→ a man driven by a the need to win
→ a man driven by greed and envy
vi
(=be at the wheel) conduire
→ They have never learned to drive.
She's learning to drive. Elle apprend à conduire.
Can you drive? Tu sais conduire?
to drive at 50 km an hour rouler à 50 km/h
(=travel by car) aller en voiture
"Did you go by train?" -- "No, we drove." "Vous êtes partis en train?" -- "Non, nous y sommes allés en voiture."
to drive down to somewhere (=go by car) aller quelque part en voiture
→ We drove down to the seaside.
to drive up to somewhere (=go by car) aller quelque part en voiture
CD drive
n (in computer) lecteur m de CD
→ Put the discs one at a time into the CD drive.
CD-ROM drive
n lecteur m de CD-ROM
disc drive
n (British, COMPUTING) lecteur m de disques
disk drive
n (COMPUTING) lecteur m de disquettes
drink-drive , drink drive
modif (British)
[charge, conviction, offence, ban] pour conduite en état d'ivresse
→ the peak months for drink-drive offences are, in fact, July, August, October and November
[accident, crash] lié à l'alcool au volant
drink-drive laws législation contre l'alcool au volant
drink-drive campaign campagne sur l'alcool au volant
→drink-drive limit
drink-drive limit
n (British) taux m d'alcoolémie autorisé au volant
→ He was nearly three times over the drink drive limit.
▲drive at
vt fus (fig) (=intend, mean) vouloir dire, en venir à
→ I didn't understand what he was driving at.
What are you driving at? Où voulez-vous en venir?
▲drive away
vt
[+customers, friends] faire fuir
→ Increased crime is driving away customers.
→ Patrick's rudeness drove Monica's friends away.
▲drive down
vt sep
[+prices] faire baisser
[+crime] faire baisser
▲drive in
vt sep
(=hammer in)
[+nail, peg] enfoncer
→ There's enough room to drive in a nail.
to drive sth into sth enfoncer qch dans qch
→ a sledgehammer to drive the pegs into the ground
→ a stake I had driven into the gravel
▲drive off
vt sep
(=force to go away)
[+attackers] chasser
→ Men drove off the dogs with stones.
→ The government drove the guerrillas off using infantry.
vi (in car) s'en aller (en voiture)
→ He drove off without saying goodbye.
▲drive on
vi
(=continue driving) poursuivre sa route, continuer
→ We drove on for a few miles.
(=resume driving) reprendre la route, repartir
vt sep (=incite, encourage) inciter
▲drive out
vt sep (=get rid of) se débarrasser de
→ He cut his prices to drive out rivals.
→ The point of exorcism is to drive out spirits.
▲drive up
vt sep
[+prices] faire monter
→ the Saudi ability to cut back production to drive up prices...
drive-by
n drive-by shooting tentative d'assassinat par coups de feu tirés d'une voiture tentative d'assassinat par coups de feu tirés d'une voiture
drive-in (mainly US)
adj drive-in inv
→ a drive-in movie theater
n (=restaurant) drive-in m inv
→ Next door is the newly opened Mel's Drive-in, a 1950s-style diner.
→ fast-food drive-ins
drive-in window
n (US) guichet-auto m
drive shaft
n arbre m de transmission
drive-through , drive-thru
n (=restaurant) drive-in m inv
adj
[restaurant, drugstore] drive-in inv
→ ... a drive-through burger bar.
economy drive
n [+government, firm] restrictions fpl budgétaires
→ The economy drive pinched library and research appropriations
fly-drive holiday
n formule f avion plus voiture
four-wheel drive
n (=car) quatre-quatre m inv
front-wheel drive
n (=car, system) traction f avant
modif
[car] traction avant
left-hand drive
n
(=car) voiture f avec volant à gauche
→ She has bought a left-hand drive.
(=driving style of car) conduite f à gauche
→ The car has left-hand drive.
adj
[vehicle, car] avec volant à gauche
→ She has a left-hand drive mini that she got in France.
rear-wheel drive
n propulsion f arrière
right-hand drive
modif
[vehicle] avec la conduite à droite
→ I prefer to hire a car locally: it's not easy to drive a right-hand drive vehicle in Europe.
a right-hand drive car une voiture avec la conduite à droite
n
(=mechanism) conduite f à droite
→ This model is not available with right-hand drive.
(=car) voiture f avec la conduite à droite
sales drive
n campagne f commerciale, animation f des ventes
self-drive
adj (British)
[car, van] de location
[holiday] avec location de voiture
→ ... the growth in popularity of self-drive camping holidays.
sex drive
n pulsion f sexuelle
test drive , test-drive
n [+car] essai m sur route
test-drive
vt
[+car] essayer
zip drive
n lecteur m Zip®
→ Zip drives help people to organise their important information.
