drive at in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for drive at in the English»Italian Dictionary

drive at VB [drʌɪv -]

what are you driving at?

a che cosa miri? dove vuoi arrivare?

Translations for drive at in the English»Italian Dictionary

to drive at sb

andare con l'auto contro qn

to drive at a terrific rate

guidare a tutta velocità

to drive at a steady 80 kmh

viaggiare a una velocità costante di 80 km orari

Translations for drive at in the Italian»English Dictionary

correre a or ai duecento all'ora

to drive at 200 kilometres per hour

viaggiare a una velocità fissa di 80 km/h

to drive at a steady 80 kph

guidare a velocità -a

to drive at a moderate speed, to roll along

bisogna essere incosciente per guidare a questa velocità

you have to be mad to drive at that speed

Translations for drive at in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.drive [Brit drʌɪv, Am draɪv] N

1. drive (car journey):

to go for a drive

andare a fare un giro in auto

to take sb for a drive

portare qn a fare un giro in auto

to take the car for a drive

prendere l'auto per fare un giro

it's only five minutes' drive from here

è solo a cinque minuti d'auto da qui

it's a 40 km drive to the hospital

ci sono 40 km (di strada) fino all'ospedale

it's an easy drive

è un percorso semplice

it's a magnificent drive

è un percorso splendido

2. drive (campaign, effort):

drive

campagna f

drive

sforzo m (against contro; for, towards per; to do per fare)

drive MIL

offensiva f

drive MIL

attacco m

sales drive

campagna di vendita

3. drive:

drive (motivation, energy)

iniziativa f

drive (motivation, energy)

energia f

drive (inner urge)

pulsione f

drive (inner urge)

istinto m

human drives

gli impulsi umani

the drive to win

la volontà di vincere

her drive for perfection

la sua brama di perfezione

4. drive COMPUT:

drive

drive m

drive

unità f

5. drive MECH (mechanism to transmit power):

drive

trasmissione f

drive before n mechanism, system

di trasmissione

6. drive (path):

drive (of house)

vialetto m

drive (of house)

strada f privata

the car is in or on the drive

l'auto è nel vialetto

7. drive SPORTS:

drive (in golf)

drive m

drive (in golf)

colpo m lungo

drive (in tennis)

drive m

drive (in tennis)

diritto m

II.drive <pt drove, pp driven> [Brit drʌɪv, Am draɪv] VB trans

1. drive driver:

drive car, bus, van, train

guidare, condurre

drive racing car

pilotare

drive cargo, load, passenger

trasportare

drive distance

percorrere (in auto)

what (car) do you drive?

quale auto guidi?

to drive sb to school, to the station

portare qn a scuola, alla stazione (in auto)

to drive tourists round town

portare i turisti in giro per la città

she drove me home

mi portò a casa (in auto)

he hates being driven

detesta farsi portare in macchina

I drive 15 km every day

guido per 15 km ogni giorno

to drive sth into garage, carpark, space

portare qc dentro

he drove his truck into a wall

andò a sbattere con il camion contro un muro

he drove the car straight at me

venne con l'auto dritto verso di me

she drove her car over a cliff

precipitò con l'auto da una scogliera

2. drive (force, compel) poverty, greed, urge:

drive person

spingere (to do a fare)

he was driven to suicide, to drink

fu spinto al suicidio, all'alcolismo (by da)

hunger drove him to it

la fame l'ha spinto a questo

to be driven into debt

essere costretto a indebitarsi

to be driven out of business

essere costretto a cessare l'attività, a ritirarsi dagli affari

to drive the rate up, down

fare aumentare, abbassare il tasso

to drive sb mad or crazy inf

fare impazzire qn, fare diventare matto qn also fig

3. drive (chase or herd):

drive herd, cattle

spingere, condurre

drive game

spingere

drive logs

fare fluitare

to drive sheep into a field

condurre le pecore in un campo

to drive sb off one's land, out of her home

cacciare qn dalla propria terra, da casa sua

he was driven from or out of the country

fu cacciato dal paese

to drive evil thoughts from one's mind

allontanare dalla propria mente i cattivi pensieri

4. drive (power, propel):

drive engine, pump, fan

azionare, fare funzionare

the generator is driven by steam

il generatore viene azionato dal vapore

what drives the economy?

qual è il motore dell'economia?

what drives you?

che cosa ti spinge (ad agire)? qual è la tua molla?

5. drive (push) tide, wind:

drive boat, clouds

spingere, sospingere

the wind drove the clouds along

il vento sospingeva le nuvole

to drive a nail in(to)

piantare or conficcare un chiodo in or dentro

to drive a tunnel through sth

scavare, fare passare una galleria attraverso qc

to drive a road through an area

fare passare una strada in un'area

to drive sth into sb's head fig

fare entrare qc nella testa di qn, ficcare qc in testa a qn

6. drive (force to work hard):

drive pupil, recruit

incalzare, fare lavorare sodo

you're driving that child too hard

stai troppo addosso a quel bambino

7. drive SPORTS:

drive (in golf) ball

colpire, tirare con un drive

drive (in tennis) ball

colpire di diritto

to drive the ball into the rough (in golf)

lanciare la palla nell'erba alta

III.drive <pt drove, pp driven> [Brit drʌɪv, Am draɪv] VB intr

1. drive MOTOR:

drive driver:

guidare

can you drive?

sai guidare?

will you drive?

puoi guidare tu?

he drives for Ferrari SPORTS

è un pilota della Ferrari

to drive along

percorrere (in auto)

I took pictures as we drove along

feci delle foto mentre viaggiavamo in auto

you can't drive along the High Street

non è possibile percorrere in auto la via principale

to drive on the left, at 80 km per hour, on the main road

guidare a sinistra, a 80 km all'ora, lungo la strada principale

to drive to work, to London

andare a lavorare, a Londra in auto

to drive into garage, carpark, space

entrare (con l'auto) in

to drive into tree, lamppost

andare a sbattere contro

I drove into a ditch

sono finito in un fosso con l'auto

to drive up, down a hill

salire su, scendere da una collina (in auto)

to drive past

passare (con l'auto)

to drive at sb

andare con l'auto contro qn

the taxi drove out of the station

il taxi si allontanò dalla stazione

you use a lot of petrol driving around town

si consuma molta benzina guidando in città

2. drive SPORTS (in golf, tennis):

drive

fare un drive

IV.to drive oneself VB refl

1. to drive oneself MOTOR:

the Minister drives himself

il ministro in persona guida l'auto

to drive oneself to hospital

andare in ospedale con la propria auto

2. to drive oneself (push oneself):

to drive oneself to do

sforzarsi di fare

to drive oneself too hard

sforzarsi troppo

I.at full pelt N

at full pelt

a tutta velocità, a rotta di collo

II.pelt¹ [Brit pɛlt, Am pɛlt] VB trans

pelt

colpire ripetutamente, bersagliare

to pelt sb with sth stones

colpire qn con una raffica di

III.pelt¹ [Brit pɛlt, Am pɛlt] VB intr

1. pelt (fall):

pelt, also pelt down rain:

picchiare, scrosciare

it's pelting with rain

piove a dirotto or a catinelle

the pelting rain

la pioggia battente

2. pelt (run) inf:

pelt person:

correre a gambe levate, correre a rotta di collo

to pelt down, across the road

precipitarsi in strada, dall'altra parte della strada

at [Brit at, ət, Am æt, ət] PREP

1. at (place, distance etc.):

at

a

at school, the airport

a scuola, all'aeroporto

at the end of the corridor

alla fine del corridoio

2. at (at the house etc. of):

at

da

at David's place, the baker's

da David, dal panettiere

3. at (direction):

at

a, verso, contro

throw a stone at sth

tirare una pietra contro qc

4. at (point in time, age):

at

a

at two o'clock

alle due

at (the age of) 14

all'età di 14 anni, a 14 anni

at (the age of) 14 (moment, period of time)

a, di

at dawn

all'alba

at night

di notte

at Christmas

a Natale

5. at (activity):

at

a

at

in

at work

al lavoro

at war

in guerra

6. at (skill, ability):

at

a

at

in

to be good at sth, at doing

essere bravo in qc, a fare

7. at (measure, rate, speed etc.):

at

a

at 50 mph

a 50 miglia all'ora

at a low price

a basso prezzo

8. at (followed by superlative):

the garden is at its prettiest in June

giugno è il mese in cui il giardino è più bello

I'm at my best in the morning

di mattina sono al massimo delle mie possibilità

he was at his most irritating

era più irritante che mai

she was at her best at 50 (of musician, artist etc.)

è arrivata all'apice della carriera a 50 anni

9. at (cause):

at

di

laugh at sb

ridere di qn

show one's anger at being deceived

mostrare la propria rabbia per essere stato ingannato

10. at (harassing) inf:

he's been (on) at me to buy a new car

continua a tormentarmi perché io compri una nuova auto

I don't know where he's at inf

non so che cosa sta combinando

while we're at it inf

già che ci siamo

I've been (hard) at it all day

ci ho lavorato tutto il giorno

they're at it again inf

ecco che ricominciano!

AT N

AT → alternative technology

AT

tecnologia alternativa

See also alternative technology

alternative technology [ɔːlˌtɜːnətɪv tekˈnɒlədʒɪ] N

alternative technology

tecnologia f alternativa

drive at in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for drive at in the English»Italian Dictionary

drive at VB trans inf

drive at

insinuare

Translations for drive at in the English»Italian Dictionary

drive at breakneck speed

guidare a rotta di collo

Translations for drive at in the Italian»English Dictionary

lanciare (far andare a gran velocità: auto)

to drive at full speed

Translations for drive at in the English»Italian Dictionary

at¹ [ət, æt] PREP

1. at (place):

at

a

at the dentist's

dal dentista

at home/school

a casa/scuola

at the table

a tavola

at the office

in ufficio

at the window

alla finestra

2. at (time):

at Christmas

a Natale

at night

di notte

at once

subito

all at once

all'improvviso

at present

in questo momento

at the time

in quel momento

at the same time

nello stesso momento

at three o'clock

alle tre

while I am at it

già che ci sono

3. at (towards):

to laugh at sb

ridere di qn

to look at sth/sb

guardare qc/qn

to aim at sth/sb

mirare a qc/qn

to point at sb

indicare qn

to rush at sb/sth

avventarsi su qn/qc

4. at (in reaction to):

at sb's request

su richiesta di qn

to be astonished/annoyed at sth

essere sbalordito/irritato da qc

to be mad at sb

essere arrabbiato con qn

to be unhappy at sth

essere scontento di qc

5. at (in amount of):

at all

per niente

to sell sth at $10 a pound

vendere qc a 10 dollari alla libbra

at 120 mph

a 120 miglia orarie

6. at (in state of):

at best/worst

nel migliore/peggiore dei casi

at first

all'inizio

at least

almeno

at war/peace

in guerra/pace

at 20

a vent'anni

I feel at ease

mi sento a mio agio

to be at a loss

essere un po' perso

a child at play

un bimbo che gioca

7. at (in ability to):

to be good/bad at French

andare bene/male in francese

to be at an advantage

essere in vantaggio

8. at (repeatedly do):

to pull at sb's hair

tirare i capelli a qn

to tug at the rope

tirare la fune

to wear at sb's nerves

dare sui nervi a qn

Phrases:

at all

assolutamente

did you know the film at all?

conoscevi il film?

not at all!

per niente!

not at all!

niente affatto!

not at all! (as answer to thanks)

(di) niente

nobody at all

assolutamente nessuno

at² [æt] (in email address)

at

chiocciola f

I.drive <drove, driven> [draɪv] VB trans

1. drive AUTO:

drive

guidare

drive race car

pilotare

to drive a sports car

guidare un'auto sportiva

to drive sb home

accompagnare a casa qn (in macchina)

2. drive (urge):

drive

spingere

to drive sb to (do) sth

spingere qn a (fare) qc

3. drive cattle:

drive

condurre

4. drive (render, make):

drive

ridurre a

to drive sb crazy

far diventar matto qn

5. drive:

drive ball

colpire

drive tunnel

aprire

drive nail, stake

conficcare

6. drive TECH:

drive

azionare

II.drive <drove, driven> [draɪv] VB intr AUTO

1. drive (operate vehicle):

drive

guidare

the car drives well

un'auto bella da guidare

2. drive (travel):

drive

andare in auto

3. drive (function):

drive

funzionare

III.drive [draɪv] N

1. drive AUTO:

drive

giro m

drive (journey)

viaggio m

to go for a drive

andare a fare un giro in macchina

2. drive (in street names):

Broadview Drive

viale Broadview

3. drive (driveway):

drive

vialetto m d'accesso

4. drive TECH:

drive

trasmissione f

front-wheel drive

trazione f anteriore

all-wheel [or four-wheel] drive

trazione f a quattro ruote motrici

5. drive PSYCH:

drive

impulso m

to have drive

avere grinta

sex drive

impulso m sessuale

6. drive (campaign):

drive

campagna f

a fund-raising drive

campagna per raccogliere fondi

7. drive SPORTS:

drive

colpo m forte

8. drive COMPUT:

drive

drive m inv

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Because they drove on ice and snow regularly, they were the first drivers to develop techniques to drive at speed in these slippery conditions.

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In order to unlock the next tier, the player must drive at least four of the routes successfully.

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In response, the rapper canceled plans to hold the bone marrow drive at the school.

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For work, retail shopping, and general business, residents drive at least 2530 minutes to get to a population area.

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Tires designed for winter conditions are optimized to drive at temperatures below.

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There is no national speed limit - that is to say, the majority of roads one may drive at any speed which is safe and appropriate.

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The vehicle could fly at high speed in the air, and drive at up to 25mphkm/h 0 on the ground with its rotors stowed.

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They have a rigid frame and conventional steering with drive at the rear wheel.

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Candidates are expected to drive at a speed consistent with the road and traffic conditions and without committing any serious faults.

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A learner can drive at the age of 16 under the supervision of a fully licensed driver.

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