drove in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for drove in the English»French Dictionary

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I.drove [Brit drəʊv, Am droʊv] VB pt

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drove → drive

II.drove [Brit drəʊv, Am droʊv] N (of animals)

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I.drive [Brit drʌɪv, Am draɪv] N

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

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1. drive driver:

drive car, bus, van, train, passenger
conduire
drive racing car
piloter
drive cargo, load
transporter
drive distance
parcourir [qc] (en voiture)
what (car) do you drive?
qu'est-ce que tu as comme voiture?
to drive sb to school/to the station
conduire qn à l'école/à la gare
to drive tourists round town
faire visiter la ville à des touristes
she drove me home
elle m'a reconduit chez moi
he hates being driven
il a horreur de se faire conduire
I drive 15 km every day
je fais 15 km en voiture chaque jour
to drive sth into garage, carpark, space
rentrer qc dans
he drove his truck into a wall
il a embouti un mur avec son camion
he drove the car straight at me
il a dirigé la voiture droit sur moi
she drove her car over a cliff
sa voiture s'est écrasée du haut d'une falaise

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

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1. drive MOTOR:

drive driver:
conduire
can you drive?
est-ce que tu sais conduire?
will you drive?
est-ce que tu peux conduire?
he drives for Ferrari SPORTS
il pilote pour Ferrari
to drive along
rouler
I took pictures as we drove along
j'ai pris des photos en route
you can't drive along the High Street
on n'a pas le droit de circuler dans la grand-rue
to drive on the left/at 80 km per hour/on the main road
rouler à gauche/à 80 km à l'heure/sur la grand-route
to drive to work/to London
aller au travail/à Londres en voiture
to drive into garage, carpark, space
entrer dans
to drive into tree, lamppost
rentrer dans
I drove into a ditch
je suis allé dans le fossé
to drive up/down a hill
monter/descendre une côte
to drive past
passer
to drive at sb
se diriger sur qn
the taxi drove out of the station
le taxi a quitté la gare
you use a lot of petrol driving around town
la conduite en ville consomme beaucoup d'essence

I.drive [Brit drʌɪv, Am draɪv] N

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

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1. drive driver:

drive car, bus, van, train, passenger
conduire
drive racing car
piloter
drive cargo, load
transporter
drive distance
parcourir [qc] (en voiture)
what (car) do you drive?
qu'est-ce que tu as comme voiture?
to drive sb to school/to the station
conduire qn à l'école/à la gare
to drive tourists round town
faire visiter la ville à des touristes
she drove me home
elle m'a reconduit chez moi
he hates being driven
il a horreur de se faire conduire
I drive 15 km every day
je fais 15 km en voiture chaque jour
to drive sth into garage, carpark, space
rentrer qc dans
he drove his truck into a wall
il a embouti un mur avec son camion
he drove the car straight at me
il a dirigé la voiture droit sur moi
she drove her car over a cliff
sa voiture s'est écrasée du haut d'une falaise

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

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1. drive MOTOR:

drive driver:
conduire
can you drive?
est-ce que tu sais conduire?
will you drive?
est-ce que tu peux conduire?
he drives for Ferrari SPORTS
il pilote pour Ferrari
to drive along
rouler
I took pictures as we drove along
j'ai pris des photos en route
you can't drive along the High Street
on n'a pas le droit de circuler dans la grand-rue
to drive on the left/at 80 km per hour/on the main road
rouler à gauche/à 80 km à l'heure/sur la grand-route
to drive to work/to London
aller au travail/à Londres en voiture
to drive into garage, carpark, space
entrer dans
to drive into tree, lamppost
rentrer dans
I drove into a ditch
je suis allé dans le fossé
to drive up/down a hill
monter/descendre une côte
to drive past
passer
to drive at sb
se diriger sur qn
the taxi drove out of the station
le taxi a quitté la gare
you use a lot of petrol driving around town
la conduite en ville consomme beaucoup d'essence

boot drive → boot device

See also boot device

drove in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for drove in the English»French Dictionary

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drove2 [drəʊv, Am droʊv] VB

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drove pt of drive

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

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

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

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

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drove Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to drive sb to the brink of tears
pousser qn au bord des larmes
to go/drive up the street
remonter la rue
it would have been hard to drive
cela aurait été difficile de rouler
to drive sb into a (tight) corner
mettre qn au pied du mur
to go/drive to the west
aller/rouler vers l'ouest
it's a 10 km drive from here
c'est à 10 km d'ici
to drive the car in the garage
rentrer la voiture dans le garage
to drive a wedge between people
mettre une distance entre des gens
it'd drive you up the wall!
c'est à se taper la tête contre les murs!
to go/drive in the other direction
aller/rouler en sens inverse

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English
The resulting trial for obscenity nearly drove the label into bankruptcy.
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In addition, the Coast Guard drove along the beach to warn people of the approaching hurricane.
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When they did, he drove the knitting needle up through the paper -- and the rat.
thechronicleherald.ca
But the social values that drove him were not ignoble.
www.telegraph.co.uk
She was propelled by two steam turbines which drove a single propellor through single reduction gearing.
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It was only when she drove home with her child that she realised her purse - containing credit cards, a chequebook and phone - was missing.
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This realization was lifelong and drove him in the relentless pursuit of knowledge until the day when he could no longer see.
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He drove into and circled the parking lot, and then he accelerated to crash through a 5-foot-high barrier of concertina wire separating the parking lot from the building.
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New-builds became popular during the height of the property boom as easy mortgage credit drove developers to build more.
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We drove through vast fields of congealed lava that looked like the bilious vomit of a giant.
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