driving belt in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for driving belt in the English»Italian Dictionary

driving belt [ˈdraɪvɪŋˌbelt] N

driving belt

cinghia f di trasmissione

Translations for driving belt in the Italian»English Dictionary

cinghia di trasmissione

transmission or driving belt

trasmissione a cinghia

belt drive

cinghia di trasmissione

driving or transmission belt

andare forte

to belt down, to drive fast

Translations for driving belt 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.driving [Brit ˈdrʌɪvɪŋ, Am ˈdraɪvɪŋ] N

driving

guida f

motorway, night driving

guida in autostrada, notturna

driving is difficult, fun

guidare è difficile, divertente

his driving has improved

il suo modo di guidare è migliorato

his driving has improved before n skills, habits, offence, position

di guida

II.driving [Brit ˈdrʌɪvɪŋ, Am ˈdraɪvɪŋ] ADJ

driving rain

battente, sferzante

driving wind

sferzante

driving hail

fitto

I.belt [Brit bɛlt, Am bɛlt] N

1. belt FASHION:

belt

cintura f

he had a gun in his belt

aveva una pistola al cinturone

2. belt:

belt MOTOR, AVIAT

cintura f

safety or seat belt

cintura di sicurezza

3. belt (area):

belt

cintura f

a belt of industry

una cintura industriale

a belt of poverty around the inner city

una cintura di povertà attorno al centro della città

a belt of trees

una cintura di alberi

mountain, earthquake belt

zona montana, sismica

4. belt METEO:

belt

zona f

belt

area f

a belt of rain, of low pressure

un'area di piogge, di bassa pressione

5. belt TECH:

belt

cinghia f

6. belt SPORTS (in boxing, judo):

belt

cintura f

to be a black belt

essere cintura nera

the world heavyweight belt

il titolo mondiale dei pesi massimi

7. belt (blow):

belt inf

colpo m

to give sb a belt

dare un colpo a qn

I gave the ball a good belt

ho dato un bel colpo alla palla

II.belt [Brit bɛlt, Am bɛlt] VB trans

1. belt (hit) inf:

belt person

menare

belt ball

tirare un bel colpo a

he belted him in the mouth, across the face

lo ha colpito sulla bocca, in faccia

2. belt (as punishment):

belt

prendere a cinghiate

3. belt inf → belt down

III.belt [Brit bɛlt, Am bɛlt] VB intr inf (go fast)

he belted home

si è fiondato a casa

to belt along or down person: street

andare forte per

to belt along or down car: motorway

sfrecciare su

IV.belt [Brit bɛlt, Am bɛlt]

to tighten one's belt

tirare la cinghia

to hit sb below the belt

tirare un colpo basso a qn

that remark was a bit below the belt

quel commento è stato un colpo basso

she has 15 years' experience, two tournaments under her belt

ha 15 anni di esperienza, due tornei al suo attivo

a belt and braces job inf

= un lavoro per il quale è richiesta molta prudenza

See also belt down

belt down VB [bɛlt -] (belt down [sth], belt [sth] down) Am

belt down drink:

belt down

mandare giù

driving belt in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for driving belt in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.driving N

driving

guida f

II.driving ADJ

1. driving AUTO, TECH:

driving

di guida

2. driving METEO:

driving rain

scrosciante

3. driving (powerful):

driving ambition, force

trainante

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

I.belt [belt] N

1. belt FASHION:

belt

cintura m

to fasten one's belt

allacciarsi la cintura

2. belt TECH:

belt

cinghia f

3. belt (area):

belt industrial, green

cintura f

4. belt inf (punch):

belt

sventola f

Phrases:

to tighten one's belt

tirare la cinghia

to have some experience under one's belt

avere un po' di esperienza alle spalle

II.belt [belt] VB trans

1. belt (secure with a belt):

belt

fissare (con una cinghia)

2. belt inf (hit):

belt

picchiare

III.belt [belt] VB intr inf

belt

correre a tutta velocità