Translations for floppy drive in the English»Italian Dictionary

floppy drive [ˌflɒpɪˈdraɪv] N

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floppy drive

drive m per dischetti

floppy drive

unità f per dischetti

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I.floppy [Brit ˈflɒpi, Am ˈflɑpi] ADJ

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II.floppy [Brit ˈflɒpi, Am ˈflɑpi] N COMPUT

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I.drive [Brit drʌɪv, Am draɪv] N

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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

4. drive COMPUT:

5. drive MECH (mechanism to transmit power):

drive before n mechanism, system

di trasmissione

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

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1. drive driver:

drive car, bus, van, train

guidare, condurre

drive racing car

drive cargo, load, passenger

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

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

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

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

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1. drive MOTOR:

drive driver:

can you drive?

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):

IV.to drive oneself VB refl

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2. to drive oneself (push oneself):

to drive oneself to do

sforzarsi di fare

to drive oneself too hard

sforzarsi troppo

Translations for floppy drive in the Italian»English Dictionary

drive per -i

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I.floppy <-ier, -iest> [ˈflɑ:·pi] ADJ

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floppy ears

II.floppy <-ies> [ˈflɑ:·pi] N

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

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2. drive (urge):

to drive sb to (do) sth

spingere qn a (fare) qc

3. drive cattle:

4. drive (render, make):

to drive sb crazy

far diventar matto qn

5. drive:

drive tunnel

drive nail, stake

6. drive TECH:

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

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1. drive (operate vehicle):

the car drives well

un'auto bella da guidare

2. drive (travel):

3. drive (function):

III.drive [draɪv] N

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2. drive (in street names):

Broadview Drive

viale Broadview

3. drive (driveway):

vialetto m d'accesso

6. drive (campaign):

a fund-raising drive

campagna per raccogliere fondi

7. drive SPORTS:

8. drive COMPUT:

drive m inv

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All models did feature a port on the back that allowed for the connection of an external floppy drive, that it could boot from. en.wikipedia.org

The magnetic head touches the recording surface, as it does in a normal floppy drive. en.wikipedia.org

The 5.25-inch floppy drive also never made it past the prototype stage, even though it worked. en.wikipedia.org

Its lid acted as a holster for the cartridges that stored the bundled software since it had no floppy drive. en.wikipedia.org

A dual 5.25 floppy drive module that sat above the main unit was available and part of the common sales configuration for the system. en.wikipedia.org

The drive is approximately the same size as a standard full-height 5 inch floppy drive, but does not use the standard mounting hole locations. en.wikipedia.org

Single-floppy SE models also featured a drive access light in the spot where the second floppy drive would be. en.wikipedia.org

With one floppy drive the kit cost $1599, while an assembled system cost $1899. en.wikipedia.org

The classic example is an attempt to read from the floppy drive without a diskette loaded. en.wikipedia.org

In most nimbus systems the 186 workstations were disk-less, with some having a single floppy drive. en.wikipedia.org

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