Translations for pen drive in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.pen¹ [Am pɛn, Brit pɛn] N

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pen (fountain pen)

pluma f estilográfica

pen (fountain pen)

pluma f fuente LatAm

pen (fountain pen)

estilográfica f

pen (fountain pen)

lapicera f fuente CSur

pen (fountain pen)

estilógrafo m Col

pen (ballpoint)

pen (ballpoint)

boli m Spain inf

pen (ballpoint)

birome f RioPl

pen (ballpoint)

pluma f atómica Mex

pen (ballpoint)

lápiz m de pasta Chil

pen (felt tip)

he had never actually put or set pen to paper

nunca se había puesto a escribir

he had never actually put or set pen to paper

nunca había escrito nada

pen and ink sketch

boceto m a plumilla

the pen is mightier than the sword

más puede la pluma que la espada

II.pen¹ <pres part penning; pt, pp penned> [Am pɛn, Brit pɛn] VB trans

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pen² [Am pɛn, Brit pɛn] N

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pen FARM (for sheep)

pen (for cattle)

pen³ [Am pɛn, Brit pɛn] N ZOOL

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pen (female swan)

pen⁴ [Am pɛn, Brit pɛn] N

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pen (prison) Am:

pen sl

cana mf AmS sl

pen sl

talego m Spain sl

pen sl

tanque m Mex sl

a la sombra inf

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

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1.2. drive TRANSP (convey in vehicle):

llevar en coche

she drove me home/into town

me llevó en coche a casa/al centro

2.1. drive (cause to move) + adv compl:

the wind drove the dust into our faces/the clouds away

el viento nos echó el polvo en la cara/se llevó or barrió las nubes

I don't want to drive you away, but I'm expecting visitors

no es que quiera echarte, pero estoy esperando visitas

the Indians were driven off their land

los indios fueron expulsados de sus tierras

they drove the enemy back across the river

hicieron retroceder al enemigo al otro lado del río

the smoke drove them out of the house

el humo los obligó a salir de la casa

the ship was driven off course

el barco perdió el rumbo

the shortage is driving prices higher

la escasez está haciendo subir los precios

2.2. drive SPORTS:

2.3. drive (provide power for, operate):

hacer funcionar

4.1. drive (cause to become):

imprisonment drove him insane

la prisión lo volvió loco or lo llevó a la locura

he drives me crazy or mad with his incessant chatter

me saca de quicio con su constante cháchara

this pain is driving me crazy

este dolor me está enloqueciendo

those blue eyes of yours really drive me wild! inf

¡esos ojazos azules me vuelven loco …! inf

his attitude drove her to despair

su actitud la desesperaba

4.2. drive (compel to act):

to drive sb to + infin

llevar or empujar a alguien a + infin

we were driven to it by fear

fue el miedo lo que nos llevó a hacerlo

she is driven by ambition

la impulsa or motiva la ambición

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

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1. drive (in vehicle):

can you drive?

¿sabes manejar?

can you drive?

¿sabes conducir? Spain

to drive on the right/left

manejar por la derecha/izquierda

to drive on the right/left

conducir por la derecha/izquierda Spain

to drive at 50 km/h

ir a 50 km/h

he was driving too fast

iba demasiado deprisa

she drives to work

va a trabajar en coche

we drove 300 miles/all night

viajamos 300 millas/toda la noche

did you walk here? — no, I drove

¿viniste a pie? — no, en coche

we'll drive back/over tomorrow

volveremos/iremos mañana (en el coche)

they drove away in a cloud of dust

su coche se alejó en medio de una nube de polvo

his new car drives well

su nuevo coche es muy fácil de manejar

his new car drives well

su nuevo coche es muy fácil de conducir Spain

2. drive (dash):

drive rain/wind/dust:

drive rain/wind/dust:

3. drive (penetrate):

drive point/tool:

drive army:

drive army:

III.drive [Am draɪv, Brit drʌɪv] N

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1. drive C (in vehicle):

to go for a drive

ir a dar un paseo or una vuelta en coche

his house is ten minutes' drive away

su casa está a diez minutos en coche

it's a three-hour/300-mile drive

es un viaje de tres horas/300 millas en coche

it's a long drive from here

está a muchas horas de coche de aquí

the roads are good, so it's an easy drive

las carreteras son buenas así que se maneja sin problemas

the roads are good, so it's an easy drive

las carreteras son buenas así que se conduce sin problemas Spain

2.1. drive C (leading to house):

avenida f (que lleva hasta una casa)

2.2. drive C (in front of house):

entrada f (para coches)

2.3. drive C (in street names):

3. drive C (stroke) SPORTS:

4.2. drive C (compulsion) PSYCH:

the sex drive

el apetito sexual

5.2. drive C (attacking move) MIL:

5.3. drive C (in US football):

6. drive (tournament) Brit:

a bridge/whist drive

un torneo de bridge/whist

7.1. drive U or C (propulsion system):

transmisión f por correa

7.2. drive U MOTOR:

front-wheel/rear-wheel drive

tracción f delantera/trasera

right-/left-hand drive

con el volante a la derecha/a la izquierda

7.3. drive U (automatic gear position):

to shift into drive

poner el coche en marcha or drive

Translations for pen drive in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Translations for pen drive in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.pen¹ [pen] -nn- N

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the pen is mightier than the sword prov

más puede la pluma que la espada prov

II.pen¹ [pen] -nn- VB trans

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pen² [pen] N

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1. pen (enclosure):

pen

2. pen Am inf (jail):

pen

pen

tanque m Mex

I.drive [draɪv] VB trans drove, driven

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2. drive (urge):

to drive sb to (do) sth

forzar a alguien a (hacer) algo

3. drive cattle:

4. drive (render, make):

to drive sb mad

sacar a alguien de quicio

6. drive TECH:

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

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1. drive (steer):

2. drive (travel):

3. drive (function):

III.drive [draɪv] N

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2. drive (driveway):

6. drive SPORTS:

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He scans the body and finds a pen drive tucked inside. en.wikipedia.org

The oldest son stores his work on a pen drive and prints it somewhere else. www.economonitor.com

All this is done in the background and may take a while depending on the speed of the pen drive. www.moneycontrol.com

A laptop and a pen drive were recovered from his possession. www.dnaindia.com

This last distribution was designed to be portable, so the user can run in from a pen drive in any of these operating systems. en.wikipedia.org

They have a juvenile manning the shop and sell the pirated copy on a pen drive. www.thehindu.com

I really hope the pen drive will really make them resign. www.fourfourtwo.com

The pen drive reportedly contains 279 pages of documents. www.freemalaysiatoday.com

Most card readers also offer write capability, and together with the card, this can function as a pen drive. en.wikipedia.org

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