driven in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.driven [Brit ˈdrɪvn, Am ˈdrɪvən] VB pp

driven → drive

II.driven [Brit ˈdrɪvn, Am ˈdrɪvən] ADJ

See also menu-driven, drive

menu-driven [Am ˈmɛnjuˌdrɪvən] ADJ COMPUT

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

menu-driven [Am ˈmɛnjuˌdrɪvən] ADJ COMPUT

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 back VB [Brit drʌɪv -, Am draɪv -] (drive back)

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II.drive back VB [Brit drʌɪv -, Am draɪv -] (drive back [sth/sb], drive [sth/sb] back)

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Translations for driven in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

driven in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for driven in the English»French Dictionary

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driven pp of drive

See also drive

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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driven 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
to be driven to extremes
être poussé à bout
to go/drive in the other direction
aller/rouler en sens inverse

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She was considered to be brilliant, charming, driven, elegant, forthright, and graceful with a keen wit and a lively, opinionated, and passionate personality.
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If they are not hurried and can explore as they go along, they can be driven with much less effort.
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Touch technologies encourage interactivity in surprising ways -- people simply enjoy working with touch and appear to be more willing to explore with a tactile interface than with a mouse-driven environment.
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His final tally was six planes set afire, five otherwise destroyed, two driven down out of control, and one captured.
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When it was finished in 1764, he had inserted the 34 voices that are driven by six large bellows.
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Each gear wheel is driven by an individual traction motor, which is located above the gear wheel in the locomotive body.
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The hot seat rumors are pretty much local media driven in search of more advertizing dollars.
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Nooses were fastened securely around their necks from the gallows and after they were allowed to pray with a priest, the cart was driven away.
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These were replaced by hydraulic systems and electric motor-driven systems.
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The wind driven flames jumped roads and firelines, and burning embers started new fires a mile (1.6 km) or more ahead of the main fires.
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