driving in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.driving [Brit ˈdrʌɪvɪŋ, Am ˈdraɪvɪŋ] N

II.driving [Brit ˈdrʌɪvɪŋ, Am ˈdraɪvɪŋ] ADJ

drink-driving [Brit ˌdrɪŋkˈdrʌɪvɪŋ, Am ˈdrɪŋk ˈˌdraɪvɪŋ] Brit N

drug-driving [ˌdrʌɡˈdraɪvɪŋ, Amˌdrəɡˈdraɪvɪŋ] N

driving in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for driving in the English»French Dictionary

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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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driving Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I miss driving
ça me manque de conduire
I'm tired of driving, you take over
je suis fatigué de conduire, tu me remplaces
within walking/driving distance
on peut y aller à pied/en voiture
to be disqualified from driving
avoir un retrait de permis
to pass the driving test
avoir son permis de conduire
driving under the influence
conduire en état d'ivresse
he was driving a classy little number
il conduisait une voiture superbe
I am taking my driving test tomorrow
je passe mon permis (de conduire) demain
driving while intoxicated
conduite en état d'ivresse
to be the driving force behind sth
être le moteur de qc personne

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The robots calibrate themselves by driving each axis slowly to a target sensed by a proximity detector.
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His wretched wife has crammed his house with bric-a-brac and old furniture, and this new craze will end by driving him to a lunatic asylum.
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Researchers think that the lack of oestrogen at menopause play a role in driving our fat northward later fat is stored in the belly.
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The whirr of the engine, the shove in the backside and the little roadster that seems to pivot around you is replaced by a grunting, belching, feedback-free driving experience.
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Second, the time delay between the ejection of the first and the second electron is of the order of the quarter-cycle of the driving field.
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A person suspected of drunken driving can be required to take a Breathalyzer or jabbed with a syringe.
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Later he is involved in a drunk driving accident and is disciplined by his fellow patients.
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The first track opens with a recording of a jet airliner landing, dissolving into the driving rhythm of the song.
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The fire of his carbine could be heard and in a few minutes he reappeared driving 30 prisoners before him.
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She was powered by a steam engine driving a single propeller.
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