left-hand drive in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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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.hand [Brit hand, Am hænd] N

1. hand ANAT:

hand
main f
he had a pencil/book in his hand
il avait un crayon/un livre dans la main
she had a pistol/umbrella in her hand
elle avait un pistolet/un parapluie à la main
he stood there, gun/suitcase in hand
il était là, un pistolet/une valise à la main
to get or lay one's hands on money, information, key, person
mettre la main sur
he eats/steals everything he can get or lay his hands on
il mange/vole tout ce qui lui passe sous le nez
to keep one's hands off sth computer, money
ne pas toucher à
to keep one's hands off sb
laisser qn tranquille
they could hardly keep their hands off each other
ils avaient du mal à se retenir pour ne pas se toucher
to take sb's hand
prendre la main de qn
to take sb by the hand
prendre qn par la main
they were holding hands
ils se donnaient la main
to hold sb's hand lit
tenir qn par la main
to hold sb's hand (give support) fig person:
tenir la main à qn
to hold sb's hand government:
soutenir qn
to do or make sth by hand
faire qc à la main
the letter was delivered by hand
la lettre a été remise en mains propres
‘by hand’ (on envelope)
‘par porteur’
they gave me 50 dollars in my hand
il m'ont donné 50 dollars de la main à la main
from hand to hand
de main en main
look! no hands!
regarde! sans les mains!
to have one's hands full lit
avoir les mains pleines
to have one's hands full fig
avoir assez à faire
to seize an opportunity with both hands
saisir l'occasion à deux mains
hands up, or I shoot!
les mains en l'air, ou je tire!
to be on one's hands and knees
être à quatre pattes
we can always use another pair of hands
une autre paire de bras ne serait pas de trop
hands off inf!
pas touche! inf
hands off inf!
bas les pattes! inf
‘hands off our schools’ (slogan at rally)
‘ne touchez pas à nos écoles’
please put your hands together for Max!
s'il vous plaît applaudissez Max!

7. hand (possession):

to be in sb's hands money, painting, document, power, affair:
être entre les mains de qn
the painting is in private hands
le tableau est entre les mains d'un particulier
to change hands
changer de mains
to fall or get into sb's hands information, equipment:
tomber entre les mains de qn
to fall or get into the wrong hands documents, weapons:
tomber en mauvaises mains
in the right hands this information could be useful
en bonnes mains, cette information pourrait être utile
to be in good or safe hands child, money:
être en bonnes mains
to put one's life in sb's hands
remettre sa vie entre les mains de qn
to place or put sth in sb's hands department, office
confier qc à qn
to place or put sth in sb's hands matter, affair
remettre qc entre les mains de qn
to play into sb's hands
jouer le jeu de qn
the matter is out of my hands
cette affaire n'est plus de mon ressort

II.hand [Brit hand, Am hænd] VB trans

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I.left [Brit lɛft, Am lɛft] VB pt VB pp

left → leave

II.left [Brit lɛft, Am lɛft] N

III.left [Brit lɛft, Am lɛft] ADJ

IV.left [Brit lɛft, Am lɛft] ADV

V.left [Brit lɛft, Am lɛft]

See also leave

I.leave [Brit liːv, Am liv] N

II.leave <pret, pp left> [Brit liːv, Am liv] VB trans

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1. leave (depart from):

leave (gen) house, station etc
partir de
leave (more permanently) country, city etc
quitter
leave (by going out) room, building
sortir de
he left home early
il est parti tôt de chez lui
to leave school (permanently)
quitter l'école
the plane/train leaves Paris for Nice at 9.00
l'avion/le train pour Nice part de Paris à 9 heures
to leave the road/table
quitter la route/table
to leave France to live in Canada
quitter la France pour aller vivre au Canada
to leave the track train:
dérailler
to leave the ground plane:
décoller
to leave one's seat
se lever
I left him cleaning his car
quand je suis parti, il nettoyait sa voiture
the smile left her face fig
son sourire s'est effacé
as soon as the words left her lips…
à peine eut-elle fini de parler…

3. leave (let remain):

leave food, drink, gap, choice
laisser
he left his vegetables/wine
il a laissé ses légumes/son vin
you leave me no choice or alternative but to…
vous ne me laissez pas d'autre choix que de…
he left us in no doubt as to or about his feelings
il ne nous a laissé aucun doute quant à ses sentiments
to leave sth lying around
laisser traîner qc
to leave sth tidy/open/in ruins
laisser qc en ordre/ouvert/en ruines
to leave sb homeless
laisser qn sans domicile
to be left homeless
se retrouver sans domicile
there are/we have five minutes left
il reste/il nous reste cinq minutes
he was left short of money/time
il ne lui restait plus beaucoup d'argent/de temps
he stared at what was left of the house
il a regardé longuement ce qui restait de la maison
ten minus seven leaves three MATH
sept ôtés de dix, il reste trois
the accident left him an orphan/a cripple
l'accident a fait de lui un orphelin/un invalide
the attack left her with a scar/a broken nose
elle garde une cicatrice de/elle a le nez cassé depuis l'agression
where does that leave me?
qu'est-ce que je vais devenir?

4. leave (allow to do):

to leave sth to sb job, task
laisser [qc] à qn
to leave it (up) to sb to do
laisser à qn le soin de faire
it will be left to him to do it
on lui laissera le soin de le faire
to leave the decision/choice (up) to sb
laisser à qn le soin de décider/choisir
to leave it up to sb where/how etc to do
laisser qn décider où/comment etc faire
to leave sb to do
laisser qn faire
leave him to sleep
laisse-le dormir
to leave sb to it (to do something)
laisser qn se débrouiller
to leave sb to it (to be alone)
laisser qn tranquille
to leave sb to himself, to leave sb be inf
laisser qn tranquille
leave him/me alone
laisse-le/-moi tranquille
leave it to or with me
je m'en occupe, je m'en charge
leave everything to me!
je m'en occupe, je me charge de tout!

III.leave <pret, pp left> [Brit liːv, Am liv] VB intr

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IV.leave <pret, pp left> [Brit liːv, Am liv] VB refl

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left-hand drive in the PONS Dictionary

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Translations for left-hand drive in the English»French Dictionary

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

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

Phrases:

a bird in the hand (is worth two in the bush)
un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras
to be hand in glove
être de mèche
to make/lose money hand over fist
s'enrichir/perdre de l'argent rapidement
I only have one pair of hands
je n'ai que deux mains
to put one's hand in the till
puiser dans la caisse
to have time on one's hands
avoir du temps libre
to keep a firm hand on sth
garder une main ferme sur qc
at first hand
à première vue
to have one's hands full
avoir du pain sur la planche
on the one hand ... on the other (hand) ...
d'une part ... d'autre part ...
I could beat you with one hand tied behind my back
je pourrais te battre avec une main dans le dos
to ask for sb's hand in marriage form
demander la main de qn
to go hand in hand with sth
aller de pair avec qc
to lay one's hands on sb/sth
mettre la main sur qn/qc

4. left inf → left-hander

See also left-hander

left pt, pp of leave

See also leave2, leave1

I.leave1 <left, left> [liv] VB trans

II.leave1 <left, left> [liv] VB intr

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The display binnacle sits on top of the dashboard in front of the driver to aid production in left-hand drive markets.
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The main batch was produced with left-hand drive to resolve this problem.
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As a result, the locomotive is left-hand drive going in one direction and right-hand drive in the other.
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All production models were therefore left-hand drive.
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In left-hand drive countries, the ramps function the same as in right-hand drive countries, but ramps with the same designation appear visually reversed.
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I'm the designated driver, because my wife doesn't want to drive it as it's a left-hand drive and doesn't have power steering.
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Despite this advantage, tenders fitted to the eight left-hand drive examples were intended for use with right-hand drive locomotives.
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The car will be available only in left-hand drive from launch, and with a choice of 5 and 7-seater models.
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The left-hand drive was intended for recording document data; the second for required font data.
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The trailer had left-hand drive, but by simply running it backwards the doors were placed on the right side.
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