drive Meaning | BeDict

noun

Impulso, motivación

Motivation to do or achieve something; ability coupled with ambition.

Examples :

"Crassus had wealth and wit, but Pompey had drive and Caesar as much again."

Crasso tenía riqueza e ingenio, pero Pompeyo tenía impulso y César aún más.

noun

Impulso, ímpetu, empuje

Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; especially, a forced or hurried dispatch of business.

Examples :

"The drive to finish the project before the deadline was relentless. "

El ímpetu por terminar el proyecto antes de la fecha límite fue implacable.

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noun

Arreo

An act of driving animals forward, as to be captured, hunted etc.

Examples :

"The farmer's skilled drive of the sheep towards the pen ensured a successful harvest. "

El hábil arreo de ovejas del granjero hacia el corral aseguró una cosecha exitosa.

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noun

Ofensiva, ataque

A sustained advance in the face of the enemy to take a strategic objective.

Examples :

"The final drive on the football field was a key moment in the team's victory. "

La ofensiva final en el campo de fútbol fue un momento clave en la victoria del equipo.

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noun

Mecanismo de accionamiento, transmisión

A mechanism used to power or give motion to a vehicle or other machine or machine part.

Examples :

"Some old model trains have clockwork drives."

Algunos trenes modelo antiguos tienen mecanismos de accionamiento de relojería.

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noun

Viaje en coche

A trip made in a vehicle (now generally in a motor vehicle).

Examples :

"It was a long drive."

Fue un largo viaje en coche.

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noun

Camino de entrada

A driveway.

Examples :

"The mansion had a long, tree-lined drive."

La mansión tenía un largo camino de entrada bordeado de árboles.

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noun

Camino, vía

A type of public roadway.

Examples :

"Beverly Hills’ most famous street is Rodeo Drive."

La calle más famosa de Beverly Hills es Rodeo Drive.

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Camino de entrada, entrada

A place suitable or agreeable for driving; a road prepared for driving.

Examples :

"The new park drive is paved and wide, perfect for taking the kids on bike rides. "

El nuevo camino de entrada al parque está pavimentado y es ancho, perfecto para llevar a los niños a pasear en bicicleta.

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noun

Deseo, interés

Desire or interest.

Examples :

"Her strong drive to succeed in school motivated her to study hard. "

Su fuerte deseo de tener éxito en la escuela la motivó a estudiar mucho.

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noun

Unidad

An apparatus for reading and writing data to or from a mass storage device such as a disk, as a floppy drive.

Examples :

"My computer's floppy drive is broken, so I can't access the old files from my school project. "

La unidad de disquete de mi computadora está rota, por lo que no puedo acceder a los archivos antiguos de mi proyecto escolar.

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noun

Unidad

A mass storage device in which the mechanism for reading and writing data is integrated with the mechanism for storing data, as a hard drive, a flash drive.

Examples :

"My laptop needs a new hard drive; the old one is failing. "

Mi portátil necesita una nueva unidad de disco duro; la antigua está fallando.

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noun

Golpe con el driver

A stroke made with a driver.

Examples :

"The golfer took a powerful drive off the first tee. "

El golfista hizo un potente golpe con el driver desde el primer tee.

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noun

Golpe

A ball struck in a flat trajectory.

Examples :

"The golf pro hit a beautiful drive, sending the ball far down the fairway. "

El profesional de golf dio un hermoso golpe, enviando la pelota lejos por la calle.

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noun

Un golpe, golpe que va por el suelo

A type of shot played by swinging the bat in a vertical arc, through the line of the ball, and hitting it along the ground, normally between cover and midwicket.

Examples :

"The batter hit a powerful drive, sending the ball flying between cover and midwicket. "

El bateador conectó un golpe potente, enviando la pelota volando entre el cover y el midwicket.

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noun

Disparo, golpe

A straight level shot or pass.

Examples :

"The quarterback's drive down the field was impressive, leading to a touchdown. "

El disparo del mariscal de campo por el campo fue impresionante, lo que llevó a un touchdown.

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noun

Posesión ofensiva

An offensive possession, generally one consisting of several plays and/ or first downs, often leading to a scoring opportunity.

Examples :

"The team's successful drive ended with a touchdown. "

La posesión ofensiva exitosa del equipo terminó con un touchdown.

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noun

Colecta, evento benéfico

A charity event such as a fundraiser, bake sale, or toy drive.

Examples :

"a whist drive; a beetle drive"

una colecta de whist; un evento benéfico de escarabajos

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noun

Campaña, promoción

(retail) A campaign aimed at selling more of a certain product, e.g. by offering a discount.

Examples :

"The store's latest drive to sell more school supplies offered a 15% discount. "

La última campaña de la tienda para vender más útiles escolares ofrecía un 15% de descuento.

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noun

Impresión

An impression or matrix formed by a punch drift.

Examples :

"The metal punch created a precise drive for the new school's logo. "

El punzón metálico creó una impresión precisa para el logotipo de la nueva escuela.

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noun

Maderada

A collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to be floated down a river.

Examples :

"The lumber company's drive of logs was slowly moving down the river. "

La maderada de la empresa maderera se movía lentamente río abajo.

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verb

Conducir, impulsar

To provide an impetus for motion or other physical change, to move an object by means of the provision of force thereto.

Examples :

"You drive nails into wood with a hammer."

Clavas clavos en la madera con un martillo.

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verb

Impulsar, motivar

To provide an impetus for a non-physical change, especially a change in one's state of mind.

Examples :

"The news of the promotion drove her to study even harder for her upcoming exams. "

La noticia del ascenso la impulsó a estudiar aún más para sus próximos exámenes.

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verb

Impulsar, obligar

To displace either physically or non-physically, through the application of force.

Examples :

"The teacher's strict rules drove many students away from the school. "

Las estrictas reglas del profesor impulsaron a muchos estudiantes a alejarse de la escuela.

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verb

Impulsar, obligar, forzar

To cause intrinsic motivation through the application or demonstration of force: to impel or urge onward thusly, to compel to move on, to coerce, intimidate or threaten.

Examples :

"The strict teacher's harsh words drove the students to study harder. "

Las duras palabras del estricto profesor impulsaron a los estudiantes a estudiar más duro.

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verb

Impulsar, obligar a avanzar

(especially of animals) To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on.

Examples :

"to drive twenty thousand head of cattle from Texas to the Kansas railheads; to drive sheep out of a field"

impulsar veinte mil cabezas de ganado de Texas a las estaciones de ferrocarril de Kansas; obligar a las ovejas a salir de un campo.

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verb

Conducir

To direct a vehicle powered by a horse, ox or similar animal.

Examples :

"The farmer drove the oxen to the field. "

El granjero condujo los bueyes al campo.

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verb

Ahuyentar, expulsar

To cause animals to flee out of.

Examples :

"The beaters drove the brambles, causing a great rush of rabbits and other creatures."

Los ojeadores ahuyentaron las zarzas, causando una gran estampida de conejos y otras criaturas.

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verb

Golpear con fuerza

To move (something) by hitting it with great force.

Examples :

"You drive nails into wood with a hammer."

Clavas clavos en la madera con un martillo.

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verb

Hacer funcionar, accionar

To cause (a mechanism) to operate.

Examples :

"The pistons drive the crankshaft."

Los pistones hacen funcionar el cigüeñal.

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verb

Conducir

To operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle).

Examples :

"drive a car"

conducir un coche

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verb

Motivar, impulsar

To motivate; to provide an incentive for.

Examples :

"What drives a person to run a marathon?"

¿Qué impulsa a una persona a correr un maratón?

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verb

Obligar, impulsar

To compel (to do something).

Examples :

"Their debts finally drove them to sell the business."

Sus deudas finalmente los obligaron a vender el negocio.

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verb

Causar, provocar

To cause to become.

Examples :

"This constant complaining is going to drive me to insanity. You are driving me crazy!"

Esta queja constante me va a llevar a la locura. ¡Me estás volviendo loco!

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verb

Golpear

To hit the ball with a drive.

Examples :

"The baseball player drove the ball over the fence for a home run. "

El jugador de béisbol golpeó la pelota por encima de la valla para un jonrón.

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verb

Conducir

To travel by operating a wheeled motorized vehicle.

Examples :

"I drive to work every day."

Conduzco al trabajo todos los días.

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verb

Conducir

To convey (a person, etc) in a wheeled motorized vehicle.

Examples :

"My wife drove me to the airport."

Mi esposa me llevó al aeropuerto en coche.

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verb

Impulsar, forzar

To move forcefully.

Examples :

"The wind drove the sailboat forcefully across the lake. "

El viento impulsó el velero con fuerza a través del lago.

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verb

Ser impulsado, navegar

To be moved or propelled forcefully (especially of a ship).

Examples :

"The strong winds drove the small sailboat across the lake. "

Los fuertes vientos impulsaron el pequeño velero a través del lago.

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verb

Impulsar, llevar

To urge, press, or bring to a point or state.

Examples :

"The teacher's passionate lecture drove the students to study harder for the exam. "

La apasionada conferencia del profesor impulsó a los estudiantes a estudiar más para el examen.

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verb

Conducir, impulsar, llevar

To carry or to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.

Examples :

"The teacher drove the students through the difficult math problems, explaining each step carefully. "

El profesor guio a los estudiantes a través de los difíciles problemas de matemáticas, explicando cada paso cuidadosamente.

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verb

Expulsar, ahuyentar

To clear, by forcing away what is contained.

Examples :

"The heavy rain drove the leaves from the tree branches. "

La fuerte lluvia expulsó las hojas de las ramas del árbol.

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verb

Cavar horizontalmente, excavar

To dig horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery or tunnel.

Examples :

"The miners drove a tunnel through the mountain to reach the ore deposit. "

Los mineros excavaron un túnel a través de la montaña para llegar al yacimiento de mineral.

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verb

Iniciar una ofensiva, avanzar el balón

To put together a drive (n.): to string together offensive plays and advance the ball down the field.

Examples :

"The quarterback drove the team down the field, scoring a touchdown. "

El mariscal de campo inició la ofensiva del equipo por el campo, anotando un touchdown.

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verb

Embargar por alquiler

To distrain for rent.

Examples :

"The landlord drove the tenant's furniture to the curb for unpaid rent. "

El propietario embargó los muebles del inquilino por la renta no pagada.

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verb

Separar, clasificar

To separate the lighter (feathers or down) from the heavier, by exposing them to a current of air.

Examples :

"The farmer drove the feathers from the harvested down to separate the fluffy down for pillows. "

El granjero separó las plumas del plumón cosechado para separar el plumón esponjoso para las almohadas.

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verb

Ser la parte dominante en un acto sexual

To be the dominant party in a sex act.

Examples :

"The older brother often drove the younger ones during their sexual encounters. "

El hermano mayor a menudo era la parte dominante con los más jóvenes durante sus encuentros sexuales.

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Meanings

Impulso, motivación

Examples :

"Crassus had wealth and wit, but Pompey had drive and Caesar as much again."

Crasso tenía riqueza e ingenio, pero Pompeyo tenía impulso y César aún más.

Impulso, ímpetu, empuje

Examples :

"The drive to finish the project before the deadline was relentless. "

El ímpetu por terminar el proyecto antes de la fecha límite fue implacable.

Arreo

Examples :

"The farmer's skilled drive of the sheep towards the pen ensured a successful harvest. "

El hábil arreo de ovejas del granjero hacia el corral aseguró una cosecha exitosa.

Ofensiva, ataque

Examples :

"The final drive on the football field was a key moment in the team's victory. "

La ofensiva final en el campo de fútbol fue un momento clave en la victoria del equipo.

Mecanismo de accionamiento, transmisión

Examples :

"Some old model trains have clockwork drives."

Algunos trenes modelo antiguos tienen mecanismos de accionamiento de relojería.

Viaje en coche

Examples :

"It was a long drive."

Fue un largo viaje en coche.

Camino de entrada

Examples :

"The mansion had a long, tree-lined drive."

La mansión tenía un largo camino de entrada bordeado de árboles.

Camino, vía

Examples :

"Beverly Hills’ most famous street is Rodeo Drive."

La calle más famosa de Beverly Hills es Rodeo Drive.

Camino de entrada, entrada

Examples :

"The new park drive is paved and wide, perfect for taking the kids on bike rides. "

El nuevo camino de entrada al parque está pavimentado y es ancho, perfecto para llevar a los niños a pasear en bicicleta.

Deseo, interés

Examples :

"Her strong drive to succeed in school motivated her to study hard. "

Su fuerte deseo de tener éxito en la escuela la motivó a estudiar mucho.

Unidad

Examples :

"My computer's floppy drive is broken, so I can't access the old files from my school project. "

La unidad de disquete de mi computadora está rota, por lo que no puedo acceder a los archivos antiguos de mi proyecto escolar.

Unidad

Examples :

"My laptop needs a new hard drive; the old one is failing. "

Mi portátil necesita una nueva unidad de disco duro; la antigua está fallando.

Golpe con el driver

Examples :

"The golfer took a powerful drive off the first tee. "

El golfista hizo un potente golpe con el driver desde el primer tee.

Golpe

Examples :

"The golf pro hit a beautiful drive, sending the ball far down the fairway. "

El profesional de golf dio un hermoso golpe, enviando la pelota lejos por la calle.

Un golpe, golpe que va por el suelo

Examples :

"The batter hit a powerful drive, sending the ball flying between cover and midwicket. "

El bateador conectó un golpe potente, enviando la pelota volando entre el cover y el midwicket.

Disparo, golpe

Examples :

"The quarterback's drive down the field was impressive, leading to a touchdown. "

El disparo del mariscal de campo por el campo fue impresionante, lo que llevó a un touchdown.

Posesión ofensiva

Examples :

"The team's successful drive ended with a touchdown. "

La posesión ofensiva exitosa del equipo terminó con un touchdown.

Colecta, evento benéfico

Examples :

"a whist drive; a beetle drive"

una colecta de whist; un evento benéfico de escarabajos

Campaña, promoción

Examples :

"The store's latest drive to sell more school supplies offered a 15% discount. "

La última campaña de la tienda para vender más útiles escolares ofrecía un 15% de descuento.

Impresión

Examples :

"The metal punch created a precise drive for the new school's logo. "