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Detailed Translations for Drive from English to German

drive:

to drive verb (drives, drove, driving)

  1. to drive (ride; operate)
    fahren; steuern; lenken
    • fahren verb (fahre, fährst, fährt, fuhr, fuhrt, gefahren)
    • steuern verb (steuere, steuerst, steuert, steuerte, steuertet, gesteuert)
    • lenken verb (lenke, lenkst, lenkt, lenkte, lenktet, gelenkt)
  2. to drive (urge; prompt)
    stimulieren; anregen; ermutigen; reizen; aufpolieren; verbessern; ankurbeln; aufmuntern; ermuntern; zusprechen; aufmöbeln
    • stimulieren verb (stimuliere, stimulierst, stimuliert, stimulierte, stimuliertet, stimuliert)
    • anregen verb (rege an, regst an, regt an, regte an, regtet an, angeregt)
    • ermutigen verb (ermutige, ermutigst, ermutigt, ermutigte, ermutigtet, ermutigt)
    • reizen verb (reize, reizst, reizt, reizte, reiztet, gereizt)
    • aufpolieren verb (poliere auf, polierst auf, poliert auf, polierte auf, poliertet auf, aufpoliert)
    • verbessern verb (verbessere, verbesserst, verbessert, verbesserte, verbessertet, verbessert)
    • ankurbeln verb (kurbele an, kurbelst an, kurbelt an, kurbelte an, kurbeltet an, angekurbelt)
    • aufmuntern verb (muntere auf, munterst auf, muntert auf, munterte auf, muntertet auf, aufgemuntert)
    • ermuntern verb (ermuntere, ermunterst, ermuntert, ermunterte, ermuntertet, ermuntert)
    • zusprechen verb (spreche zu, sprichst zu, spricht zu, sprach zu, spracht zu, zugesprochen)
    • aufmöbeln verb (möbele auf, möbelst auf, möbelt auf, möbelte auf, möbeltet auf, aufgemöbelt)
  3. to drive (drive piles; ram)
    rammen; auspfählen; schlagen; fundieren; einrammen; einhämmern
    • rammen verb (ramme, rammst, rammt, rammte, rammtet, gerammt)
    • auspfählen verb (pfähle aus, pfählst aus, pfählt aus, pfählte aus, pfähltet aus, ausgepfählt)
    • schlagen verb (schlage, schlägst, schlägt, schlug, schlugt, geschlagen)
    • fundieren verb (fundiere, fundierst, fundiert, fundierte, fundiertet, fundiert)
    • einrammen verb (ramme ein, rammst ein, rammt ein, rammte ein, rammtet ein, eingerammt)
    • einhämmern verb (hämmere ein, hämmerst ein, hämmert ein, hämmerte ein, hämmertet ein, eingehämmert)
  4. to drive (drive horses)
    lenken
    • lenken verb (lenke, lenkst, lenkt, lenkte, lenktet, gelenkt)
  5. to drive (whip up; goad; stimulate; nettle; irritate)
    antreiben; hetzen; aufreizen; aufpeitschen; aufjagen
    • antreiben verb (treibe an, treibst an, treibt an, trieb an, triebt an, angetrieben)
    • hetzen verb (hetze, hetzt, hetzte, hetztet, gehetzt)
    • aufreizen verb (reize auf, reizt auf, reizte auf, reiztet auf, aufgereizt)
    • aufpeitschen verb (peitsche auf, peitschst auf, peitscht auf, peitschte auf, peitschtet auf, aufgepeitscht)
    • aufjagen verb (jage auf, jagst auf, jagt auf, jagte auf, jagtet auf, aufgejagt)
  6. to drive (incite; stimulate; excite)
    antreiben
    • antreiben verb (treibe an, treibst an, treibt an, trieb an, triebt an, angetrieben)
  7. to drive (ride)
    reiten
    • reiten verb (reite, reitest, reitet, ritt, rittet, geritten)

Conjugations for drive:

present
  1. drive
  2. drive
  3. drives
  4. drive
  5. drive
  6. drive
simple past
  1. drove
  2. drove
  3. drove
  4. drove
  5. drove
  6. drove
present perfect
  1. have driven
  2. have driven
  3. has driven
  4. have driven
  5. have driven
  6. have driven
past continuous
  1. was driving
  2. were driving
  3. was driving
  4. were driving
  5. were driving
  6. were driving
future
  1. shall drive
  2. will drive
  3. will drive
  4. shall drive
  5. will drive
  6. will drive
continuous present
  1. am driving
  2. are driving
  3. is driving
  4. are driving
  5. are driving
  6. are driving
subjunctive
  1. be driven
  2. be driven
  3. be driven
  4. be driven
  5. be driven
  6. be driven
diverse
  1. drive!
  2. let's drive!
  3. driven
  4. driving
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

drive [the ~] noun

  1. the drive (motor; propulsion; propelling-force; force)
    der Motor; der Antrieb; die Antriebskraft; die Triebkraft
  2. the drive
    die Autofahrt; die Fahrt
  3. the drive
    die Ausfahrt
  4. the drive (trip; journey; excursion; )
    die Exkursion; der Ausflug; der Schulausflug; die Reise; die Fahrt; der Ritt; die Ausfahrt; die Spazierfahrt; die Erkundung; die Spritzfahrt; die Studienreise; die Tour; der Marsch; der Lehrausflug; der Exkurs; die Expedition; die Erkundungsfahrt
  5. the drive (entranceway; access route)
    die Einfahrt; die Auffahrt; die Rampe; die Zufahrtsstraße
  6. the drive (thoroughness; energy; momentum; )
    die Leistungsfähigkeit; die Arbeitsfähigkeit; die Kraft; die Tatkraft; die Arbeitskraft; die Feurigkeit; die Schneidigkeit; die Energie; die Triebkraft; die Spannkraft; die Seele; die Hektik; die Inbrunst; die Arbeitslust
  7. the drive (excursion; trip; journey; )
    der Ausflug; die Spazierfahrt; die Spritzfahrt; die Tour
  8. the drive (impetus; momentum)
    die Kraft; die Energie; die Triebkraft
  9. the drive (urge; instinct; impulse)
    die Leidenschaft; der Antrieb; der Geschlechtstrieb; der Trieb; die Leidenschaftlichkeit
  10. the drive (boost; stimulus; incentive; )
    Stimulanz; der Reiz; der Anreiz; der Impuls; die Anregung
  11. the drive (man-hunt; battue)
    die Treibjagd; die Hatz; die Hetzjagd; Kesseltreiben
  12. the drive (ride)
  13. the drive (ride)
    die Spazierfahrt; der Spazierritt
  14. the drive
    – An area of storage that is formatted with a file system and has a drive letter. The storage can be a floppy disk, a CD or DVD, a hard disk, or another type of disk. 1
    Laufwerk
  15. the drive (disk drive; floppy disk drive)
    – A hardware device that reads data from and writes data to floppy disks. 1

Translation Matrix for drive:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Anregung boost; drive; impetus; impulse; incentive; momentum; spur; stimulus caprice; impulse; incitement; instigation; instigations; instincts; stimilations; stimulant; stimulation; stimulus; thrill; whim
Anreiz boost; drive; impetus; impulse; incentive; momentum; spur; stimulus caprice; impulse; incentive; incitement; initiative; instigation; start; stimulant; stimulation; stimulus; thrill; whim
Antrieb drive; force; impulse; instinct; motor; propelling-force; propulsion; urge craving; instigation; instinct; instincts; natural drive; natural urge; propelling-force; propulsion; propulsive force; urging
Antriebskraft drive; force; motor; propelling-force; propulsion driving force; force; motive power; propelling-force; propulsion; propulsive force
Arbeitsfähigkeit drive; energy; gin; impetus; jenever; momentum; soul; spirit; spunk; strength; thoroughness activity; capacity for work; energy; function; functionality; productivity; work force
Arbeitskraft drive; energy; gin; impetus; jenever; momentum; soul; spirit; spunk; strength; thoroughness authority; capacity; capacity for work; crew; employee; employees; energy; force; hand; laborer; labourer; manpower; personnel; power; productivity; strength; work force; worker; working man; workman
Arbeitslust drive; energy; gin; impetus; jenever; momentum; soul; spirit; spunk; strength; thoroughness
Auffahrt access route; drive; entranceway
Ausfahrt drive; excursion; journey; outing; tour; trip; voyage course; direction; exit
Ausflug drive; excursion; feat; journey; outing; passage; tour; trick; trip; voyage ability; adroitness; agility; art; day out; dexterity; excursion; journey; knack; outing; pleasure-trip; short drive; skill; tour; trick; trip
Autofahrt drive
Einfahrt access route; drive; entranceway carriage-entrance; entrance; invagination
Energie drive; energy; gin; impetus; jenever; momentum; soul; spirit; spunk; strength; thoroughness ability; activity; capacity; chances; current; efficacy; electric current; function; functionality; gusto; momentum; opportunities; potential; power; vigor; vigour; will-power; zest
Erkundung drive; excursion; journey; outing; tour; trip; voyage examination; expedition; exploration; reconnoitering expedition; scouting expedition; search
Erkundungsfahrt drive; excursion; journey; outing; tour; trip; voyage drop; examination; expedition; exploration; reconnoitering expedition; scouting expedition; search
Exkurs drive; excursion; journey; outing; tour; trip; voyage
Exkursion drive; excursion; journey; outing; tour; trip; voyage excursion; journey; tour; trip
Expedition drive; excursion; journey; outing; tour; trip; voyage expedition; reconnoitering expedition; scouting expedition; search
Fahrt drive; excursion; journey; outing; tour; trip; voyage canal; channel; course; cycling tour; direction; excursion; expedition; hike; hiking tour; journey; march; tour; trip; voyage
Feurigkeit drive; energy; gin; impetus; jenever; momentum; soul; spirit; spunk; strength; thoroughness disposition; excitement; inclination; liveliness; nature; proclivity; rush; temper; temperament; vivacity
Geschlechtstrieb drive; impulse; instinct; urge libido; sex drive; sex urge; sexual spurs
Hatz battue; drive; man-hunt raid; round-up; swoop
Hektik drive; energy; gin; impetus; jenever; momentum; soul; spirit; spunk; strength; thoroughness agitation; arousal; ballyhoo; fuss; hectics; stress; turbulence; unrest
Herüberfahren drive; ride
Hetzjagd battue; drive; man-hunt raid; round-up; swoop
Impuls boost; drive; impetus; impulse; incentive; momentum; spur; stimulus caprice; impulse; incentive; incitement; instinct; instincts; intuition; stimulant; stimulation; stimulus; thrill; whim
Inbrunst drive; energy; gin; impetus; jenever; momentum; soul; spirit; spunk; strength; thoroughness ardor; ardour; craze; desire; fervor; fervour; fierceness; frenzy; intensity; lust; passion; rankness; urge; vehemence; violence
Kesseltreiben battue; drive; man-hunt violent campaign
Kraft drive; energy; gin; impetus; jenever; momentum; soul; spirit; spunk; strength; thoroughness authority; capacity; chances; courage; decisiveness; fiber; fibre; force; forcefulness; fortitude; intensity; muscularity; opportunities; power; strength; strong point; vigor; vigour
Laufwerk disk drive; drive; floppy disk drive moving parts; wheel mechanism
Lehrausflug drive; excursion; journey; outing; tour; trip; voyage excursion; journey; tour; trip
Leidenschaft drive; impulse; instinct; urge amusement; ardor; ardour; craze; desire; fieriness; fire; frenzy; fun; heartiness; lust; obsession; passion; pleasure; rankness; sexual desire; urge; verve; zeal; zest
Leidenschaftlichkeit drive; impulse; instinct; urge bad temper; fervor; fervour; fierceness; fieriness; intensity; vehemence; violence
Leistungsfähigkeit drive; energy; gin; impetus; jenever; momentum; soul; spirit; spunk; strength; thoroughness ability; ability to achieve; activity; aptitude; capability; capacity; capacity for work; energy; function; functionality; gift; ingenuity; natural ability; physical disposition; potential; power; productivity; quality; talent; validity; work force
Marsch drive; excursion; journey; outing; tour; trip; voyage advance; march; military walking; mud flats; salt marshes; saltings
Motor drive; force; motor; propelling-force; propulsion engine; motor
Rampe access route; drive; entranceway
Reise drive; excursion; journey; outing; tour; trip; voyage course; direction; excursion; expedition; hike; hiking tour; journey; march; tour; travel; trip; voyage
Reiz boost; drive; impetus; impulse; incentive; momentum; spur; stimulus allurement; amiability; appeal; attractiveness; caprice; caress; charm; delightfulness; enchantment; enticement; fascination; impulse; incitement; loveliness; power of attraction; splendidness; stimulant; stimulation; stimulus; stroking; sweetness; thrill; whim
Ritt drive; excursion; journey; outing; tour; trip; voyage
Schneidigkeit drive; energy; gin; impetus; jenever; momentum; soul; spirit; spunk; strength; thoroughness acidity; acumen; acuteness; adeptness; being in shape; bravery; courage; curtness; daring; discernment; firmness; gallantry; guts; intelligence; keen perception; nerve; pluck; quick-wittedness; resolution; sagacity; sharp-mindedness; sharpness; shrewdness; slyness; snappiness; sturdiness; valor; valour; vigor; vigour
Schulausflug drive; excursion; journey; outing; tour; trip; voyage excursion; journey; school trip; school-journey; tour; trip
Seele drive; energy; gin; impetus; jenever; momentum; soul; spirit; spunk; strength; thoroughness character; disposition; heart; mind; soul
Spannkraft drive; energy; gin; impetus; jenever; momentum; soul; spirit; spunk; strength; thoroughness activity; elasticity; function; functionality
Spazierfahrt drive; excursion; feat; journey; outing; passage; ride; tour; trick; trip; voyage course; direction; excursion; journey; tour; trip
Spazierritt drive; ride
Spritzfahrt drive; excursion; feat; journey; outing; passage; tour; trick; trip; voyage excursion; journey; outing; pleasure-trip; tour; trip
Stimulanz boost; drive; impetus; impulse; incentive; momentum; spur; stimulus caprice; impulse; incitement; instigation; stimulant; stimulation; stimulus; thrill; whim
Studienreise drive; excursion; journey; outing; tour; trip; voyage excursion; journey; study-tour; tour; trip
Tatkraft drive; energy; gin; impetus; jenever; momentum; soul; spirit; spunk; strength; thoroughness activity; capacity for work; energy; function; functionality; gusto; productivity; strongness; vigor; vigour; will-power; work force; zest
Tour drive; excursion; feat; journey; outing; passage; tour; trick; trip; voyage excursion; expedition; hike; hiking tour; journey; little ring; march; outing; pleasure-trip; round; tour; trip; voyage
Treibjagd battue; drive; man-hunt raid; round-up; swoop
Trieb drive; impulse; instinct; urge amusement; cattle trail; cutting; driving cattle; fun; herding cattle; lust; passion; pleasure; sexual desire; shoot; sprig; sprout; tendril; tendrils
Triebkraft drive; energy; force; gin; impetus; jenever; momentum; motor; propelling-force; propulsion; soul; spirit; spunk; strength; thoroughness fermentation force; growing-power; impulse; incitement; propelling-force; propulsion; propulsive force; stimulant; stimulation; stimulus; thrill; vital force; vital strength; vitality
Zufahrtsstraße access route; drive; entranceway access; access route; approach; entranceway; feeder; feeder road; supply route
- campaign; cause; crusade; driveway; driving; driving force; effort; movement; parkway; private road; ride; thrust
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
ankurbeln drive; prompt; urge crank up; turn over
anregen drive; prompt; urge activate; advise; arouse; awake; badger; bait; encourage; excite; give rise to; kick forward; needle; prompt; provoke; stimulate; stir up; suggest; support; whisper; whisper in someone's ear
antreiben drive; excite; goad; incite; irritate; nettle; stimulate; whip up chase; encourage; motivate; move on; prompt; propel; push on; stimulate; whisper; whisper in someone's ear
aufjagen drive; goad; irritate; nettle; stimulate; whip up chase; hustle; prompt; whisper; whisper in someone's ear
aufmuntern drive; prompt; urge badger; bait; brighten; brighten up; cheer up; comfort; console; encourage; give rise to; gladden; liven up; motivate; needle; provoke; solace; spruce up; stimulate
aufmöbeln drive; prompt; urge freshen; freshen up; refresh; tidy up
aufpeitschen drive; goad; irritate; nettle; stimulate; whip up bait; incite; instigate; stir up
aufpolieren drive; prompt; urge beautify; boost; brush up; buff; decorate; doll up; dress up; embellish; garnish; jack up v; patch up; pep up; polish; refurbish; rub smooth; shine up; smudge; spruce up; strike; trick up; trim
aufreizen drive; goad; irritate; nettle; stimulate; whip up arouse; badger; bait; excite; give rise to; needle; provoke; stimulate; stir up
auspfählen drive; drive piles; ram
einhämmern drive; drive piles; ram carry on one's point; drive in nails; drum into a person's head; encode

Related Words for "drive":

  • driving, drivable, drives

Synonyms for "drive":


Antonyms for "drive":


Related Definitions for "drive":

  1. the act of applying force to propel something2
    • after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off2
  2. a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)2
    • he took the family for a drive in his new car2
  3. the act of driving a herd of animals overland2
  4. (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)2
  5. hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver2
    • he sliced his drive out of bounds2
  6. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end2
    • the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant2
  7. a wide scenic road planted with trees2
    • the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views2
  8. a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine2
    • a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds2
  9. (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium2
  10. a road leading up to a private house2
  11. the trait of being highly motivated2
    • his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers2
  12. a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire2
  13. move into a desired direction of discourse2
    • What are you driving at?2
  14. hunting: chase from cover into more open ground2
    • drive the game2
  15. hunting: search for game2
    • drive the forest2
  16. cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling2
    • The amplifier drives the tube2
    • steam drives the engines2
    • this device drives the disks for the computer2
  17. excavate horizontally2
    • drive a tunnel2
  18. hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally2
    • drive a ball2
  19. strike with a driver, as in teeing off2
    • drive a golf ball2
  20. cause to move back by force or influence2
  21. cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force2
    • drive the ball far out into the field2
  22. push, propel, or press with force2
  23. force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically2
    • He drives me mad2
  24. compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment2
    • She finally drove him to change jobs2
  25. travel or be transported in a vehicle2
    • We drove to the university every morning2
  26. proceed along in a vehicle2
    • We drive the turnpike to work2
  27. operate or control a vehicle2
    • drive a car or bus2
    • Can you drive this four-wheel truck?2
  28. urge forward2
    • drive the cows into the barn2
  29. cause someone or something to move by driving2
    • She drove me to school every day2
    • We drove the car to the garage2
  30. move by being propelled by a force2
    • The car drove around the corner2
  31. strive and make an effort to reach a goal2
    • She is driving away at her doctoral thesis2
  32. work as a driver2
    • He drives a bread truck2
    • She drives for the taxi company in Newark2
  33. to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly2
    • She is driven by her passion2
  34. have certain properties when driven2
    • My new truck drives well2
  35. An area of storage that is formatted with a file system and has a drive letter. The storage can be a floppy disk, a CD or DVD, a hard disk, or another type of disk.1
  36. A hardware device that reads data from and writes data to floppy disks.1

Wiktionary Translations for drive:

drive
noun
  1. baseball: ball struck in a flat trajectory
  2. golf: stroke made with a driver
  3. computing: mass-storage device
  4. psychology: desire or interest
  5. type of public roadway
    • driveWeg
  6. driveway
  7. a trip made in a motor vehicle
  8. motor that does not take fuel
verb
  1. to travel by operating a motorized vehicle
  2. to motivate
  3. cause to become
  4. operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle)
  5. cause a mechanism to operate
  6. move something by hitting it with great force
  7. herd (animals) in a particular direction
drive
  1. Hilfsverb „sein“: sich mit einem Fahrzeug fortbewegen
  2. Hilfsverb „haben“: ein Fahrzeug lenken bzw. führen
  3. jemanden dazu motivieren, etwas zu tun
verb
  1. ein Auto fahren, lenken, steuern, führen (meist, um jemanden zu transportieren)
  2. dazu zwingen, sich in eine bestimmte Richtung zu bewegen
noun
  1. das Verlangen, aktiv, tätig zu sein, etwas zu bewirken
  2. Informatik: Speichergerät eines Computers mit Lese-/Schreibzugriff
  3. bildungssprachlich: Neigung oder Drang, etwas zu unternehmen, etwas voranzubringen
  4. Tennis: Grundschlag mit der Vorhand oder Rückhand, bei dem der Ball nur wenig rotiert
  5. Golf: der erste Schlag auf einer Spielbahn, der vom Tee geschlagen wird, oft mit dem Holz 1, das auch Driver genannt wird
  6. Anzahl der Umdrehungen, die ein um eine Achse rotierender Körper in einer bestimmten Zeit zurücklegt
  7. technische Vorrichtung, die etwas treiben, die etwas in Bewegung versetzt

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
drive fahren rijden — zich verplaatsen met behulp van een voertuig
drive Drive drive — badminton slag
drive treiben drijven — o1. iets of iemand voor zich uit doen bewegen
drive antreiben; treiben aandrijven — doen bewegen
drive resultieren; führen; leiten; ausgehen; ausrücken; hinausgehen; erlangen; erzielen; reichen; erreichen; einholen; heranreichen; sich erstrecken; erwirken; durchsetzen aboutirtoucher par un bout.
drive antreiben actionnermettre en mouvement une machine, un appareil, etc.
drive gehen; fahren; sich befinden allerse déplacer jusqu'à un endroit.
drive fahren; lenken; führen; leiten conduiremener, guider, diriger vers un lieu déterminé.
drive führen; leiten; lenken guideraccompagner quelqu’un pour lui montrer le chemin.
drive Andrang; Andrift; Antrieb; Impuls; Trieb incitationaction d’inciter.
drive Lesegerät, (Lochkartenleser, bis ... CD-Leser) lecteur — Appareil ou logiciel de lecture (1)
drive Netzlaufwerk lecteur — Espace de stockage réseau (2)
drive anfeuern; jagen; treiben; vor sich hertreiben pourchasserpoursuivre ou rechercher avec obstination, avec ardeur.
drive dringen; rücken; stoßen; treiben; anfeuern; jagen; vor sich hertreiben pousser — Faire pression contre quelqu’un ou contre quelque chose, pour le déplacer ou l’ôter de sa place.
drive Trieb pulsion — (vieilli) action de pousser.
drive quacksalbern; Kurpfuscherei betreiben; rollen; wälzen rouler — Traductions à trier suivant le sens
drive stimmen; einstellen; berichtigen; führen; leiten; lenken réglertirer avec la règle des lignes droites sur du papier, du parchemin, du carton, etc. cf|papier réglé.

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