DRIVING FORCE - Αγγλικά-Ιταλικά μετάφραση

driving force [βρετ ˈdrʌɪvɪŋ ˌfɔːs] ΟΥΣ

driving force (person)

trascinatore αρσ / trascinatrice θηλ (behind di)

driving force (money, ambition, belief)

volano αρσ trainante

driving force (money, ambition, belief)

forza θηλ trainante (behind di)

trascinatore (trascinatrice)

driving force

traino

driving force

motore

driving force

essere il motore di qc persona, motivo:

to be the driving force behind sth

forza motrice

prime mover, driving force also μτφ

(di idea, ambizione) forza trainante

driving force

l'elemento trainante

the motivator, driving force

I. drive [βρετ drʌɪv, αμερικ draɪv] ΟΥΣ

1. drive (car journey):

to go for a drive

andare a fare un giro in auto

to take sb for a drive

portare qn a fare un giro in auto

to take the car for a drive

prendere l'auto per fare un giro

it's only five minutes' drive from here

è solo a cinque minuti d'auto da qui

it's a 40 km drive to the hospital

ci sono 40 km (di strada) fino all'ospedale

it's an easy drive

è un percorso semplice

it's a magnificent drive

è un percorso splendido

2. drive (campaign, effort):

drive

campagna θηλ

drive

sforzo αρσ (against contro; for, towards per; to do per fare)

drive ΣΤΡΑΤ

offensiva θηλ

drive ΣΤΡΑΤ

attacco αρσ

sales drive

campagna di vendita

3. drive:

drive (motivation, energy)

iniziativa θηλ

drive (motivation, energy)

energia θηλ

drive (inner urge)

pulsione θηλ

drive (inner urge)

istinto αρσ

human drives

gli impulsi umani

the drive to win

la volontà di vincere

her drive for perfection

la sua brama di perfezione

4. drive Η/Υ:

drive

drive αρσ

drive

unità θηλ

5. drive ΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΉ (mechanism to transmit power):

drive

trasmissione θηλ

drive before ουσ mechanism, system

di trasmissione

6. drive (path):

drive (of house)

vialetto αρσ

drive (of house)

strada θηλ privata

the car is in or on the drive

l'auto è nel vialetto

7. drive ΑΘΛ:

drive (in golf)

drive αρσ

drive (in golf)

colpo αρσ lungo

drive (in tennis)

drive αρσ

drive (in tennis)

diritto αρσ

II. drive <παρελθ drove, μετ παρακειμ driven> [βρετ drʌɪv, αμερικ draɪv] ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

1. drive driver:

drive car, bus, van, train

guidare, condurre

drive racing car

pilotare

drive cargo, load, passenger

trasportare

drive distance

percorrere (in auto)

what (car) do you drive?

quale auto guidi?

to drive sb to school, to the station

portare qn a scuola, alla stazione (in auto)

to drive tourists round town

portare i turisti in giro per la città

she drove me home

mi portò a casa (in auto)

he hates being driven

detesta farsi portare in macchina

I drive 15 km every day

guido per 15 km ogni giorno

to drive sth into garage, carpark, space

portare qc dentro

he drove his truck into a wall

andò a sbattere con il camion contro un muro

he drove the car straight at me

venne con l'auto dritto verso di me

she drove her car over a cliff

precipitò con l'auto da una scogliera

2. drive (force, compel) poverty, greed, urge:

drive person

spingere (to do a fare)

he was driven to suicide, to drink

fu spinto al suicidio, all'alcolismo (by da)

hunger drove him to it

la fame l'ha spinto a questo

to be driven into debt

essere costretto a indebitarsi

to be driven out of business

essere costretto a cessare l'attività, a ritirarsi dagli affari

to drive the rate up, down

fare aumentare, abbassare il tasso

to drive sb mad or crazy οικ

fare impazzire qn, fare diventare matto qn also μτφ

3. drive (chase or herd):

drive herd, cattle

spingere, condurre

drive game

spingere

drive logs

fare fluitare

to drive sheep into a field

condurre le pecore in un campo

to drive sb off one's land, out of her home

cacciare qn dalla propria terra, da casa sua

he was driven from or out of the country

fu cacciato dal paese

to drive evil thoughts from one's mind

allontanare dalla propria mente i cattivi pensieri

4. drive (power, propel):

drive engine, pump, fan

azionare, fare funzionare

the generator is driven by steam

il generatore viene azionato dal vapore

what drives the economy?

qual è il motore dell'economia?

what drives you?

che cosa ti spinge (ad agire)? qual è la tua molla?

5. drive (push) tide, wind:

drive boat, clouds

spingere, sospingere

the wind drove the clouds along

il vento sospingeva le nuvole

to drive a nail in(to)

piantare or conficcare un chiodo in or dentro

to drive a tunnel through sth

scavare, fare passare una galleria attraverso qc

to drive a road through an area

fare passare una strada in un'area

to drive sth into sb's head μτφ

fare entrare qc nella testa di qn, ficcare qc in testa a qn

6. drive (force to work hard):

drive pupil, recruit

incalzare, fare lavorare sodo

you're driving that child too hard

stai troppo addosso a quel bambino

7. drive ΑΘΛ:

drive (in golf) ball

colpire, tirare con un drive

drive (in tennis) ball

colpire di diritto

to drive the ball into the rough (in golf)

lanciare la palla nell'erba alta

III. drive <παρελθ drove, μετ παρακειμ driven> [βρετ drʌɪv, αμερικ draɪv] ΡΉΜΑ αμετάβ

1. drive ΑΥΤΟΚΙΝΗΤΟΔΡ:

drive driver:

guidare

can you drive?

sai guidare?

will you drive?

puoi guidare tu?

he drives for Ferrari ΑΘΛ

è un pilota della Ferrari

to drive along

percorrere (in auto)

I took pictures as we drove along

feci delle foto mentre viaggiavamo in auto

you can't drive along the High Street

non è possibile percorrere in auto la via principale

to drive on the left, at 80 km per hour, on the main road

guidare a sinistra, a 80 km all'ora, lungo la strada principale

to drive to work, to London

andare a lavorare, a Londra in auto

to drive into garage, carpark, space

entrare (con l'auto) in

to drive into tree, lamppost

andare a sbattere contro

I drove into a ditch

sono finito in un fosso con l'auto

to drive up, down a hill

salire su, scendere da una collina (in auto)

to drive past

passare (con l'auto)

to drive at sb

andare con l'auto contro qn

the taxi drove out of the station

il taxi si allontanò dalla stazione

you use a lot of petrol driving around town

si consuma molta benzina guidando in città

2. drive ΑΘΛ (in golf, tennis):

drive

fare un drive

IV. to drive oneself ΡΉΜΑ αυτοπ ρήμα

1. to drive oneself ΑΥΤΟΚΙΝΗΤΟΔΡ:

the Minister drives himself

il ministro in persona guida l'auto

to drive oneself to hospital

andare in ospedale con la propria auto

2. to drive oneself (push oneself):

to drive oneself to do

sforzarsi di fare

to drive oneself too hard

sforzarsi troppo

I. driving [βρετ ˈdrʌɪvɪŋ, αμερικ ˈdraɪvɪŋ] ΟΥΣ

driving

guida θηλ

motorway, night driving

guida in autostrada, notturna

driving is difficult, fun

guidare è difficile, divertente

his driving has improved

il suo modo di guidare è migliorato

his driving has improved before ουσ skills, habits, offence, position

di guida

II. driving [βρετ ˈdrʌɪvɪŋ, αμερικ ˈdraɪvɪŋ] ΕΠΊΘ

driving rain

battente, sferzante

driving wind

sferzante

driving hail

fitto

I. force¹ [βρετ fɔːs, αμερικ fɔrs] ΟΥΣ

1. force (physical strength, impact):

force (of blow, explosion, collision, earthquake)

forza θηλ

force (of blow, explosion, collision, earthquake)

violenza θηλ

force (of sun's rays)

potenza θηλ

force (of sun's rays)

sferza θηλ

force (of fall)

impatto αρσ

he was knocked over by the force of the blast, the blow

fu buttato a terra dalla potenza dell'esplosione, del colpo

I hit him with all the force I could muster

lo colpii con tutte le mie forze

2. force (physical means):

force

forza θηλ

to use force

impiegare la forza or la violenza or ricorrere alla violenza

by force

a forza

by force of arms, by military force

ricorrendo alla forza (militare)

3. force μτφ:

force (strength) (of intellect, memory, enthusiasm, logic, grief)

forza θηλ

by or out of or from force of habit, of circumstance, of numbers

per forza d'abitudine, per cause di forza maggiore, con la forza del numero

“no, ” she said with some force

“no, ” disse piuttosto energicamente

to have the force of law

avere forza di legge

4. force (strong influence):

force

forza θηλ

a force for good, change

una forza che tende al bene, a un cambiamento

the forces of evil

le forze del male

she's a force in the democratic movement

è una figura determinante all'interno del movimento democratico

market forces

forze del mercato

this country is no longer a world force

questo paese non è più una potenza mondiale

5. force U (organized group):

force

forze θηλ πλ

expeditionary, peacekeeping force

corpo di spedizione, forza di pace

naval, ground force

forze navali, di terra

labour force or work force

forza lavoro

task force ΣΤΡΑΤ

task force

task force ΣΤΡΑΤ

unità operativa

task force (of police)

squadra speciale

6. force (police):

force, also Force the force

la polizia

7. force ΦΥΣ:

force

forza θηλ

centrifugal, centripetal force

forza centrifuga, centripeta

force of gravity

forza di gravità

8. force ΜΕΤΕΩΡ:

force

forza θηλ

a force 10 gale

un vento forza 10

9. force:

in force (in large numbers, strength)

in forze

in force (effective) law, act, prices, ban, curfew

in vigore

to come into force

entrare in vigore

II. force¹

force forces ΟΥΣ npl ΣΤΡΑΤ:

the forces

le forze armate

III. force¹ [βρετ fɔːs, αμερικ fɔrs] ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

1. force (compel, oblige):

force

forzare, obbligare, costringere

to force sb, sth to do

costringere qn, qc a fare

to be forced to do

essere costretto a fare

he forced his voice to remain calm

si sforzò di mantenere un tono di voce calmo

to force a smile, a laugh

fare un sorriso sforzato, ridere sforzatamente

the earthquake forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents

il terremoto costrinse centinaia di residenti a evacuare

protesters have forced a public inquiry

i dimostranti hanno fatto in modo che si conducesse un'inchiesta pubblica

2. force (push, thrust):

to force one's way through [sth] crowd

farsi largo fra

to force one's way through [sth] jungle

aprirsi un varco in

to force sb to the ground, up against sth

spingere qn a terra, contro qc

she forced him to his knees

lo costrinse a inginocchiarsi

the car forced the motorbike off the road, into the ditch

la macchina mandò la moto fuori strada, nel fosso

bad weather forced him off the road for a week

il cattivo tempo gli impedì di rimettersi in marcia per una settimana

she forced her way to the top through sheer perseverance

si è fatta strada or è arrivata in alto solo grazie alla sua grande costanza

3. force (apply great pressure to):

force door, window, lock, safe, engine

forzare

force bolt, screw

sforzare

to force an entry ΝΟΜ

entrare con la forza

to force the pace

forzare il passo or l'andatura

4. force ΓΕΩΡΓ (speed up growth):

force plant

forzare la crescita di

force animal

ingrassare, mettere all'ingrasso

IV. to force oneself ΡΉΜΑ αυτοπ ρήμα

1. to force oneself (push oneself):

to force oneself

sforzarsi (to do di fare)

2. to force oneself (impose oneself):

to force oneself on sb

imporre la propria presenza a qn

I wouldn't want to force myself on you

non vorrei importi la mia presenza

V. force¹ [βρετ fɔːs, αμερικ fɔrs]

to force sb's hand

forzare la mano a qn

force² [βρετ fɔːs, αμερικ fɔrs] ΟΥΣ βρετ (waterfall)

force

cascata θηλ

driving force ΟΥΣ

driving force

forza θηλ motrice

driving ambition, force

trainante

I. driving ΟΥΣ

driving

guida θηλ

II. driving ΕΠΊΘ

1. driving ΑΥΤΟΚ, ΤΕΧΝΟΛ:

driving

di guida

2. driving ΜΕΤΕΩΡ:

driving rain

scrosciante

3. driving (powerful):

driving ambition, force

trainante

I. drive <drove, driven> [draɪv] ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

1. drive ΑΥΤΟΚ:

drive

guidare

drive race car

pilotare

to drive a sports car

guidare un'auto sportiva

to drive sb home

accompagnare a casa qn (in macchina)

2. drive (urge):

drive

spingere

to drive sb to (do) sth

spingere qn a (fare) qc

3. drive cattle:

drive

condurre

4. drive (render, make):

drive

ridurre a

to drive sb crazy

far diventar matto qn

5. drive:

drive ball

colpire

drive tunnel

aprire

drive nail, stake

conficcare

6. drive ΤΕΧΝΟΛ:

drive

azionare

II. drive <drove, driven> [draɪv] ΡΉΜΑ αμετάβ ΑΥΤΟΚ

1. drive (operate vehicle):

drive

guidare

the car drives well

un'auto bella da guidare

2. drive (travel):

drive

andare in auto

3. drive (function):

drive

funzionare

III. drive [draɪv] ΟΥΣ

1. drive ΑΥΤΟΚ:

drive

giro αρσ

drive (journey)

viaggio αρσ

to go for a drive

andare a fare un giro in macchina

2. drive (in street names):

Broadview Drive

viale Broadview

3. drive (driveway):

drive

vialetto αρσ d'accesso

4. drive ΤΕΧΝΟΛ:

drive

trasmissione θηλ

front-wheel drive

trazione θηλ anteriore

all-wheel [or four-wheel] drive

trazione θηλ a quattro ruote motrici

5. drive ΨΥΧ:

drive

impulso αρσ

to have drive

avere grinta

sex drive

impulso αρσ sessuale

6. drive (campaign):

drive

campagna θηλ

a fund-raising drive

campagna per raccogliere fondi

7. drive ΑΘΛ:

drive

colpo αρσ forte

8. drive Η/Υ:

drive

drive αρσ αμετάβλ

I. force [fɔ:rs] ΟΥΣ

1. force (power):

force

forza θηλ

by sheer force of numbers

solo grazie alla superiorità numerica

force of gravity ΦΥΣ

forza di gravità

to combine forces

unire le forze

2. force (large numbers):

in force

in gran numero

3. force (influence):

force

forza θηλ

by force of circumstance

per cause di forza maggiore

by force of habit

per abitudine

the forces of nature

le forze della natura

4. force (validity):

to come into force

entrare in vigore

5. force ΣΤΡΑΤ:

police force

forze θηλ di polizia pl

Air Force

aeronautica θηλ militare

the armed forces

le forze θηλ pl armate

II. force [fɔ:rs] ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

1. force (use power):

force

forzare

to force a door

forzare una porta

2. force (oblige to do):

force

costringere

to force sb to do sth

obbligare qu a fare qc

to force sb into (doing) sth

costringere qu a fare qc

to force sth on sb

imporre qc a qu

to force a smile

sorridere forzatamente

to force words out of sb

costringere qu a parlare

3. force (cause to grow faster):

force

forzare

Present

I	drive
you	drive
he/she/it	drives
we	drive
you	drive
they	drive

Past

I	drove
you	drove
he/she/it	drove
we	drove
you	drove
they	drove

Present Perfect

I	have	driven
you	have	driven
he/she/it	has	driven
we	have	driven
you	have	driven
they	have	driven

Past Perfect

I	had	driven
you	had	driven
he/she/it	had	driven
we	had	driven
you	had	driven
they	had	driven

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