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| Engleză | Română |
| chain drive n | (mechanism: roller chain) | transmisie prin lanț s.f. |
| My first motorcycle had a chain drive and I had to remember to check the tension. The chain drive on a bicycle transfers power from the pedals to turn the wheels. |
| disk drive n | (computing: hardware) (hardware) | cititor de discuri s.n. |
| drive a bargain v expr | (negotiate a deal) | a negocia vb.tranz. |
| a cădea la învoială cu expr.vb. |
| a se tocmi vb.reflex. |
| I got a good price on my new car because I drove a hard bargain with the salesman. |
| drive a hard bargain v expr | (be tough negotiator) | a negocia la sânge expr.vb. |
| a se tocmi la sânge expr.vb. |
| a fi dur în afaceri expr.vb. |
| The shopkeeper drove a hard bargain, but we eventually agreed on a price for the vase. |
| drive at vtr | figurative (suggest, intend to say) | a sugera vb.tranz. |
| What are you driving at? |
| drive away vtr | (repel, force to leave) | a forța să plece loc.vb. |
| She drove him away with her constant nagging. |
| drive [sb/sth] back vtr + adv | (cause [sb/sth] to retreat) (o persoană) | a da înapoi expr.vb. |
| a împinge înapoi expr.vb. |
| The soldiers were making good progress across the snowy terrain until a blizzard drove them back. |
| drive-by n | (shooting from a passing car) | atac armat din mașină s.n. |
| Osman admitted that he was the gunman in a drive-by. |
| drive-by adj | (shooting: from passing car) | atac armat din mașină s.n. |
| A man has life-threatening injuries after a drive-by incident in Tucson. |
| drive [sb] crazy v expr | informal (make insane) | a scoate din minți expr. |
| a înnebuni pe cineva vb.tranz. |
| Staying at home all day with young three kids has driven me crazy. |
| drive [sb] crazy v expr | informal (annoy) | a agasa, a enerva vb.tranz. |
| a scoate din sărite expr. |
| That hip-hop music just drives me crazy! |
| drive [sb] crazy v expr | informal (arouse sexually) (pe cineva) | a înnebuni de plăcere vb.intranz. |
| (de plăcere) | a topi pe cineva vb.intranz. |
| The way you kiss drives me crazy. |
| drive forward vtr | (propel, force to progress) | a propulsa vb.tranz. |
| The new legislation was driven forward by fears of mass immigration. |
| drive-in n | US (restaurant) | restaurant la care comanzi din mașină s.n. |
| When my father met my mother she was a waitress at the drive-in. |
drive in,
drive-in n | (movie: venue for watching film from parked cars) (vizionare din mașină) | cinema în aer liber s.n. |
| There are very few drive-in theaters left in North America. |
| drive-in adj | US (cinema, restaurant) | cinema în aer liber s.n. |
| restaurant în aer liber s.n. |
| There are very few drive-in theaters left in North America. |
| drive into vtr | (enter in a vehicle) | a buși vb.tranz. |
| You will receive a ticket when you drive into the parking garage. |
| drive into vtr | (crash into in a vehicle) | a intra cu mașina în loc.vb. |
| The drunk driver drove into a wall. |
| drive off vtr | (repel, chase away) | a alunga, a goni vb.tranz. |
| We had to drive off the wolves that were stalking the sheep. |
| drive on vi + adv | (keep driving without stopping) (șofat) | a merge înainte fără opriri expr.vb. |
| Shall I drop you off here, or do you want me to drive on? |
| drive out vtr | (repel, force to leave) | a alunga, a izgoni vb.tranz. |
| The natives were driven out of their villages by the foreign invaders. |
drive [sb] out of his mind,
drive [sb] out of her mind v expr | figurative, informal (annoy) | a scoate din minți loc.vb. |
| a enerva la culme expr.vb. |
| The baby's constant crying drove James out of his mind. |
drive [sb] out of his mind,
drive [sb] out of her mind v expr | figurative, informal (arouse sexually) | a scoate din minți loc.vb. |
| a excita vb.tranz. |
| Watching you sunbathe used to drive me out of my mind. |
| drive over [sth] vi + prep | (vehicle: go on top of [sth]) (cu mașina) | a trece peste vb.intranz. |
| The driver slowly drove over the loose gravel. |
drive train,
drivetrain n | (automotive system) | transmisie secundară s.f. |
| drive up vi | (arrive in a vehicle) | a sosi cu mașina vb.intranz. |
| They are driving up the road now. |
| drive [sb] up the wall v expr | informal, figurative (irritate [sb]) | a scoate din pepeni, a scoate din minți expr.vb. |
| a enerva la culme expr.vb. |
| a face pe cineva să-și iasă din fire expr.vb. |
| drive yourself to [sth] v expr | (go by car) | a conduce mașina expr.vb. |
| a fi la volan expr.vb. |
| I don't think you should drive yourself to the hospital. |
| drive-in theater n | US (car-park cinema) (vizionarea se face din mașină) | cinema în aer liber s.n. |
drive-through,
drive-thru n | (takeaway restaurant) | restaurant cu servire din mașină s.n. |
| Dave made a quick detour to the drive-through for fries on his way home from the office. |
drive-through,
drive-thru n as adj | (used from a car) | oprire s.f. |
| The drive-through restaurant is inaccessible to pedestrians. |
flash drive,
also UK: pen drive n | (computer: memory device) (informatică) | dispozitiv de memorie s.n. |
| memorie USB s.f. |
| Every paper I wrote this year is on this flash drive. |
| food drive n | (charity event) | colectă de alimente s.f. |
| The church is holding a food drive this weekend to help needy families. |
| four-wheel drive n | (vehicle: SUV) | automobil de teren s.n. |
| Drivers in rural areas need a four-wheel drive to cope with winter conditions. |
| front-wheel drive n | (car: power to front wheels only) | automobil de teren s.n. |
| Her new car's got front-wheel drive; it's a lot better on slippery roads than her old one was. |
| go for a drive v expr | (take: car trip) | a ieși la o plimbare cu mașina loc.vb. |
| Let's go for a drive to the beach with our children. |
| hard drive n | (data-reading hardware) (calculatoare) | hard drive s.n. |
| The police were able to retrieve information from the fraudster's hard drive. |
| liner n | colloquial (baseball hit) (lovitură la baseball) | liner s.n. |
| The batter hit a liner in the second inning. |
| sex drive n | (sexual desire) | dorință sexuală s.f. |
| After his surgery he had little sex drive. |
| tape drive n | (transfers data between computer and tape) | cititor de bandă magnetică s.n. |
| We used to load reels of tape onto the tape drive so old data could be read. |
