- drive
- sg - dríven, pl - dríverсугро́б м* * *carry on, conduct, drift, drive, drive off, float, herd, loaf, loiter, lounge, mooch, run, urge on* * *I. (en -r)(snedrive) drift.II. vb (drev, drevet)(jage) drive ( fx cattle; drive them away (, back, out); drive him into a corner; drive a nail into the wall);(tvinge) force ( fx force him on, force him into a corner);(fig: tilskynde) drive ( fx hunger drove him to steal),F impel;(plante) force;(metal) chase;(maskine) drive, work ( fx the machine is worked by hand);(forretning etc) run ( fx a business, a farm, a hotel, a theatre), carry on ( fx a trade);[drive handel], se handel;[drive studier] pursue studies;(uden objekt) (blive ført af sted) drift ( fx the clouds are drifting),(flyde, svæve) float ( fx a dead dog was floating in the stream);(dovne) loaf, do nothing,F idle;(slentre) stroll,(især: ubekymret) saunter;[ med præp og adv:][drive den af] loaf,F idle;[drive af blod (, sved)] bleed (, sweat) profusely; be bathed in blood (, sweat);[hans tøj drev af vand] his clothes were wringing wet;[drive bort] drift away;(fordrive) drive away;[drive tiden bort], se ndf: drive tiden væk;[drive for ankeret] drag the anchor;[drive frem] push (el. drive) forward,(skibe, køretøjer) propel,(planter) force,(fig) urge on ( fx it was his ambition that urged him on);(om forretning) work up;[drive `igennem](få gennemført) carry (, stærkere: force) through;[drive `ind] drive in ( fx a wedge);[sveden drev ned ad panden på ham] perspiration was streaming down his forehead;[drive `om] hang around, loaf around,F be idling about;[drive en forretning op] work up a business;[drive noget op](på auktion) force the bidding for something;[drive `over](også fig) blow over;[drive på flugt] put to flight;[drive rundt] = drive om;[drive sammen] herd together, round up ( fx cattle, sheep);[drevet til fortvivlelse] driven to despair;[han skal nok drive det til noget] he is bound to get on (el. go far), he will go a long way;[drive tilbage](dvs jage tilbage) drive back,F repel,(mil.) repulse;[drive djævle ud] cast out devils, exorcise;[han er ikke til at drive ud af sengen] you can't get him out of bed;[drive det vidt] go far, go a long way;[nu driver du spøgen for vidt] now you are (el. this is) carrying the joke too far;[drive tiden væk] dawdle (, F: idle) away one's time;(klatte væk) fritter away one's time.
Danish-English dictionary. 2013.