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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kɔ̃.dɥiʁ
"Il aime conduire sur l'autoroute."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle.
"She learned to drive when she was seventeen years old."
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An innate, biological, or psychological urge that motivates an organism's behavior.
"His strong drive for success pushed him to work long hours every day."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'drive' originates from the Old English 'drīfan', meaning 'to force or urge forward'. It has Germanic roots, related to the Dutch 'drijven' and German 'treiben', which also convey the sense of pushing or propelling something forward.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Drive" is said worldwide
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conduire
Transliteration: kɔ̃.dɥiʁ
"Il aime conduire sur l'autoroute."
fahren
Transliteration: faːʁən
"Sie kann sehr gut Auto fahren."
guidare
Transliteration: ɡwiˈdare
"Devo guidare per due ore per arrivare a Roma."
conducir
Transliteration: kon.duˈsiɾ
"Aprendió a conducir en la ciudad."
dirigir
Transliteration: di.ɾiˈʒiɾ
"Ele gosta de dirigir à noite."
गाड़ी चलाना
Transliteration: gaadi chalana
"वह बहुत in सुरक्षित तरीके से गाड़ी चलाता है।"
驾驶
Transliteration: jiàshǐ
"他每天开车去上班。"
운전하다
Transliteration: unjeonhada
"나는 주말마다 차를 운전한다."
運転する
Transliteration: unten suru
"彼は安全に車を運転します。"
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