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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieschauffeur
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʃo.fœʁ
"Le chauffeur conduisait prudemment sous la pluie."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who operates and steers a motor vehicle.
"The delivery driver left the package on the front porch." - 2
A software component that allows the computer to communicate with a device or peripheral.
"You need to update your graphics card driver for better game performance."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'driver' originates from the Middle English term 'driven', which comes from the Old English 'drīfan', meaning to drive or to urge forward. The term evolved in the 14th century to refer to someone who drives a vehicle.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Driver" is said worldwide
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chauffeur
Transliteration: ʃo.fœʁ
"Le chauffeur conduisait prudemment sous la pluie."
Fahrer
Transliteration: ˈfaːʁɐ
"Der Fahrer hielt am Straßenrand an."
conducente
Transliteration: kon.duˈtʃɛn.te
"Il conducente ha mostrato la patente."
conductor
Transliteration: kon.dukˈtoɾ
"El conductor detuvo el autobús en la parada."
motorista
Transliteration: mo.toˈɾis.tɐ
"O motorista foi muito simpático durante a viagem."
ड्राइवर
Transliteration: draiyar
"ड्राइवर गाड़ी को सावधानी से चला रहा है।"
司机
Transliteration: sī jī
"司机把车停在了酒店门口。"
운전자
Transliteration: un.jeon.ja
"운전자는 안전벨트를 매야 합니다."
運転手
Transliteration: untenshu
"運転手は丁寧に道を案内してくれた。"
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