drive
noun
1 noun TRANSP tripturas masc1 aistear masc1 to go for a drive dul ar thuras sa charr, geábh a thabhairt sa charr, seáp a thabhairt sa mhótarwe had a lovely drive across the country bhí turas álainn againn trasna na tírethey're within a short drive of us níl siad i bhfad uainn sa charrthe sea was only an hour's drive away ní raibh an fharraige ach uair an chloig uainn sa charr 2 noun path etc leading to housecabhsa masc4 sráid fem2 in the drive sa chabhsa, ar an tsráidTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 noun campaignfeachtas masc1 dreasú masc drive for equality feachtas i gcomhair comhionannaisdrive against anti-social behaviour feachtas i gcoinne iompraíocht fhrithshóisialta, feachtas in éadan iompraíocht fhrithshóisialta 4 noun MIL offensiveionsaí masc fogha masc4 to mount a drive against sb ionsaí a dhéanamh ar dhuine, fogha a thabhairt faoi dhuine 5 noun HUNT in huntingruaigeadh masc seilg fem2 6 noun PSYCH motivationtreallús masc1 to have drive bheith treallúsach, díocas a bheith ort, tiomáint a bheith ionat 7 noun COMP computer devicetiomántán masc1 external drive tiomántán seachtrach 8 noun AUTO, ENG transmission systemtiomáint fem3 two-wheel drive tiomáint dhá roth 9 noun AUTO mode in automaticDrive foreign select Drive and off you go roghnaigh Drive agus ar aghaidh leat 10 noun GOLF, SPOR shot, stroketiomáint fem3 forehand drive tultiomáint fem3 11 noun GAMES games eventcomórtas masc1 imchluiche masc4 card drive imchluiche cártaí
verb
12 verb use or steer vehicle INTRANSITIVEtiomáin verb she was driving carelessly bhí sí ag tiomáint go míchúramachto drive into sth bualadh faoi rud, tiomáint isteach i rudto drive on the left tiomáint ar thaobh na láimhe cléI was just driving along ní raibh mé ach ag tiomáint liomwe drove here thiomáineamar anseo, thángamar anseo sa ghluaisteán
TRANSITIVEtiomáin verb to drive your child to school do leanbh a thabhairt ar scoil sa charrhe drove himself to the hospital thiomáin sé é féin go dtí an t-ospidéalshe drives a sports car carr spóirt atá aici
13 verb describing how vehicle handles INTRANSITIVEthis car drives well tá an carr seo go deas le tiomáint 14 verb provide impetus for TRANSITIVEcuir chun cinn spreag verb to drive growth fás a chur chun cinn, fás a spreagadh 15 verb compel reaction in sb TRANSITIVEto drive sb mad duine a chur glan as a mheabhair, duine a chur ar mire, duine a chur le báiníto drive sb to drink duine a chur ar an ólto drive sb to despair éadóchas a chur ar dhuineto drive sb over the edge duine a chur as a chiall ar fad 16 verb AGR, HUNT herd animals TRANSITIVEseol verb to drive cattle before you beithígh a sheoladh romhat, beithígh a bhagairt romhat 17 verb force sb to go TRANSITIVEdíbir verb ruaig verb to drive people off the land daoine a dhíbirt ón talamh, daoine a ruaigeadh ón talamhthey were driven from their homes cuireadh as a dtithe iad, díbríodh óna dtithe iad 18 verb banish thought TRANSITIVEruaig verb an ruaig a chur ar he drove the thought from his mind ruaig sé an smaoineamh as a cheann, chuir sé an smaoineamh as a intinn 19 verb COMP of software, device TRANSITIVEtiomáin verb cuir ag obair you need the software to drive the printer tá na bogearraí de dhíth ort chun an printéir a chur ag obair 20 verb power machine, wheel, etc TRANSITIVEtiomáin verb oibrigh verb sunlight drives an electric pump tiomáineann solas na gréine pumpa leictreach, oibríonn solas na gréine pumpa leictreach 21 verb force sb to work hard TRANSITIVEtiomáin verb to drive yourself hard bheith ar do mhine ghéire, luí amach ort féinto drive yourself to the limit bheith ar theann do dhíchillshe drove herself hard bhí sí dian uirthi féin, níor spáráil sí í féin 22 verb of cloud, rain, wind, etc INTRANSITIVEthe rain was driving against the window bhí an bháisteach ag clascairt i gcoinne na fuinneoige, bhí an fhearthainn ag clagarnach ar an bhfuinneog
23 verb of nail, point, etc TRANSITIVEbuail verb tiomáin verb sáigh verb to drive a nail into a board tairne a thiomáint isteach i gclárto drive a stake into the ground cuaille a shá sa talamh 24 verb SPOR hit or kick hard TRANSITIVEtiomáin verb to drive the ball into the net an liathróid a thiomáint isteach san eangach, an liathróid a bhá san eangach