driving

driving
1. noun
Fahren, das

his driving is awful — er fährt furchtbar

2. adjective
1)

driving rain — peitschender Regen

2) (fig.) treibend
* * *
driv·ing
[ˈdraɪvɪŋ]
I. n (of vehicle) Fahren nt
\driving while under the influence of alcohol AM Fahren nt unter dem Einfluss von Alkohol
careless \driving fahrlässiges Fahren
drunk \driving Trunkenheit f am Steuer
\driving while intoxicated AM Fahren nt in betrunkenem Zustand
reckless \driving rücksichtsloser Fahrstil
II. adj
1. (on road) Fahr-
\driving conditions Straßenverhältnisse pl
2. (lashing) stürmisch
\driving rain peitschender Regen
\driving snow Schneetreiben nt
3. (powerfully motivating) treibend attr
to be the \driving force behind sth die treibende Kraft bei etw dat sein
* * *
['draIvɪŋ]
1. n
Fahren nt

his driving is awful —

I do a lot of driving in my job — in meinem Beruf muss ich sehr viel fahren

driving is her hobby — Autofahren ist ihr Hobby

I don't like driving — ich fahre nicht gern (Auto)

driving position — Fahrposition f

2. adj
1) (= motivating) ambition brennend

to be the driving force behind sth — die treibende Kraft bei etw sein

2)

driving rain — peitschender Regen

driving snow — Schneetreiben nt

* * *
driving
A adj
1. (an)treibend:
driving force treibende Kraft (behind hinter dat)
2. TECH Antriebs…, Treib…, Trieb…
3. AUTO Fahr…
4. ungestüm, stürmisch:
driving rain strömender Regen
B s
1. Treiben n
2. Autofahren n
3. AUTO Fahrweise f, -stil m
* * *
1. noun
Fahren, das

his driving is awful — er fährt furchtbar

2. adjective
1)

driving rain — peitschender Regen

2) (fig.) treibend
* * *
adj.
chauffierend adj.
fahrend adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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