Drive

Drive

See also: drive, drivé, and dříve

German

Etymology

    Borrowed from English drive.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /dʁaɪf/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Noun

    Drive m (strong, genitive Drives, plural Drives)

    1. (uncountable) drive (self-motivation)
      Synonyms: Drang, Trieb
    2. (uncountable, figurative) vitality, momentum
      Synonyms: Dynamik, Schwung, Lebendigkeit
      • 2021 October 24, Stefan Reinecke, “49 Jusos im Bundestag: Links, divers, vernünftig”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz‎[1], →ISSN:
        Sie will mehr „Drive“ in die Fraktion bringen.
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    3. (golf, countable) drive (stroke made with a driver)
      Synonym: Abschlag
    4. (badminton, tennis, countable) drive (ball struck in a flat trajectory)

    Declension

    Declension of Drive [masculine, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der Drive die Drives
    genitive eines des Drives der Drives
    dative einem dem Drive den Drives
    accusative einen den Drive die Drives

    Further reading

    • “Drive” in Duden online
    • “Drive”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German)
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