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On awaking, if it were fine, his Eminence drove out towards the ancient Appian Way, returning at sunset when the Ave Maria began to ring.Les jours de beau temps, au réveil, il faisait une promenade en voiture, du côté de l’ancienne voie Appienne, d’où il revenait au coucher du soleil lorsqu’on sonnait l’Ave Maria.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
In his state of nervous expectancy, the wild campaign which the press had started, the idiotic and the ferocious things which he found in one or another journal, almost drove him crazy.La violente campagne qui s’y faisait, les inepties et les férocités qu’il y trouvait, le jetaient hors de lui, dans son attente énervée.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
Until six in the evening, the wedding party drove along the boulevards, and then repaired to the cheap eating- house where a table was spread with seven covers in a small private room painted yellow, and reeking of dust and wine.En attendant six heures, la noce se promena en voiture tout le long des boulevards; puis elle se rendit à la gargote où une table de sept couverts était dressée dans un cabinet peint en jaune, qui puait la poussière et le vin.Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese RaquinTherese RaquinZola, EmileTherese RaquinZola, Emile
Then he forced her to rise and drove her off, all scared and terrified, in front of him.Il la força de se lever, la chassa devant lui, ahurie, prise de peur.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
St. Clare quietly made this commentary to himself, and went on smoking, like a hard-hearted wretch of a man as he was, till a carriage drove up before the verandah, and Eva and Miss Ophelia alighted.Ce fut la réflexion que se permit secrètement Saint-Clair, et, comme un être impitoyable qu’il était, il continua de fumer son cigare jusqu’au retour de la voiture, d’où Éva et miss Ophélia descendirent.Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet
St. Clare stood on the steps and kissed his hand to her, as the carriage drove away; large tears were in his eyes.Saint-Clair resta debout sur le perron, et de la main lui envoya un baiser, tandis que la voiture s’éloignait; de grosses larmes roulaient dans ses yeux.Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet
A short distance from the park gates, an equipage was observed approaching, creating by its numerous horses and attendants a dust which drove the pedestrians to one side of the road.À peu de distance des portes du parc, ils virent s’avancer un équipage qui fit tant de poussière, que les modestes piétons furent obligés de se mettre sur le côté de la route d’où venait le vent.Cooper, James Fenimore / PrecautionCooper, James Fenimore / Précaution. Le choix d'un mariPrécaution. Le choix d'un mariCooper, James FenimorePrecautionCooper, James Fenimore
He drove off, plunging into the streets, now blue, now shafted with streams of copper from the sunset.Il démarra, s'engouffrant dans les rues tantôt bleues, tantôt traversées par les coulées cuivrées du couchant.Makine, Andreï / Music of a LifeMakine, Andreï / La musique d'une vieLa musique d'une vieMakine, Andreï© 2001 by Andrei MakineMusic of a LifeMakine, Andreï© 2002 by Geoffrey Strachan© 2001 by Andreï Makine
However, the crowd was greatly surprised to see the policemen turn to the left and bundle Gilquin into a cab, whose driver, after receiving an order, drove away along the Quai de la Megisserie.La foule resta toute surprise de voir les agents tourner à gauche, puis jeter Gilquin dans un fiacre, dont le cocher, sur un ordre, suivit le quai de la Mégisserie.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
To the request of her husband, that she would take a seat in his phaeton while he drove her round the park once or twice, Grace gave a mild refusal, by saying, "It is Sunday, my dear Moseley.»À la proposition de son mari elle répondit avec douceur : – Mais c’est dimanche, mon cher Moseley.Cooper, James Fenimore / PrecautionCooper, James Fenimore / Précaution. Le choix d'un mariPrécaution. Le choix d'un mariCooper, James FenimorePrecautionCooper, James Fenimore
Well, although the wedding is fixed for a quarter-past eleven, I did not hesitate, but drove here before going to the church. And naturally I went upstairs alone. My daughters have been waiting in the carriage.Alors, bien que la messe fût pour onze heures et quart, je n’ai pas hésité, je me suis fait conduire ici, avant de me rendre à l’église ; et, naturellement, je suis montée seule, mes filles m’attendent, là, dans la voiture.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
The rising tide drove them back to rejoin the fishers, and then they all made their way to the shore.La mer montant les chassa vers les pêcheurs qu'ils rejoignirent, puis tout le monde regagna la côte.Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et JeanPierre et JeanMaupassant, Guy dePierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de
For an hour he struggled against futility, which drove along his fingers.Pendant une heure, il se débattit contre la fatalité qui poussait ses doigts.Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese RaquinTherese RaquinZola, EmileTherese RaquinZola, Emile
Words that were cruelly unjust; but his self-love drove him to defend himself at the expense of his wife.Paroles profondément injustes, mais son amour-propre le poussait à se justifier aux dépens de sa femme.Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la valleeLe Lys dans la valleeBalzac, Honore deThe Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de
'Away with you! Go!' repeated Albine, in louder tones, as she followed and drove him before her.- Va-t'en! répétait Albine qui le suivait, le chassant devant elle, haussant la voix.Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe MouretLa Faute de l'Abbe MouretZola, EmileAbbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile© BiblioBazaar, LLC
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Collocations
driving force
force motrice
motor-driven pump
motopompe
battery-driven
à batterie
disqualification from driving
retrait du permis de conduire
driving license
permis de conduire
driving shaft
arbre de commande
driving wheel
roue motrice
drunk driving
conduite en état d'ivresse
four-wheel drive
véhicule à quatre roues motrices
hard disk drive
disque dur
hard drive
disque dur
productivity drive
campagne de productivité
propeller-driven
à hélice
zip drive
lecteur zip
disk drive
lecteur de disquettes
Word forms
drove
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | droved |
Imperative | drove |
Present Participle (Participle I) | droving |
Past Participle (Participle II) | droved |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I drove | we drove |
you drove | you drove |
he/she/it droves | they drove |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am droving | we are droving |
you are droving | you are droving |
he/she/it is droving | they are droving |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have droved | we have droved |
you have droved | you have droved |
he/she/it has droved | they have droved |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been droving | we have been droving |
you have been droving | you have been droving |
he/she/it has been droving | they have been droving |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I droved | we droved |
you droved | you droved |
he/she/it droved | they droved |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was droving | we were droving |
you were droving | you were droving |
he/she/it was droving | they were droving |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had droved | we had droved |
you had droved | you had droved |
he/she/it had droved | they had droved |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been droving | we had been droving |
you had been droving | you had been droving |
he/she/it had been droving | they had been droving |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will drove | we shall/will drove |
you will drove | you will drove |
he/she/it will drove | they will drove |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be droving | we shall/will be droving |
you will be droving | you will be droving |
he/she/it will be droving | they will be droving |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have droved | we shall/will have droved |
you will have droved | you will have droved |
he/she/it will have droved | they will have droved |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been droving | we shall/will have been droving |
you will have been droving | you will have been droving |
he/she/it will have been droving | they will have been droving |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would drove | we should/would drove |
you would drove | you would drove |
he/she/it would drove | they would drove |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be droving | we should/would be droving |
you would be droving | you would be droving |
he/she/it would be droving | they would be droving |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have droved | we should/would have droved |
you would have droved | you would have droved |
he/she/it would have droved | they would have droved |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been droving | we should/would have been droving |
you would have been droving | you would have been droving |
he/she/it would have been droving | they would have been droving |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am droved | we are droved |
you are droved | you are droved |
he/she/it is droved | they are droved |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being droved | we are being droved |
you are being droved | you are being droved |
he/she/it is being droved | they are being droved |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been droved | we have been droved |
you have been droved | you have been droved |
he/she/it has been droved | they have been droved |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was droved | we were droved |
you were droved | you were droved |
he/she/it was droved | they were droved |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being droved | we were being droved |
you were being droved | you were being droved |
he/she/it was being droved | they were being droved |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been droved | we had been droved |
you had been droved | you had been droved |
he/she/it had been droved | they had been droved |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be droved | we shall/will be droved |
you will be droved | you will be droved |
he/she/it will be droved | they will be droved |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been droved | we shall/will have been droved |
you will have been droved | you will have been droved |
he/she/it will have been droved | they will have been droved |
drive
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | drove |
Imperative | drive |
Present Participle (Participle I) | driving |
Past Participle (Participle II) | driven, *drived |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I drive | we drive |
you drive | you drive |
he/she/it drives | they drive |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am driving | we are driving |
you are driving | you are driving |
he/she/it is driving | they are driving |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have driven, *drived | we have driven, *drived |
you have driven, *drived | you have driven, *drived |
he/she/it has driven, *drived | they have driven, *drived |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been driving | we have been driving |
you have been driving | you have been driving |
he/she/it has been driving | they have been driving |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I drove | we drove |
you drove | you drove |
he/she/it drove | they drove |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was driving | we were driving |
you were driving | you were driving |
he/she/it was driving | they were driving |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had driven, *drived | we had driven, *drived |
you had driven, *drived | you had driven, *drived |
he/she/it had driven, *drived | they had driven, *drived |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been driving | we had been driving |
you had been driving | you had been driving |
he/she/it had been driving | they had been driving |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will drive | we shall/will drive |
you will drive | you will drive |
he/she/it will drive | they will drive |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be driving | we shall/will be driving |
you will be driving | you will be driving |
he/she/it will be driving | they will be driving |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have driven, *drived | we shall/will have driven, *drived |
you will have driven, *drived | you will have driven, *drived |
he/she/it will have driven, *drived | they will have driven, *drived |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been driving | we shall/will have been driving |
you will have been driving | you will have been driving |
he/she/it will have been driving | they will have been driving |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would drive | we should/would drive |
you would drive | you would drive |
he/she/it would drive | they would drive |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be driving | we should/would be driving |
you would be driving | you would be driving |
he/she/it would be driving | they would be driving |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have driven, *drived | we should/would have driven, *drived |
you would have driven, *drived | you would have driven, *drived |
he/she/it would have driven, *drived | they would have driven, *drived |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been driving | we should/would have been driving |
you would have been driving | you would have been driving |
he/she/it would have been driving | they would have been driving |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am driven, *drived | we are driven, *drived |
you are driven, *drived | you are driven, *drived |
he/she/it is driven, *drived | they are driven, *drived |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being driven, *drived | we are being driven, *drived |
you are being driven, *drived | you are being driven, *drived |
he/she/it is being driven, *drived | they are being driven, *drived |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been driven, *drived | we have been driven, *drived |
you have been driven, *drived | you have been driven, *drived |
he/she/it has been driven, *drived | they have been driven, *drived |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was driven, *drived | we were driven, *drived |
you were driven, *drived | you were driven, *drived |
he/she/it was driven, *drived | they were driven, *drived |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being driven, *drived | we were being driven, *drived |
you were being driven, *drived | you were being driven, *drived |
he/she/it was being driven, *drived | they were being driven, *drived |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been driven, *drived | we had been driven, *drived |
you had been driven, *drived | you had been driven, *drived |
he/she/it had been driven, *drived | they had been driven, *drived |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be driven, *drived | we shall/will be driven, *drived |
you will be driven, *drived | you will be driven, *drived |
he/she/it will be driven, *drived | they will be driven, *drived |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been driven, *drived | we shall/will have been driven, *drived |
you will have been driven, *drived | you will have been driven, *drived |
he/she/it will have been driven, *drived | they will have been driven, *drived |
drove
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | drove | droves |
Possessive case | drove's | droves' |