See also: drive, drivé, and dříve

German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English drive.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dʁaɪf/
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Noun

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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

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Further reading

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  • Drive” in Duden online
  • Drive” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache