Translations for chain drive in the English»Italian Dictionary

chain drive [Am ˈtʃeɪn ˌdraɪv] N

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chain drive

trasmissione f a catena

Translations for chain drive in the Italian»English Dictionary

trasmissione a catena

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I.chain [Brit tʃeɪn, Am tʃeɪn] N

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2. chain (on lavatory):

catena f (dello sciacquone)

to pull the chain

3. chain (on door):

to put the chain on (the door)

mettere la catena (alla porta)

4. chain COMM:

catena f (of di)

supermarket, hotel chain

catena di supermercati, di hotel

6. chain:

chain BIOL, GEOG, PHYS

7. chain:

= unità di misura di lunghezza pari a 20, 12 m

II.chain [Brit tʃeɪn, Am tʃeɪn] VB trans

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I.drive [Brit drʌɪv, Am draɪv] N

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1. drive (car journey):

to go for a drive

andare a fare un giro in auto

to take sb for a drive

portare qn a fare un giro in auto

to take the car for a drive

prendere l'auto per fare un giro

it's only five minutes' drive from here

è solo a cinque minuti d'auto da qui

it's a 40 km drive to the hospital

ci sono 40 km (di strada) fino all'ospedale

it's an easy drive

è un percorso semplice

it's a magnificent drive

è un percorso splendido

4. drive COMPUT:

5. drive MECH (mechanism to transmit power):

drive before n mechanism, system

di trasmissione

II.drive <pt drove, pp driven> [Brit drʌɪv, Am draɪv] VB trans

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1. drive driver:

drive car, bus, van, train

guidare, condurre

drive racing car

drive cargo, load, passenger

drive distance

percorrere (in auto)

what (car) do you drive?

quale auto guidi?

to drive sb to school, to the station

portare qn a scuola, alla stazione (in auto)

to drive tourists round town

portare i turisti in giro per la città

she drove me home

mi portò a casa (in auto)

he hates being driven

detesta farsi portare in macchina

I drive 15 km every day

guido per 15 km ogni giorno

to drive sth into garage, carpark, space

portare qc dentro

he drove his truck into a wall

andò a sbattere con il camion contro un muro

he drove the car straight at me

venne con l'auto dritto verso di me

she drove her car over a cliff

precipitò con l'auto da una scogliera

2. drive (force, compel) poverty, greed, urge:

drive person

spingere (to do a fare)

he was driven to suicide, to drink

fu spinto al suicidio, all'alcolismo (by da)

hunger drove him to it

la fame l'ha spinto a questo

to be driven into debt

essere costretto a indebitarsi

to be driven out of business

essere costretto a cessare l'attività, a ritirarsi dagli affari

to drive the rate up, down

fare aumentare, abbassare il tasso

to drive sb mad or crazy inf

fare impazzire qn, fare diventare matto qn also fig

3. drive (chase or herd):

drive herd, cattle

spingere, condurre

to drive sheep into a field

condurre le pecore in un campo

to drive sb off one's land, out of her home

cacciare qn dalla propria terra, da casa sua

he was driven from or out of the country

fu cacciato dal paese

to drive evil thoughts from one's mind

allontanare dalla propria mente i cattivi pensieri

5. drive (push) tide, wind:

drive boat, clouds

spingere, sospingere

the wind drove the clouds along

il vento sospingeva le nuvole

to drive a nail in(to)

piantare or conficcare un chiodo in or dentro

to drive a tunnel through sth

scavare, fare passare una galleria attraverso qc

to drive a road through an area

fare passare una strada in un'area

to drive sth into sb's head fig

fare entrare qc nella testa di qn, ficcare qc in testa a qn

6. drive (force to work hard):

drive pupil, recruit

incalzare, fare lavorare sodo

you're driving that child too hard

stai troppo addosso a quel bambino

III.drive <pt drove, pp driven> [Brit drʌɪv, Am draɪv] VB intr

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1. drive MOTOR:

drive driver:

can you drive?

will you drive?

puoi guidare tu?

he drives for Ferrari SPORTS

è un pilota della Ferrari

to drive along

percorrere (in auto)

I took pictures as we drove along

feci delle foto mentre viaggiavamo in auto

you can't drive along the High Street

non è possibile percorrere in auto la via principale

to drive on the left, at 80 km per hour, on the main road

guidare a sinistra, a 80 km all'ora, lungo la strada principale

to drive to work, to London

andare a lavorare, a Londra in auto

to drive into garage, carpark, space

entrare (con l'auto) in

to drive into tree, lamppost

andare a sbattere contro

I drove into a ditch

sono finito in un fosso con l'auto

to drive up, down a hill

salire su, scendere da una collina (in auto)

to drive past

passare (con l'auto)

to drive at sb

andare con l'auto contro qn

the taxi drove out of the station

il taxi si allontanò dalla stazione

you use a lot of petrol driving around town

si consuma molta benzina guidando in città

2. drive SPORTS (in golf, tennis):

IV.to drive oneself VB refl

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2. to drive oneself (push oneself):

to drive oneself to do

sforzarsi di fare

to drive oneself too hard

sforzarsi troppo

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I.chain [tʃeɪn] N

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2. chain (series):

serie f inv

II.chain [tʃeɪn] VB trans

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I.drive <drove, driven> [draɪv] VB trans

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2. drive (urge):

to drive sb to (do) sth

spingere qn a (fare) qc

3. drive cattle:

4. drive (render, make):

to drive sb crazy

far diventar matto qn

5. drive:

drive tunnel

drive nail, stake

6. drive TECH:

II.drive <drove, driven> [draɪv] VB intr AUTO

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1. drive (operate vehicle):

the car drives well

un'auto bella da guidare

2. drive (travel):

3. drive (function):

III.drive [draɪv] N

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2. drive (in street names):

Broadview Drive

viale Broadview

3. drive (driveway):

vialetto m d'accesso

6. drive (campaign):

a fund-raising drive

campagna per raccogliere fondi

7. drive SPORTS:

8. drive COMPUT:

drive m inv

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English

The engine was connected to the propeller shaft via a chain drive with a 2.5:1 reduction ratio. en.wikipedia.org

There have been scooters with fixed engines and chain drive, and there have been underbones with swingarm-mounted engines. en.wikipedia.org

The secondary, foot brake, acted on the chain drive's intermediate shaft and was water-cooled. en.wikipedia.org

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