driving

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• drīʹvĭng
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• /ˈdɹaɪvɪŋ/
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From Middle English dryvyng, drivende, from Old English drīfende, from Proto-Germanic *drībandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *drībaną (“to drive”), equivalent to drive + -ing. Cognate with Saterland Frisian drieuwend, West Frisian driuwend, Dutch drijvend, German Low German drievend, German treibend, Swedish drivande.

From Middle English driving, drivinge, equivalent to drive + -ing. Compare Dutch drijving, German Treibung.

60 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Belarusian: ру́хаючы (rúxajučy) — that drives
• Bulgarian: движещ (dvižešt) — that drives
• Bulgarian: двигателен (dvigatelen) — that drives
• Czech: hybný — that drives
• Danish: kørsel — that drives
• French: moteur — that drives
• German: treibend — that drives
• Greek: κινητήριος (kinitírios) — that drives
• Hindi: चालक (cālak) — that drives
• Hungarian: hajtó — that drives
• Polish: napędowy — that drives
• Portuguese: condutor — that drives
• Russian: дви́жущий (dvížuščij) — that drives
• Russian: приводно́й (privodnój) — that drives
• Spanish: tractor — that drives
• Spanish: motor — that drives
• Spanish: propulsor — that drives
• Spanish: propelente — that drives
• Spanish: impulsor — that drives
• Spanish: motriz — that drives
• Spanish: impelente — that drives
• Spanish: traccionante — that drives
• Swedish: körsel — that drives
• Swedish: körning — that drives
• Ukrainian: руші́йний (rušíjnyj) — that drives
• Bulgarian: пороен (poroen) — forceful of rain
• Māori: pūroro — forceful of rain
• Māori: tā whakarere — forceful of rain
• Catalan: conducció — action of the verb to drive in any sense
• Chinese Mandarin: 駕駛 /驾驶 (jiàshǐ) — action of the verb to drive in any sense
• Chinese Mandarin: 開車 /开车 (kāichē) — action of the verb to drive in any sense
• Danish: kørsel — action of the verb to drive in any sense
• French: conduite — action of the verb to drive in any sense
• German: Fahren — action of the verb to drive in any sense
• German: Lenkung — action of the verb to drive in any sense
• Hindi: चालन (cālan) — action of the verb to drive in any sense
• Japanese: 運転 (unten) — action of the verb to drive in any sense
• Korean: 운전 (unjeon) — action of the verb to drive in any sense
• Russian: вожде́ние (voždénije) — action of the verb to drive in any sense
• Russian: езда́ (jezdá) — action of the verb to drive in any sense
• Russian: управле́ние (upravlénije) — action of the verb to drive in any sense
• Serbo-Croatian: вожња — action of the verb to drive in any sense
• Serbo-Croatian: vožnja — action of the verb to drive in any sense
• Arabic: سِيَاقَة (siyāqa) — action of operating a motor vehicle
• Arabic: قِيَادَة (qiyāda) — action of operating a motor vehicle
• Arabic: سِواقة (siwāga) — action of operating a motor vehicle
• Bulgarian: шофиране (šofirane) — action of operating a motor vehicle
• Catalan: conducció — action of operating a motor vehicle
• French: conduite — action of operating a motor vehicle
• Hindi: चालन (cālan) — action of operating a motor vehicle
• Polish: jazda — action of operating a motor vehicle
• Portuguese: direção — action of operating a motor vehicle
• Portuguese: condução — action of operating a motor vehicle
• Russian: вожде́ние (voždénije) — action of operating a motor vehicle
• Russian: езда́ (jezdá) — action of operating a motor vehicle
• Russian: автовожде́ние (avtovoždénije) — action of operating a motor vehicle
• Serbo-Croatian: вожња — action of operating a motor vehicle
• Serbo-Croatian: vožnja — action of operating a motor vehicle
• Spanish: manejo — action of operating a motor vehicle
• Spanish: conducción — action of operating a motor vehicle