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The Swedish word for to drive is
köra





to drive



Translations for to drive and their definitions

färd
     1. n-c. a journey, a trip


framföra
     1. v. to express, to deliver (an opinion, a message, or the like)
           framföra sin åsikt - express one's opinion
           framföra ett varmt tack - express warm thanks
           framföra ett budskap - (orally) deliver a message
     2. v. to perform (something, in front of an audience)
           Han framförde en publikfavorit - He performed an audience favorite
     3. v. (legal, formal) to drive, or otherwise make a vehicle move
           Den tilltalade observerades framföra sin bil med uppenbara problem att hålla den på vägen - The defendant was observed driving his car with obvious problems when it came to keeping it on the ro


drift
     1. n-c. drift (uncontrolled movement)
           snödrift - snowdrift
           Båten var på drift - The boat was adrift ("on drift")
     2. n-c. urge, instinct
           sexuella drifter - sexual urges
     3. n-c. operation, management (singular only)
           De ansvarar för driften av fabriken - They are responsible for the operation of the factory
     4. n-c. making fun of (someone or something – compare driva)
           Deras ständiga drift med henne - Their constant making fun of her ("drift with her")


tur
     1. n-c. a tour; a journey through a building, estate, country etc.
           John tog en tur med bilen för att titta på hela stan innan han bestämde sig för att bosätta sig i just den stadsdelen. - John took a tour in the car to look at the whole city before he decided
     2. n-c.          a bus or train service on a specific line, which leaves at a specific time
                   De drog in de två sista turerna på söndagskvällarna eftersom ändå ingen åkte med bussen vid den tiden. - They canceled the last two journeys on S
     3. n-c.          a dance; an instance of dancing
                   Vi tog två turer på dansgolvet innan vi gick hem. - We danced two dances before we went home.
     4. n-c.          a figure in a dance
                   I square dance ropas turerna ut. - In square dance, the figures are called.
     5. n-c. a turn; the chance to use an item shared in sequence with others
           Nu har du fått ha den jättelänge, så nu är det min tur. - Now you've had it for a really long time, now it's my turn.
           Det är din tur. - It's your move.
     6. n-c. luck
           Du måste ha väldig tur om du ska vinna lotterier. - You've got to have a lot of luck if you're to win the lottery.


driv
     1. v. imperative of driva


åktur
     1. drive


åka ©
     1. v. to go (by using something more/else than the human or animal body, for example skis, skates or a vehicle)
     2. v. to depart, to leave (intransitive)


väg ©
     1. n-c. road, street, path
     2. n-c. way, course, direction, route, method (as a figurative road leading from one place or situation to another)
           På den vägen är det. - That’s the way it is.
           Outgrundliga äro herrens vägar. - The Lord works in mysterious ways.
           Bred är den väg som leder till fördärvet. - Broad is the road that leads to destruction (Matthew 7:13)
     3. v. imperative of väga


kampanj
     1. n-c. a campaign (series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal)




infart
     1. n-c. an entrance (to an area)


driva
     1. n-c. a drift (usually of snow)
     2. v. to drive; compel
     3. v. to drift; wander about (driva runt/driva omkring)
     4. v. to operate, run (a company, campaign etc.)
     5. v. to make fun of, take the piss, tease
           Driver du med mig? - Are you taking the piss?
           Han bara driver - He's just taking the piss


drev
     1. n-n. a drive (of hunters), a beat, a battue
     2. n-n. a media drive (journalists going like a drive of hunters after a game)
     3. n-n. (mechanics) a drive, a sprocket, a chainwheel
     4. n-n. tow, stuffing (around windows or in the threads of pipes)
     5. n-n. (mechanical engineering, bicycling) sprocket
     6. v. past indicative of driva


valla
     1. n-c. ski wax
     2. v. to herd (cattle)
     3. v. (colloquial) to guide (tourists or visitors)
           besökarna vallades genom fabriken
             the visitors were taken on a tour of the factory
     4. v. to apply ski wax
     5. v. (snooker, billiards) to let a cue ball bounce off the wall before hitting the target


drivkraft
     1. n-c. driving force, impetus


tåg ©
     1. n-n. a railroad train (string of wagons)
     2. n-n. a train, a procession, a march, a military campaign, a caravan (people marching in a column)
     3. n-n. a raid, a journey
           plundringståg - raid
     4. n-n. a (thicker) rope or line


köra ©
     1. v. to drive; to operate a (motorized) vehicle (with wheels).
           Hon körde bilen - She drove the car
     2. v. (in some expressions) to go, to do it
           Nu kör vi! - Let's go! (idiomatic)
           Kör, grabbar! - Go / Do it, boys!
           När kör ni igång? - When do you start (when do you go)?
     3. v. (computing) to execute, run
     4. v. (colloquial) to flunk, fail (an exam for instance)
     5. v. to sing in a choir
     6. v. to sing as a backing vocalist


sporra
     1. v. spur (prod a horse)
     2. v. (figuratively) spur (encourage or incite)



fälttåg
     1. n-n. (military) campaign, expedition, drive


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